 proudly we hail from New York City where the American stage begins here is another program with a cast of outstanding players public service time has been made available by this station for your army to bring you this story as proudly we hail the United States Army our story is entitled the second look this is the story of a young man who finds out what goes into the makings of a soldier as proudly we hail the United States Army our curtain will rise in just a moment but first the job of the future is here today Army anti-aircraft artillery become a member of one of the Army's fastest growing organizations there's unusual opportunity offered to you in this new and exciting field of Nike guided missiles radar and electronics if you have a high school diploma or equivalent you may choose the special course which you want to attend prior to being assigned to an anti-aircraft unit this is done under the Army's reserved for you program which guarantees you the technical course of your choice before you enlist under a new option plan you may request Army anti-aircraft artillery and upon completion of basic and advanced training be assigned to one of the anti-aircraft units which guards US cities and strategic defense areas see your local Army recruiter and learn how you can ensure your future by becoming a member of the command with a future and now your army presents the proudly we hail production the second look that's a sergeant Bill Parker's name and I suppose you're wondering what a soldier is doing here in a county courthouse well I'm waiting for something that's going to happen any moment now something pretty important sure anything that happens in the courtroom is usually important but this said well let me explain the whole thing began about a year ago I was and still am the post special services supervisor and one day Corporal Jim Smith my assistant in charge of sports hey Sarge I'm going to take truck and pick up the team now okay who you playing tonight Johnstown Blue Sox oh yeah yeah for high school kids they play pretty good baseball yeah but their manager mr. Taylor has a lot to do with it you know well I'll tell you what Smithy since this is the first game of the season I'll come along and help you get it off to a good start okay Sarge trucks waiting mr. Taylor how are you oh fine sergeant Parker how's your team good shape yeah sure call us every morning what do you expect they'd better be because the Blue Sox are going to take them over this year how come you got Mickey Mantle playing for you now no but I got a new second basement names Taylor Burke Taylor that's all Taylor well that's the same same name all right he's my son I don't remember I'm meeting him I guess not he's been away to boarding school the last few years come on I'll introduce you hey Burke come here on it pretty big for his agent he must weigh 180 how old is he 17 what's up man want you to meet sergeant Bill Parker special services out at the post I'm already glad to meet you bud hi oh pardon me while I pulled back a stump had some handshake kid yeah so you're gonna help to knock us off this year huh yeah and we will I'm going out to warm up yeah what do you think of him sergeant that's a nice boy mr. Taylor with muscles like those I'm gonna have to dig up some padding for our field is gloves I could see that that wasn't the only thing I could see mr. Taylor didn't seem as though he was quite convinced of his pride in his son though I wasn't sure why the kid seemed to be all right that first look but it's the second look that counts and that second look but I'm getting ahead of myself after the game going the way that evening I left a check on some other special services activities and I soon forgot about Bert Taylor but it wasn't to be for long morning sergeant Parker mornings buddy hey I've got a requisition here for ten archery sets you can pick them up at the warehouse yeah okay Corporal Smith it's a beautiful spring morning you will soon be eligible for sergeant stripes and you're standing there like a hanging hound dog explained oh it's nothing so I just got off to a bump start last night that's all so the blue socks one yeah what's the matter wasn't your old crystal ball working right for him I wasn't that I made my moves okay the guys played okay but that kid that Taylor's son oh him yeah so he's as good as his dad said he was huh why is not a bad player but you saw how big he is yeah well he knocked out my first basement on a bunk place build my second basement hard on a force out I had to pull them both out of the game to my best man accidents will happen as long as they weren't but I got a hunch there wasn't anything accidental about him either you think he did it deliberately I'd say so yeah well you were there smithy but aren't you jumping to conclusions I don't think his father wouldn't allow him to pull anything like that I would have thought not either sergeant Parker yes sir Captain Jackson all over the game go last night all seven to five favor the blue socks is that right we'll have to put a stop to that a couple we certainly will serve my name isn't Smith I'll go get those archery sets now sergeant I want to talk to you about the army day we're having shortly yes sir I've got a tentative schedule of events drawn up already for the open house good good now there's a chance I might be able to get a walker tank that's been through Korea brought in I thought it'd be a good idea to display it to the public what do you think well it's fine sir got to be something different that's what I thought I'll see if I can finalize it in the meantime you figure out a good place for its location in the event we do get it okay right sir baseball the tanks well just as the name implies special services you never know what's going to turn up next and you can be sure whatever it is it won't be dull but sometimes there are problems and it was one developing then one that I had to face up to a few days later I was in my barracks room that evening and I heard the truck pull up outside and drop the baseball team off a few minutes later Smitty came into my room Saaj would you call me a spoilsport no a poor loser of course I do you think I can't call a spade when I see one of that I got a creeping imagination or something come on come on what's eating you it's not what's eating me it's what's beating me or us that guy Bert Taylor oh him again yeah yeah here my catcher he hits in the arm with his bat my pitcher he beans while he's running out of base hit me tries to start a fight with my shortstop because if this keeps up I'll have more guys on sick call now my team I'm sorry it's just had to blow it off yeah sure what am I supposed to do take it all in no I think the little one about here a little conference wouldn't do any harm I'll tell you what let me carry the ball on that we'll see what happens as I said before it's the second look that counts the one that goes inside I would have to find out about this boy and see what made him tick under the brawn and bravado following Sunday I hopped into my car and drove out to Taylor's home as I drove up before the house I saw Bert in the front yard stripped to the waist hi Bert hi now I know how you got those muscles hey how much of those barbells way 175 that's a lot of barbell to be playing around with well if you think it's playing around why don't you try lifting them well me what's the matter you're afraid to try it my job at special services I have to look after the post gymnasium so I get a chance now and then to practice barbell lifting but it was a hot Sunday afternoon I wasn't especially anxious to get all heated up besides 175 pounds was a weight I've never attempted before but I knew there was something a little more involved here I thought so it's too much for you maybe but there's one way to find out let me at them I took my grip and then started to lift they were heavy all right and I had to put out with everything I had I just about got them to the point where I knew I could raise them over my head went go on give up that's too much weight for you yeah maybe you're right but better do some more practicing before you challenge me challenge yeah sure but sure tell me is your dad around it's in the back cutting grass oh thanks hello mr. Taylor sergeant parking it is a surprise I hope you don't mind my dropping in like this but I wanted to have a chat with you sure glad to sit down yeah careful I don't mind if I do yeah yeah thanks hey that hits the spot especially after trying to lift 175 pounds of barbell we're talking to try in them yeah it goes in a lot for that bodybuilding stuff I wonder why he's plenty big enough as it is there are a lot of things to wonder about him our on the subject sergeant I want to apologize for his behavior on the playing field your men oh then you've noticed it huh yes I I know Corporal Smith has been plenty burned up about it and I don't blame him I have been hoping Bert would get over it by seeing the good example of sportsmanship you army men always set on the playing field or off well I think I'll have to have a talk with him has he always been like this no I'd say about the last two years or so you know he's been attending the school up north and he's been having trouble there too I can't figure out what's happened to the boy I just can't well anyway let's get down to what you wanted to talk about sergeant enough of my troubles oh we've already talked about it mr. Taylor oh then you yeah I thought I'd better let you know this is the kind of situation that might mess up the whole series now we've always enjoyed playing the blue socks and we'd like to see it continue but of course I'll try to straighten them out I'll try don't worry sergeant yeah sure well it's all on mr. Taylor see you at the next game when you've been in the army as long as I have you get to learn about men and from what I saw of Bert especially with those barbells I thought I was beginning to understand him I knew it might take time before I was sure but I still hope his father would be able to straighten him out though sometimes the closer you are the less able you are to get a perspective but the next game between the blue socks and our team I went along before the game got underway hey sergeant Parker yes Bert what is it listen if you've got something to pick on me for why don't you come to me I didn't pick on you oh come on cut the stalling you went and blabbed to my own man the other day didn't you I wouldn't call it blabbing maybe you don't but I do listen sergeant I'm big enough to handle my own affairs the next time you got anything to say about me don't go behind my back hold it hold it boy there's nothing I said to your father that I wouldn't say to you well why didn't you then when the time comes I will you can bank on that yes sure but if you do keep it short the game started soon after that and it was in the first inning that it happened we were at bat and smithy would been on first with a walk tried to steal second he slipped into the bag and Bert came down with the ball right on the back of smithy's neck with full force I jumped out of the dugout but before I could get there mr. Taylor was there ahead of me I've had enough Bert going back to the bench you're out of the game for the first time I saw a new birth the real one and from what I saw if anyone ever needed help it was he you were listening to the proudly we hail production the second look we'll return to our story in just a moment young fella how about this hurry on down to the local army recruiting station that's right I said the army recruiting station since you have to plan for military service your army recruiter is a good man to know here's why only the army offers you so many different ways to choose how you'll serve before you enlist for example he'll show you how high school graduates can pick their own technical training from more than 150 different courses he'll get you a written guarantee that a place in the class is reserved for you all before you enlist or your recruiter can get you into the army branch of your choice armor artillery infantry engineers name the branch you want and it's yours or your army recruiter can even help you get your choice of overseas assignment army personnel travel to many exciting places all over the world believe me if you want to choose the way you serve before you enlist your army recruiter offers you the best deal in town see him right away there's no obligation get the facts on your future you'll get choice not chance from your army recruiter you're listening to proudly we hail and now we present the final act of the second look and so when he laid that heavy tag on Corporal Smith there was a wholesale blowing of tops his own teammates walked off the field refused to play anymore so the game was called and that's the way it was Captain Jackson it's too bad he's into a sports contest between the post and town of always been fine way to promote good relations yes sir they have it's good for our men to know the people of the town appreciate them as human beings as well as soldiers I'm sure of it and that's why I think it might be a good idea to suspend the games suspend them sir hmm just for a while in the interest of harmony until a solution can be found what do you think well sir here's the way I look at it I believe a person should learn to live with the community rather than the community learning to live with him like we do in the army and you think I think Bert will learn soon he's beginning to already but if we suspend the games he may not get a chance I see all right Sergeant if you think so you've been close to the situation and I have carry on as you see fit thank you sir now to get on to something else we are getting that tank sent to us for the weekend exhibit oh glad to hear it sir should prove to be very interesting it is they sent me a list of the tanks crew's names and the awards they received for the combat action plus a story of how they earned their medals thanks great reading here listen to this the tank commander a lieutenant platoon leader stood up in his open turret with his tanks right tread was inoperative and directed his fire and an advancing force of at least company size well it did make a great story listening to the exploits of our army men in Korea and fighting against overwhelming odds against a treacherous enemy but still fighting with honor never stooping to dishonorable means to achieve their objective and as I listen to the captain an idea began to form my mind or maybe I should say the beginning of my sergeant these were men that is they are men as a good possibility the Pentagon will arrange for the same crew members of the tank to be here this weekend well I hope so sir I'd certainly like to meet them by two in any event arranged to have somebody stationed at the tank to tell a story of it and its crew to the spectators that come this weekend right sir it'll be either Corporal Smith or myself fine I've got to get over to headquarters for staff meeting see you later sergeant yes sir hello mr. Taylor sergeant Parker sergeant Parker how are you I'm fine thanks say mr. Taylor you having a get-together with your team anytime within the near future yes a matter of fact uh-huh where they'll be on my front porch at eight o'clock well do you mind if I drop in on you about then I don't need to do that everything will work out all right well I'll see you then eight o'clock it's not a very pleasant task that I've set for myself but it's one that I've got to do I oh hello sergeant Parker I I'll just grab a corner of the steps here mr. Taylor don't let me interrupt okay sergeant now fellas I want to keep this team together and I know now there's only one way to do it even if it hurts I've already talked to Bert yeah and it's all right with me if you can't behave like man bird I'll handle them I've asked Bert to leave the team Joe Perkins will take his place at second okay with you fellas now while the team put its heads together I kept my eye on birth I really he didn't seem to care if he was on the team or not but I could see that he was upset because the team was giving him the cold shoulder ignoring him completely okay mr. Taylor yeah well okay fellas it's settle then okay fellas that's all mr. Taylor you mind if I say a word or two not at all thanks say fellas and I'm glad you made a decision to continue and I know the post team will be too but that's not what I came here to tell you as you probably know the post is holding an army day open house this weekend and I want to invite you all to come out Saturday morning as my guests have some things I especially want to show you that okay all right fine fine and since I know most of you are planning on enlisting as soon as you're out of high school I think maybe you'll get something extra out of it now my invitation goes for everybody here everybody as I spoke I looked directly at Bert but he turned his back on me and walked into the house and it was then I figured my idea was going to fail because if there was anyone I wanted to show up at that open house it was Bert I sat in the morning the whole team arrived right and early but no bird hi Serge we're all here okay fellas all right first let's go over to that tent where all the weapons used in army training are on display I got quite a kick out of their enthusiasm as they looked at the equipment but I sort of kept watching out the door for Bert hoping that he'd still show up the caliber water cooled heavy machine gun either time the fellas had seen everything in the tent I gave up hope it was one time in my life that I was really disappointed it was great Serge and where do we go now let's go over to the parade ground and take a look at the haymaker haymaker yeah that's the nickname of a medium tank that landed the haymaker of a blow at the enemy in Korea the very same tank you see there that's a Corporal Smith tell us about it for 12 hours they stuck to their disabled tank fighting off wave after wave of enemy infantry until finally there were no more after partially repairing their damaged tread they hobbled along toward an ordinance repair station in the rear on their way they happened upon a badly wounded enemy soldier they could have gone on to leave him to die but they didn't picked him up brought him back to the aid station see even in war a man's game there is such a thing as fair play the names of that crew are engraved in brass plates here on the side of the tank take a good look at them and if you will remember them they helped to make it possible for us to be standing here now like this in peace that's all okay fellas now if you like you hey bird I didn't see you how long you've been standing here I've been here a while well I'm glad you came oh as I was about to say fellas you can go inside the tank and take a look if you want to after that I throw them to the machine gun field firing range and the rocket launcher range and the 81 millimeter mortar range and then back to an area where a dry run hand grenade throwing demonstration was set up it is the same hand grenade used in Korea right Sarge yes Perkins now listen to the commands stand open just as the soldiers prepared to throw the wind which was pretty strong at the moment blue Perkins hat from his head out into the field throw instinctively Perkins chased after his hat just as the throwers let go but Bert like a flash was out on the field and with the full backs headlong leap knock Perkins into a depression in the ground jumping on top of him to protect him from what Bert thought would be the shrapnel of the exploding grenades but of course there weren't any explosions hey bird what are you doing hey but those were only dummy grenades and then right Sarge that's right but you mean what a jerk I am you could have at least told me I'm sorry bird I thought you heard yeah sure thanks for the ride Sarge I won't forget it hey Bert come back but he took off his face red with embarrassment I continued with the tour and at the end of it saw the blue socks off from their home with bound bus Sarge thanks for showing us what goes into the making of a soldier I think I'm speaking for just about all of us when I say that better start ordering some uniforms that we can get into when we take our blue socks uniforms off for good you bet Perkins for these uniforms it takes the man to fit them but I'm sure you will when the time comes so long that evening I drove downtown to deliver a new issue of special services dance recordings to the USO Club and on the way back I saw the very guy I was thinking about Bert Taylor walking down Main Street toward the bus station with a suitcase in his hand hey Bert oh what is it Sergeant come on come on sit down for a minute unless you're in a hurry all right are you going on a trip you could call it dad a long trip where to anywhere just as long as it's away from here oh well is that what you wanted to know are you satisfied now stay here but I want to say something to you it'll only take a minute first your dad's one of the finest and on the level men I've ever met second you're making a mistake in running away that won't solve anything and third I know the real reason you're doing this oh yeah yeah you're a big fella Bert 180 pounds of brawn and somehow you've got the idea that because you're big on the outside you have to try to live up to us but you've been doing it the wrong way kid anyhow there's no need to prove it not after what happened out there on the post today I'll say Sergeant I know that I make you did the right thing no no I mean sure you did let me tell you something you don't know the lieutenant the commander of that tank the haymaker yeah well he's a major now and he arrived at the post just before we got to the grenade range and he was driving past when you ran out to save your buddy oh no oh yes and I met him later you know what he said he said meaning you that's the kind of man who would fit right in with his crew okay that's all I wanted to say you can take it from there Bert good night well it's been a year since then and here in the courthouse there's a special ceremony that'll take place any minute now that's wearing in at the 1000th and listee from the town since our post was activated here the town newspapers are covering the story but the story behind the story is also important because the unless he is Bert and the administrator of the oath by a special arrangement of the post special services headquarters will be the major who commanded the haymaker and there he is now raising his right hand and holding the Bible and the other repeat this after me I Bert Taylor do solemnly swear I Bert Taylor do solemnly swear I will bear true faith and allegiance that I will bear as he takes the oath I see his father standing behind him proud of his son and in a way I'm just as proud that all statements given by me and stated in my records are true and correct congratulations Bert if there's anyone who has the makings of a soldier in them it's you thanks Sarge I'm gonna try I hope one day I'll fit the uniform the way you do young men today's United States Army is made up of skilled technicians and specialists who have learned their jobs in the world's finest military technical schools and now the army is offering you even greater opportunities to join this elite group of young men and serve your country at the same time it's called the reserved for you training program and it works this way if you're a high school graduate of service age visit your nearest United States Army recruiting station and apply for the reserved for you program stating your preferences of branch and training course if you qualify and there's a vacancy in your choice you are awarded a letter that guarantees you a reserved seat in the class now this is all before you enlist and there's no obligation whatsoever then after you enlist and have your basic training you are automatically enrolled in your school and begin your career as a highly skilled army technician find out about it right away by visiting your nearest United States Army recruiting station and talking over the reserved for you training program this has been another program on proudly we 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