Omaha Beach D-day plus three Miller-Miller. Charlie Company. Soldier-Go on in, Captain. Lieutenant Anderson on the radio phone(LA)-I understand your problem, but if we don't get those dual drive Shermans onto the beach by oh-six-hundred, we're gonna have an entire division stuck at Carentan with its pants down around its ankles and now you let me know if that Charlie Company holds off that deal and we get some armor. Soldier-Yes sir. Runner! LA-Airborne was supposed to open a door for the rest of us. Instead they misdropped, scattered all their sticks into the wind. What's your situation? Miller-Yes sir. Sector four is secure. We ah, we took out Toad 88's here, here and here. They'd already got four of our Shermans and a number of our duce and a halves. These two minefields ,or actually one big one, we tried to make our way up to the middle of it but it turned into a mixed high-density field and a little bit of everything. Sprengmine 44's, Shumine 42's, Pot mines, A200's, the little wooden bastards that the mine detectors don't pick up. This road here they placed big mushrooms, Tellemine 43's, I guess for our tanks, from here right up to the edge of the village right here. So we marked it and called the engineers. LA-Resistance? Miller-We had higher support expectations, sir. There was an understrengthed company with the artillery...Wehrmacht, 346th Infantry, von Luck Kampfgruppe. We ended up with twenty three prisoners We turned them over to the MP's from the 29th. LA-What about our casualties? Miller-Well the figures were 35 dead times two wounded. We just didn't want to give up those 88's. LA-It was a tough assignment; that's why you got it. Miller-Yes, sir. LA-John...I've got another one for ya. Miller-Yes, sir. LA-This ones straight from the top. Miller-You and I are taking a squad over to Neuville on a public relations mission. Horvath-A captain leading a squad? Miller-A private in the hundred and first lost three brothers and he's got a ticket home. Horvath-How come Neuville? Miller-I think he's up there somewhere apart all those airborne misdrops. Horvath-It's not gonna be easy finding one particular soldier in the middle of this whole goddamn- Miller-Like finding a needle in a stack of needles. Horvath-Well, what about the company? Miller-You take the pick of the litter and the rest get folded into baker. Hovath-Jesus Christ. They took away your company? Miller-Wasn't my company. It was the armys, so they told me any way. Get me Reiben on B.A.R., Jackson, Wade, Beesley, Caparzo. Horvath-Beesley's dead. Miller-All right. Mellish then. We got anybody who speaks French? Horvath-Not that I know of. Miller-What about Talbot? Horvath-This morning. Miller-Oh all right. I've gotta go try to dig up another interpretor. Just meet me at Battalion Motor pool or the beach. Horvath-Okay, listen up. What? Caparzo-What are we gonna do? Horvath-You're going home wrapped in american flag with a hunk of cheese up your ass, Caparzo you smart ass. Reiben-I thought you liked it in the ass. Horvath-What? Reiben-I thought you liked it in the ass. Soldier-Attention! Miller-As you were. I'm looking for Corporal Upham. Timothy E. Upham-Yes, I'm upham sir. Miller-I understand yuo speak French and German? Upham-Yes sir. Miller-How's your accent? Upham-It's just a slight one in French. My german's clean and has a touch of Bavarian, sir. Miller-Very good. You've been reassigned to me. Grab your gear. We're going to a place called Neuville. Upham-Sir, there are Germans at Neuville. Miller-That's what I understand, Corporal. Upham-Yes sir, um, sir there are, there are a lot of Germans in Neuville. Miller-You have a problem with that, Corporal? Upham-No sir. It's just that if you consider I've never been in combat sir. I make maps and translate. And that's- Miller-I need someone who speaks French and German.(Upham-Yes sir.)My two guys were killed. Upham-Yes sir it's just that I never, I haven't held a weapon since basic training. Miller-Did you fire the weapon in basic training? Upham-Yes sir. Miller-Well then, get your gear. Upham-Yes sir. Upham-May I bring my typewriter sir? Miller casually holds up a pencil. Upham-Yes, sir. Thank you very much, sir. Miller-Is that a souvenier? Upham-Ah, no sir. Miller-Take your time Corporal. Miller-You should look on the bright side of things, Corporal. For one thing, you don't need to carry those. You'll need that. Upham-Yes, sir.
