 The big picture produced for the armed forces and the American people This was September 9th 1943 the hour call of H hour here was Salerno and what a no-welcome committee The worst core down from those mountains beyond the beaches Through the kids game king of the mountain. Well, that's what this was but for keeps We held on to the beaches and punched on into the narrow Salerno playing behind them Into our victory and all Italy south of the Volterno was ours