1:27:14
Come on, Murph, before the rear
echelon catches up with us.
1:27:34
We're being pressured
by División for being held up.
1:27:38
We've got to get that
German artillery off of us
so we can push through.
1:27:42
They have an observation post
somewhere on Hill 481.
1:27:45
I can back you up
with a couple
of pieces of armor.
1:27:47
Send a platoon out,
and get rid of it.
Right, sir.
1:27:49
You sent for Murphy?
He's on his way, sir.
1:27:52
He can't turn it down this time.
Did you know
he was turned down...
1:27:55
by the Navy, the Marines
and the paratroops?
1:27:57
It's not so funny, sir.
1:27:59
I tried
to get him transferred
out of the company...
1:28:02
as being unfit
for combat.
Sergeant Murphy's here, sir.
1:28:08
Sir, Sergeant Murphy reports
to Battalion Commander
as ordered.
At ease, Murphy.
1:28:12
- How would you like
to go to West Point?
- West Point?
1:28:16
He means it.
Quite a few men
who have shown special
qualifications are being picked.
1:28:21
I talked it over at Regimental,
and we think you ought
to be one of them.
1:28:24
You'll never find
a better break than this.
1:28:30
Sir, it's true I've decided
to stay in the Army, but...
1:28:34
West Point.
I'm not qualified for it, sir.
1:28:38
I didn't even
finish grade school.
The courses you took...
1:28:41
and the coaching
we can give you
will get you through.
1:28:44
After we move
through the Colmar area,
we'll get things rolling.
1:28:47
In the meantime,
you'll take a commissión.
1:28:51
But, sir, how about...
You won't have
to transfer.
1:28:53
With the replacement
shortage being what it is,
the rule has been waived.
1:28:56
You are now a gentleman
by act of Congress.
1:28:59
Take a bath, shave...