 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 spirit that pioneered America. Our stories entitled Yellowstone Kelly, the story of the soldier, hunter, Army Scout, Luther Sage Kelly, who helped blaze the trails into Wyoming. Our first act curtain will rise in just a moment but first young man if you're interested in continuing your education here is important news for you. The senior service of our armed forces, the United States Army, urgently needs qualified technicians to operate and maintain the many kinds of equipment that science has brought into being. Right now men are being trained in such varied fields as radio, radar, meteorology, mechanics, electronics, photography, and many many others. This training is given by the finest technical training schools in the world. It's an excellent opportunity for young men with intelligence and ambition. It can be the start of a great career for you. For full details visit your nearest United States Army and United States Air Force Recruiting Station. Do it today. And now your Army and your Air Force present the proudly we hail production Yellowstone Kelly. Come on Chuck ain't you game don't you want to? It's lying Luther no matter what you say. It ain't really lying. Chuck at least it won't do anyone any harm. But what if we get caught Lou? You know they could put us in jail. Well I'll have to lie the most. Can't you lie just a little? Well you go in first. I'll wait for you here. Chuck, lying's only wrong when it hurts someone. What we're going to tell them can't even hurt ourselves. Just as I said Luther you go first. If you make it I'll give it a try. Well if that's the way you feel I don't know what Luther. I don't care if you never come in. You getting mad Luther? Mad at me? Chuck I think your tongue is stronger in your spine. All your needs are little back bulls. It's still lying Luther. I know I know you think it's wrong. Not very wrong Luther at least the way you explain it. I ain't got all day Chuck. Thought we agreed on this last night. Well if you don't get caught Luther I'll come in right after you. How soon right after? After everything's I mean after you tell them your story and if they believe it. Shouldn't take more than ten minutes. I'll be there. I hope so Chuck because you promised me and it's better you lie to them than a lie to me. No matter what I do I'll be lying to someone. What can I do for you? I want to join the army. No you don't. That's not as easy as all that just wanting to. There's questions to be answered. I reckon I can answer them. Bring that chair up to the desk. Now get out the papers. Name Kelly full name Luther S. The S is for Sage. You folks think you'd be a wise man to give you that for a middle name. Was my mother's name for she wed. Where do you live? Lima New York. Born where? Geneva New York. When? Geneva New York. That's where you answered that. Can you tell me when? July twenty seventh. I'm old enough to be a soldier sergeant. You calling me a sergeant won't make me one. I'm a corporal at two stripes you know. You forgot to give me the year of your birth. Why is it so important I'm healthy and I'm strong. What's the year it's important. Eight eighteen eighteen forty nine. Yeah yeah yeah that's it. Eight eighteen forty nine. One and ten and five and forty nine and sixty five and a boy. You're not old enough yet. Maybe it was forty eight. Yeah yeah yeah that's it. It could have been forty seven. Forty seven what would eight eighteen forty seven make me old enough. Forty nine is right isn't it. Yeah it is. He's a friend of mine. You in yet Luther. Ten minutes Chuck you should have waited. Corporal was just telling me that I'm too young. Sixteen's too young. But Luther you said that I'd lie about my age. And you didn't. Wouldn't have done much good Kelly we'd have found out sometime. What do we do now. Wait a year. Then if your folks say it's all right you can join when you're seventy. I'll be back then I'll be back with them. But you were gonna lie about your age. Couldn't lie Chuck when I got in there I wouldn't hurt anyone Luther nobody but me Chuck and but you said last night I know I know I got to thinking Chuck if a man a lie he'll steal. And if they'll steal or go on other things yeah yeah I see what you mean. I'll come back next year with you Luther. I'm certain my folks will say all right too. I forgot the lock stuck in a back door. Why are you so out of breath. Been in a fight with your friend Chuck. Oh no no me and Chuck ain't fighting anymore. Leashways not one another. Son when you get your breath tell me why you're so excited. Mom net next year what ever it is for next year Luther can wait until next year. Next year will you let me be a soldier. The corporal said I could be with your permission. So that's why you're so excited. Next year you may have other ideas Luther sage Kelly so until you may forget it mom but I won't know mom I won't forget it. Luther Kelly didn't forget it. He came back to see the corporal a year later with his mother's permission allowing that he could be a soldier. It was March of 1865 when Luther took his basic training on Governor's Island in New York Harbor as a private and company G of the 10th Infantry Regiment. He soldiered the winter at Fort Ripley Minnesota and in the spring of 1866 was promoted to Corporal and assigned to Fort Wadsworth in the Dakota Territory when Corporal Kelly I sent for you because I have a job that I feel you can do perhaps better than any other soldier in camp. Thank you Captain I can only do my best. What is it sir. Our rations are getting low. If were to replenish a mule train has to get through to Sork Center. I'm not a mule driver. I know I know Kelly I know we have other drivers. And what'll I do. Kelly you've been pretty good as a scout in this territory. I want you to lead a mule train back to Minnesota. But a scout. Now the river is overflowed as banks so you'll have to find a new trail because the regular one is underwater. Well can't we drive the train sort of parallel to the old route. No Kelly the bridge is washed out at the main junction. You never get the teams across. Sir I think we can go west a little and then backtrack northeast enough to get around the floods. You'll have three wagons with drivers. You can start early tomorrow morning. Captain for the instructions were clear. Captain if it's all right with you I just assumed start right away we can get 10 miles for sundown. I like that spirit corporal. Even you're ready. The wagons are loaded with some food and extra blankets. We're not stopping here so why hold the mules. Some's wrong with the harness on the left side. Got a repair kit. Haven't we. I remember checking it off of my list before we started. Yeah we got a kid and I guess we better fix it before we go any further. Can't you stop these mules. Not only slow starters they're slow stoppers as well. Can you fix it before the other wagons get caught up to us. Let me look and see. This can't be fixed. Well we've got spare straps. Corporal Kelly we used the last two spares yesterday. My job is to pick the trail yours is to keep this wagon roll. I know. Maybe this cow hide out of my boot hold a strap together till we reach. Center. After all we've only got another two days traveling ago. We can get harness leather it's soft center. I'm worried that part of the harness gets most of the pool. We're both worried driver but we got a chance at. Let's get aboard. I don't take much stock in your command. Listen you long velvet coated nags get a move on. Our slow starters like you said. Corporal that was a strong pull one of the cow hide loops just snapped. How many loops did you make made a dozen all separate so as one going bad won't mean too much harm. Better cut left to that pine Nol and keep her on as high ground as you can. Rims are sinking in the mud already. Listen. I don't hear nothing. I think another loop just snapped or maybe if we make a cross pine over the other loops that might help let's try it. Here mules obeyed for once seldom know what they expect of them here you like to break and I'll bind this belt over the loops. Hey what about your pants if you're you haven't eaten too much in these pants fit extra tight anyway they'll stay put we gotta make up last time we're going to reach sock center tomorrow with the help of the belt for my pants and the cow hide laces from your boots we'll make it. Trip is over you mean half the trip we still got to return well that'll be easier cause the trails are drying up fast. I thought so extended be bigger than this just a handful of buildings size don't interest me as long as our rations are here I'll check in at the store and you and the other men pull a wagon to the rear loading platform I guess you mean one at a time that store won't have three loading platform yeah any way you say just load the stuff as fast as you can as we can yep want to start back to Widesworth tonight me and the other men were kind of figuring out an evening's entertainment this town's too small for all of us we'll do better after we get home no chance of some time out after we load we we can get an early start in the morning we no chance talk we'll be well rested no you won't know you won't after one of your nights out come on now we got along all right so far let's get the job done and then we'll have us a time yes it can't win you over Kelly oh by the way don't forget the harness piece you were gonna get I won't you get the wagons loaded while I check off the grubblist with a storekeeper I'll take care of the harness trap while you're in the store I'll pull around back don't forget the stress I won't we got here by the grace of a pair of cow hide bootlaces and don't forget them mules you mean the slow starters and the slow stoppers yeah you know it's a funny thing mules is a lot like people some people and what would you be meaning by that well you take that off mule and generally he's got one of the sweetest dispositions are going what you might say a real nice fella yeah go on and then for no good reason he'll get an idea in his head plant them front feet bow his neck and stand as steady as a rock I can talk my fool head off and he just stand you might say he may he make me do his bid that's a mighty lot of talk about a mule and if I've been adding up correctly you'll figure that off mule should be rightly named Kelly all right now I didn't say no such thing but being you're in a palaver and mood well I I mean can it be that you've seen the error of your ways mister get yourself down off that wagon now we've been through some trying times on this trip but if you think for one minute I'm going to let a mule skinner take over the rain I can use a little muscle on them supplies you're gonna be ready to roll in an hour yes and fella keep an eye on that off mule you are listening to the proudly we hail production Yellowstone Kelly will return in just a moment for the second act among the proudest men in uniform today are the soldiers of the Army's airborne service their exploits are once again making history and their prowess in battle is earning them new fame right now the Army is accepting applications for direct assignment to the airborne from men who voluntarily enlist it's an opportunity to associate with a top-notch group of men in an outfit that's second to none young men if you'd like to find out more about qualifying for the airborne why don't you visit your local Army and Air Force recruiting station learn how you can enlist directly for service in this exciting outfit whose paratroopers are the envy of all service men the recruiting sergeant will give you full information you are listening to proudly we hail and now we present the second act of Yellowstone Kelly Luther Sage Kelly was an old soldier before the age of 20 he already had a three-year hitch under his belt he wanted to explore more of America's undeveloped territory so he started out after his discharge to have a look at the upper areas of the Missouri River with what training he had in service he fell himself ready to be a scout when there must be someone who can do it major saw you for weeks we've been trying to get mail toted from Fort Peck look it's piling up and some of it must be important lieutenant I'm not as interested in the quantity or its importance as I am yes major as I am and who killed the last two male writers well can't we send soldiers but the mail this time yeah I know it is her to hire a civilian scouts we need our own man here at Grufford just in case well after the last two writers were scalp cleaning a whistle we may have trouble finding anybody else for the job there must be one in this region who knows the route and can outwit Indians with killing ideas for three days we try to locate one but lieutenant I have an idea might work in fact he might be crazy enough to want to try it know someone major now I don't know him but I heard of him a couple of times fellow named Kelly captain press got it Ford Watsworth made him a week ago and came here to replenish his ammunition what about Kelly Prescott said he was a soldier out of service now humdinger when it come to leading Russian trains across unmapped regions and that Kelly was staying in this area doing some scouting along the Missouri now if he works his way down the Buford should we last round him for the job we can ask him the most he can say is no you seem to think that he'll say yes I got a hunch he will Prescott said this man Kelly would make a darn good scout with a little more Indian experience well if it's the experience he needs this will be to his column all right I'll have him report to you if he comes to the fort Rufus something's wrong I think I hear something too sounds don't say it not lying anywhere Lucy I think it's engines he's sneaking up on us why in places does he yell you figure it loose I never could understand an engine but it dismount and hide the horses Rufus I don't like the looks of this looks well man we can't see 20 feet it's a dot and well let's hide the horses in the clump of birches over there maybe this engine isn't alone easy there boy easy there come on boy Kelly I ain't got a sense we'd better walk back to back or at least stand that way because if we don't there are more of them Lucy that arrow came from the north looks like the engine we heard was decoying for his friend engines may travel alone or in groups but hardly ever in pairs that means maybe we surrounded and don't know it they sound good hitting trees Rufus ever get shot with an hour ain't a nice way to die well we got to make a break for it Luther before they circle us too tight you got any ideas just one then saving it for last causes the only one I have I'll fight as long as you will lose here we can fight our way out of this I hope we can't fight through them if they're half a tribe but we can't outsmart them at least we can try scouting is one thing Luther but matching wits with you don't know how many engines is another thing unleash the horses Rufus and give him a good slap in her shank make them run towards that saddle valley between those two hills without horses we'll be in a pretty pickle yeah you're right well whatever it is we'll be in it for sure without horses you lose them but get the mail bags before you do well they're gone it's mighty quiet you got any more ideas listen here that yeah what listen those bushes cracking yeah now I do our troubles are over over you mean over sure these engines out here are mighty short of horses not after us as much as after our animals come on roof long walk to Fort Buford especially with these male sex Kelly got back to Buford alright and made his report to Major Sawyer carrying mail and losing horses wasn't exactly what Luther sage Kelly had in mind when he once posted that someday he'd be the best darn army scout in the Yellowstone region couple of winners found him hunting and trapping along the milk river in Montana and in the seasons in between he explored the Yellowstone River it's every crook and cranny would be remembered by the former his woodsman fame continued to spread until General George foresight asked him to scout the Missouri and Yellowstone River regions for the army during the war with the suit peace with the Indians sent Kelly back to his hunting and trapping when in 1876 hey Kelly I hear at General Miles is looking for someone be a scout I'm not too interested right now Smitty we're out for bear this trip yeah I know but I thought you'd be my interest is the word come on let's get a trot going it Miles has good reputation in these parks let's get the bear and forget the scouting just for a while you know General Miles has had scouts before this time he wants a new one the real tough one who can fight as well a scout I'm for fighting a bear with this rifle and for fighting no one else you being a soldier one should hit it off real good as General Miles still not interested Smitty I'm after Bear Miles ain't interested in no weakland I hear he wants a scout who can lick a bear let's Smitty I think did you see something I think we got us bear 100 yards northeast that cover your partridge on the wing something must be scared of them to make them rise like that well sure we leave the horses here they might as well all brewing might smell them before it smells us now if we spread apart we can close in butter on the old boy you still think it's a bear I know it is fact I can see him now hold up a minute did you get him Kelly allowed one bullet for him come on he's a beaut lots of meat and lots of hide you can have it all well you wanted to Kelly besides what'll I do with meat in the bear skin I'll take the left front paw you can give the meat to that family of settlers we passed yesterday skin to make good blanket no won't least not for our doors it's too heavy when it gets wet shall we dress him here no let's make a sled and drag him to the settlers first I'm taking the paw he's heavier than I thought look at that paw it's a foot across the open palm so what you gonna do with it Kelly ain't eatable not for me Smitty you'll take it I'll take yeah the general miles as soon as I get through oh miles won't want a bear is Paul Kelly you like this one I bet size being a foot across how's it different from any other oh this one will be different sort of a calling card personally engraved with my name give me a knife it's pointed sharper than mine general Nelson miles was mighty impressed by this unique card the bears paw and which was carved the name of Luther Kelly miles hired Kelly and made him chief army scout for the district of Yellowstone it was the pinnacle but not the end of a career that started when Luther Kelly couldn't lie about his age when close to 50 years old Kelly went to Alaska to explore the region for a railroad for the army nobody called him Fairbanks in the Spanish-American War he was a captain of volunteers in the Philippines but nobody called him Manila to the day he died in Paradise California in 1928 it was always Yellowstone Kelly young men when you volunteer for service in the United States Army today you can rest assured that your best talents and natural skills will be considered in giving you an assignment to your liking yes today's modern army fits the right men to the right jobs and real merit is recognized with faster promotions and more opportunities now more than ever before men with above average ability are finding better jobs and more important assignments in the U.S. Army why not investigate an army enlistment for yourself today and find out just what you stand to gain full information is available at your nearest U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force recruiting station this has been another program on proudly we hail present a transcribed 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