 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 and your Air Force to bring you this story as proudly we hail the United States Army our story is entitled one of the boys proudly we hail the food service program of the United States Army bearing the stamp of quality variety abundant food prepared by experts with care and imagination each meal planned to make the American soldier the best-fed soldier in the world our first act curtain will rise in just a moment but first what's your interest is it radio photography motor mechanics metalwork if you'd like to learn a highly skilled well paid trade like pharmacy watch repairs photography motor mechanics or electronics there's no better place to learn than in the United States Army the Army offers training in dozens of highly specialized jobs jobs that will pay you well for the rest of your life many veterans have already used their Army training and experience to build profitable careers for themselves out of the skills the Army taught them you can do the same visit your local United States Army and United States Air Force recruiting station today talk it over and find out what's in it for you when you serve your country as an American soldier and now your army and your Air Force presents the proudly we hail production one of the boys I want to do for the rest of the night you found a home any army Jeffers you can say that again and again hey Lucas how about tonight we orange juice bacon and egg oatmeal coffee and toast soup ham steaks garnished with parsley mashed potatoes cheese mint jello topped with cream fresh vegetable hey what what what in the heck are you doing remember what we had for lunch nailer huh yeah I think so soup with croutons chicken a la king a pizza I know french fried potatoes salad lemon meringue hi but why are you are you writing it all down I'll be with you in a minute now what it's a book haven't you ever seen a book before guide to nutritious foods and balance time I'll be with you in a minute oh that's all right I can understand you reading the food book personally I enjoyed detective stories check check I've seen it all now checks out you know something nailer a balanced diet doesn't mean just one meal you figure it by what you've eaten for the whole day sure sure fine yeah army meals are well balanced all the proper vitamins fresh fruits fresh vegetables meat dairy products the right amount of calories is that what you get from that book yeah it's important to know I've been getting along all right so far don't you understand nailer your body needs certain foods to remain healthy strong withstand any kind of physical strength I don't want to stand in those fancy words all I know is the army child pace good I can get as much as I want I feel good what's not as simple as that for me you're certainly a bug on food I've got my reasons I watch in a dining hall sometimes if you're all alone and every bite is gonna be a laugh that's what I look like that's funny you're so serious when you eat how come most guys take it for granted I'll tell you sometime huh I guess there's no use asking you asking me what there's a good show at the post theater thought maybe was oh I know you're going swimming I've got to keep in condition keeps my weight just about right but day after day how do you do it don't you get tired sometimes no maybe I ought to be more like you put your heart soul and everything you do different things happen to different people make some the way they are sure beats me after the full trainer we have then you got to go off I'm gonna follow you sometimes if you really go to the pool why don't you when how about now okay Lucas they'll take you up on that too late for the show anyway well that doesn't look it's swim a couple of lengths and call it quick okay so I did a couple of lengths you already swam the pool about 30 times I didn't fort and he couldn't stop me if he wanted to look why you've been going at it without a break for more than an hour should have seen me when I came into the army two years ago I collapsed after a couple of legs gee that's hard to believe after watching you the way you flow through the water a lot of reasons for that the good child gives you lots of room to burn up energy I'm in the best condition in my life so am I that's what soldier is but go out of the way you got sell hammer in a way at me how well that's my nature I guess curious I don't mind go ahead knock it so proud I'll wait I'll be with you in two shades and that's the way it was ever since I was a kid they used to call me bones because I was so skinny boys wouldn't even let me play with them because if they ever roughed it up with me I'd shatter into little pieces yeah but what a size got to do with anything after all I don't remember what kids are like anymore I do they can be awfully cruel yeah they certainly can you see swimming is a big sport in my town all the kids ever do is eat sleep and breathe swimming naturally whenever there were races down at the lake I was always pushed to the sidelines to watch maybe I didn't have a chance but I sure would have liked to give it a try my pride was at stake you know it is when somebody says you're not good enough you want to go in there and show I know just how you felt but what's all that got to do with now it's all part of it Lou don't you see if you were any more solid you'd be a couple of brick walls don't get me buddy you're a physical specimen if I had the soul when you swim like a free well that's all happened since I joined the army I've eaten more food in two years and the last 10 and you know that's what I've been trying to tell you Lou you see there was only my father to look after me when mom died and he was too busy earning a living and taking care of his own problems without worrying about the right kind of food to give to his kids it's a tough go when nobody's around to give the right meals for growing that did his best sure why there were months at a time when we wouldn't see a fresh vegetable on the table no he just never bought to buy them that's all like my old man sometimes when mom's away you'll just sit there grab any old thing around a kitchen eat it go as he puts something in his stomach you know but what I don't get is what's all this got to do with today now that's the whole point what is the whole gang back home still think of me as that delicate nine-year-old kid what their attitude the way they look at me the things they say haven't changed even my girl I'm beginning to understand a little better your interest in a right kind of char your your physical condition you got all your sights dead set on one time that's right Lou my target to have people forget what I used to be except me as I am today dear Jim you mentioned in your last letter that you'd be home on leave in three weeks but you didn't say anything about the swim carnival which will probably take place while you're home I guess you've forgotten about it and I don't blame you either because what's so important about it anyway of course everybody expects Nikki Felton to win the 100 yard freestyle swim Nikki has asked me to go to the dance afterwards to celebrate his victory but I haven't given him my answer yet until I found that the exact date you'll be home your Bonnie my leave should come up in a few weeks but I can't give you a definite date now you said in your letter that I must have forgotten about the swim carnival oh that's one thing I haven't forgotten if it's at all possible I'll be there I have a very important reason which I'll tell you about when I see you if Nikki Felton asked you again to go to the dance tell me Jim let me guess you're going back to that food book to compare the child you know all my secrets look hey I'll tell you one thing I don't have to look at any book to tell me that steak was great I had seconds and don't you worry little eat all the steak you want and it won't make your fat steaks are good for all I know his brother did it melt my mom calm in the mess sergeant he sure knows stuff got every meal down or science yeah now what Jim a swim yep how long you're gonna keep it up you're a cracker jack swimmer already there's always room for improvement low look suppose suppose your one-man crusade doesn't work out then what that's a chance I've got a taste you're too serious for me Jim I take things as they are easy come easy go well maybe in time up what's the difference that's what I say you're doing all right you want to come down to the fool no no not tonight Jim just watching your way to me I'm raising your stroke Lucas that's better now reach reach out as far as you can in your overhand now Lucas you might try to watch your elbow as you come up synchronize your breathing a slow up on your kicks I look at the wall as you're making the turn not before just take it nice and easy as you go all set Lucas I just think I just want to wipe my eye with this top okay I'm all set all right this is the time so give it all you got on your mic get set go 58.6 hey Lucas that's traveling for 100 yards oh hey that's traveling for a hundred yards I didn't think I could go that fast I knew you were making time the way you slice through the water well Lucas I I guess I won't see you for a couple of weeks yeah leave starts tomorrow taking off right after noon shower good idea as good swimming this time of year in your part of the country plan of doing it oh a little you should you know Lucas I've given swim instructions to a lot of guys in this man tell me but I never had anybody go all out boy you do so pleasure when you've given me a lot of your time I don't mention that's what I'm here for good luck on your thanks I'll need it mind if I use the scale corporal we're the without the luggage I'm going home on leave don't tell me let me get okay try and see kind of lean muscles that is rock no stomach well I'd say 160 step right up here mr. and guess you eat 173 I must be losing my touch you got muscles hidden away somewhere I'm second appraisal it is muscles I gained 17 pounds over the last six months and that's what I call progress hey you're living good Lucas aren't we all you are listening to the proudly we hail production one of the boys we'll return in just a moment for the second act young man if you want to be the sort of man that others look up to you'll get there fast if you can qualify to join the army you'll see a change from the very moment you put on the uniform of a United States soldier you'll not only stand straighter and taller you'll walk with the sure tread of a man who knows where he's going your training in the army will give you the confidence of a man with an important job to do you have to pass the metal and physical examinations in order to get in this oldest military service in our country but once you're in you're on the way up visit your local United States Army and United States Air Force recruiting station there's a recruiter there who'll be very glad to tell you all about what's in it for you when you join the army and now we present the second act of one of the boys that familiar saying an army travels on its stomach holds more truth than meets the eye good food selected by experts to contain the maximum nutritional values is the key to good eating for the soldier food is transferred to energy gives him the strength and stamina to stand up without flinching to the full measure of his physical ability dad this is wonderful boy you're doing alright as a cock don't think your letters went to waste him I followed every food tip you wrote about won't be long for an expert another helping please you know Jim before you joined the army all I thought you had to do was to slap a piece of food in the plate and that was it well there's an art to serving and preparing a good meal not easy you're telling me and Jim if I knew some of those things you wrote about calories balanced meals vitamins we'd have done much better in the old days you did your best dad hey you want to know something since I took your advice and began eating the right food I feel like a new man you look fine about you Jim look what the army's done for you I bet you could pick up that piano and put it on your shoulder not quite dad not quite either people in this town won't recognize Jim Lucas is boring more I hope one person in this town recognizes me wise who do you mean don't you know that and you finish up everything on your plate son you hear me I hear you there and be sure you don't get home late but if you do well I'll put a little snack away for you in the ice how does it feel to be back Jim pretty good as long as you're around Bonnie oh thank you kind sir same old crowd here there's Bruno given his imitation Carl and Mary Darrell in the corner yeah there's Nikki Felton holding court as usual among his followers well it goes on like this all the time Jim if he came back two years from now it would be the same I doubt it of course Nikki is a sure bet to win the hundred yard freestyle here he comes over to our table hello Bonnie first hello Jim how's the army army's fine how are you never better haven't you told him Bonnie told him what now I beat that hot shot swimmer from upstate last week congratulations you haven't changed him tell a boy you couldn't quite make it I guess the army can't change that I don't know what you mean Nikki Felton you ought to be ashamed of yourself talking that way true true you ought to be ashamed let him blow off steam Bonnie it's his steam air Bonnie two front row tickets to the swimming meet you and your boyfriend can have fun watching me win the race because I turned him down for the day don't be in for the surprise of his life tomorrow I'm entered in the hundred yard freestyle I not only can be but well swim tomorrow but why Jim you won't have a chance but you go ahead say well I can't let you just leave it to me Bonnie it'll be all right have you forgotten the last time you were in the carnival you weren't even able to finish the race they had to fish you out don't you remember I remember I remember very well barn I almost drowned but you're still going to swim that was two years ago I've changed in two years of all this stubborn blind belief I've ever heard of you look if you enter that race and if you make a fool of yourself I won't go to the dance with you Nikki Felton will be more than happy to take me I know what I'm doing have faith in me Bonnie face is that the name just just this one that's all I am I I'm too upset to talk goodbye goodbye body here are the starters and the feature event of the afternoon Donald Cornwall Memorial hundred yard freestyle in the first lane it's Felton holder of the carnival record in the second lane Lance Porter in the third lane Chester Lowry in the fourth lane just Morris and in the fifth lane the outside lane Jim Lucas on your mark it's that open water you left behind at the finish Jim are you smacked a wall almost the same time I did congratulations thanks Lowry said a pretty fast pace but you'd fold after 50 yards and just stayed with it and you churned past me near the finish now I was blacked out guess I just about made it just one of those days Nick I was lucky no no nobody breaks the carnival record on luck look how does happen I didn't think you had a chance in a million how did happen overnight it didn't happen overnight I heard the Army perform in miracles but this beats them all well it's a it's a long story Nick I'll tell it to you be glad to listen hey come on go in the showers and a few minutes as soon as I get organized I'll wait take your time right got no place to go anyway did you enjoy it oh I died a thousand times that you tell my throat hurts from cheering Oh Jim I'm so proud of you oh why didn't you tell me why didn't you tell me I had a right to be in the race why I tried to Bonnie you just wouldn't listen guess I'm like all the rest of this town always thinking what you used to be not looking at you really looking at you the way you are Jim yes Bonnie I'm not going to the dance with me why I never intended to at any time I want you to know that that's good news you ever speak to me again I'd like to see someone stop me yes son take a look at the morning paper okay names all over the place hey you're a real hero around this time well it's not as bad as that there just because I want to swimming oh no I know what I'm talking about people stopped me all day today to congratulate me and you know something son I can't even swim a stroke you're a big man son yes sir well I don't care about that there not about being a big man all I ever wanted was to be one of the boys don't worry about that Jim you were always one of the boys well I wouldn't be so sure about that oh Jim Jim I've been meaning to ask you in one of your letters you raved about a salad your message is made salad what salad you're talking about dad we have them practically twice a day well here I got the letter right in my pocket yeah here it is you take some celery and you cut it up and you take some apples and well I got all the ingredients in the kitchen come on Jim will you help me oh sure I'll be glad to dance nothing to it as long as you have the fresh vegetables all ready low what are we having for chow you see the menu oh no I haven't seen it today what's the difference the food speaks for itself I know just curious well let's go curious I'm starved the high quality of army food plus the degree of skill that goes into the preparation of the wide variety of menus makes each meal a special treat good food combined with sound physical conditioning develop soldiers with strong healthy bodies enables them to meet any tests they may be called upon the face on any field anywhere a man with money to invest doesn't splurge it wildly on the first thing he sees if he's wise he looks around and decides on a solid stock one with a past history that's always been progressive a stock with a real future alright let's say you're a young man a high school graduate you want to invest yourself in the best future well the United States Army offers you the best opportunity for your investment your dividends will be high as you'll become a part of the world's greatest army in travel in schools in scientific advancement and technology you'll reap the reward of your investment even more satisfying our country will share in a mutual benefit visit your local recruiting station today invest wisely in your future with the United States Army this has been another program on proudly we hail presented transcribe in cooperation with this station proudly we hail is produced by the recruiting publicity center for the United States Army and United States Air Force recruiting service this is Kenneth Banghart speaking and inviting you to tune in the same station next week for another interesting story on proudly we hail