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Army and United States Air Force recruiting station and enlist in the United States Army and now your army and your Air Force present the proudly we hail production routine patrol to the infantry soldier crouching in a foxhole life is a purely routine matter you stay where you are you move forward or you go back there are patrols artillery barrage is mortar fire and what's worse perhaps than all of these periods of intense nerve-wracking silence but after a while each day becomes like every other day this is a story of three soldiers who started out one night on a routine patrol rain it just never stops raining they say this is the rainiest season Korea's had in 87 years something about a war that brings on the rain I remember a Normandy hey sounds like trucks now a lot of trucks they must be reinforcing a relieving one well at least they're getting as wet as we are hand me the phone matelyn yeah yeah sir liverlips calling the great white father great white father great white father liverlips little action lots of trucks fooling around to our front hold it hey matelyn where would you say that was on a map say position five six seven and maybe eight positions five through eight on a map we'll have 81s on it in 30 seconds great white father explain to them jokers the range is at least 600 that's all we need is some 81 mortars coming in here with us I'll hook up so you can direct the fire over over and I wish this blind night was over too so far a routine action the rain that's routine the report of activity that's also routine and back at the command post the company commander's reaction is also purely routine question is what they're doing building up or pulling out one way to find out captain we need a prisoner gray your platoons and reserve sent out a patrol this isn't too much three men could handle it yes sir non-com would be just what the doctor ordered I'll get your patrol out there in 30 minutes good sergeant notify the outpost of patrol by moving out and spread the word along the foxholes they would pick a night like this 800 yards away in the solar of a ruined farmhouse the first platoon is spending a luxurious evening out of the rain you all think this is a rain man when it comes down in Florida I thought it never rained in Florida I'm supposed to be against some kind of law Rothblatt how'd you all like to go out on a patrol tonight I'd like it the same way I'd like a toothache patrol bite your tongue rebel yeah I got a feeling look why don't you roll into your sack patrol I wouldn't send a dog out on patrol and I'd like this lieutenant this is bad news roughly yeah he didn't get wet for nothing sergeant Gillespie yes sir sergeant the outpost reports unusual activity in the enemy lines vicinity of map positions five through eight captain wants a prisoner take two good men with yes try to guess the non-com we've alerted our lines to expect you to go out and come in start now sir soon as you can this range should be great help good luck Gillespie yes sir all right you heard the man Rothblatt this I could have won bets on Manson on a sergeant you don't want me I distinctly heard the lieutenant say to take a good man I get a couple extra clips for that Tom again Rothblatt trades somebody your m1 for a carbine patrol you did it your rebel you went and hexed us leave all your extra stuff here smoke a cigarette take off so far it's still routine a patrol is selected the members indulge in the usual griping weapons are checked the routes planned and the three-man patrol starts out just as they've started out many times in the past they reach their own front lines wave at a rifle team in a foxhole and carefully work their way forward toward the enemy lines I keep close can't see a thing in this lesbian is supposed to be mine's just up ahead I know I know I know Manson yeah just checking you didn't goof off on me why sergeant how you do carry on man they ain't nothing I'd rather be doing on a rainy night like that the dirt that's all we needed yeah I hope that don't start the music all the way up and down the line hey you think we've been spotted no no just somebody getting trigger happy now come on I'm moving to the right how about them trees going through there just what I had in mind look unless they're stupid and they're not they should expect the patrol to move in that way and litter the whole place with mines yeah I know I know we don't have any other way in come on only hurts for a minute wait a minute listen there it is a trucks all right a lot of trucks yeah the commies are up to something yeah but what that's the kind of curiosity that lands guys like us out here curiosity man that's what kills cats and people take me now I'm an expert on curiosity for no good reason at all I had to study Chinese at NYU the three-man patrol moves forward again at any moment they may be discovered perhaps the enemy will shoot first perhaps he'll challenge them and give them a chance to surrender the odds are about equal either way but it's all part of the job part of the routine soon the underbrush thins out and the three stopped to take their bearings sounds like action over there just keep behind those bushes work our way in Eddie can you peek around there yeah it's a truck that guy's getting off it what's he saying on rothblad no smoking the real trick and he is this truck must be bringing them guys out to the line can you see the marks on that joker's collar looks to me like he's a corporal good enough let's beg him yeah those guys are digging in how do you want to take our boy yeah that's no good they're all too close together look the first guy's coming back to the truck he's getting in yeah gonna have a little trouble pulling out you all know what I think there's a lot of action here which makes it good for us everybody's busy hey as long as we got to move forward why what should why what listen I think this guy's name was Chen let's see what happens Chen Chen doggie melly some sir kaito here it comes some sir now that's it I find some use for this boy later can you carry him Eddie yeah wait a minute I'll wear his hat that should be good enough in the dark yeah Chen and Eddie and I'll ride in a bag sit on Chen and keep low I'll drive all right let's get a move on all right we're all set how's Chen doing Chen should be asleep for a long time good we're off you know I think we're nuts I think Chen here is a pfc in their armor that's almost as good as a non column well if the worst comes to the worst we can always bring him back hey maybe we can bring back a now now now that'd be that'd be too much now I'll settle for a sergeant or even a corp road what are you slowing down for somebody's standing on their road waving at me looks like an officer well business is getting better all the time I gotta stop you know there's a neighbor Shishuma Shaza hands up buddy Margaret rough blood he's going for that what happened he was looking for some sergeant when I told him to put his hands up yeah that shoot was bound to bring him buzzing around to figure there's a patrol loose for sure yeah they won't figure on us heading further in I think we're trying to get back to our lines hey what's that up ahead that looks like a farm well pull in off the road manton you stay here with Chen Rothpat lets you and me take a quick peek through them windows uh-oh somebody must have heard them shots here comes half of the army let's pull Chen's hat down over my eyes are you guys hug the floor right they're leaving how'd you bluff that one off I told him I had some casualties in the truck well Chen is a casualty if you want to look at it wait a minute our guys are starting a barrage pull out of here Rothblatt where can we go we head back to the lines we'll get blown up you can't stay here either sergeant they must have this long house zeroed in we got to get off it you guys want to leave the truck what's going to happen to our boy get out of here that's the first thing which way right ahead hey serge we're way on the other side of their lines Manchuria's that way I don't care I don't want to get knocked off by one of our own 155 well if you don't care I don't care either all right then so let's know when we get to Shanghai I got a hunch guys just a hunch that this is a lucky night all I know is every minute we're going further away from home Rothblatt yeah what's that up ahead somebody's waving at you there's a car over by the side of the road do I stop for this guy well sure that's an officer we've got plenty of room oh I see now that car there has a flat tire hey he thinks we're stopping to give him a lift well ain't we here he comes oh brother no what it's a captain hands up captain get that pistol Manson buddy let him stay up in the front seat with you Rothblatt explain if he opens that yep that a blast him I I speak English good let's have a meeting of the mines here one word out of you and it's strike three let's go Rothblatt you you go the wrong way we'll point you out this America crazy he says we're crazy I think he's right listen what's the matter with it I don't know sounds like we're out of gas wait a minute let me figure out this dashboard that dial over there that must be the gas key no no that's oil got plenty of oil here it is yeah it would dry all right I didn't notice any extra can laying around anywhere's either hey grab him that he's trying to make a break hold it hold it hold it that won't do any guts my fault I took my eyes off him for just a second off the truck quick we're two head for them what size we can't try to get back now they'll be looking for us all up and down the line we can never sneak out now we couldn't go back anyways remember we still don't have a prisoner you are listening to the proudly we hail production of routine patrol will return to our story in just a moment it shall not happen here that is the unspoken prayer of every man in the united states army that is the unspoken reason for our growing military might but the time has come to speak the time has come to tell of that small phrase those five words it shall not happen here let us speak only to those young men of america who have not taken pause to think let's shout it in a voice that will reach into every city and village across the length and breadth of this great land young man you are needed you are needed to help preserve the peace you are needed to serve in your united states army to ensure for your loved ones that it shall not happen here you are urged to visit your local united states army and united states air force recruiting station today and enlist in the united states army the need is urgent do it today you are listening to proudly we hail and now we present the second act of routine patrol three infantry soldiers started out on what should have been a routine patrol to capture a prisoner preferably a non-commissioned officer one rainy night in korea getting into the enemy lines was easy as a matter of fact nothing seems to be stopping them as they steal further and further into enemy territory where do you figure we are now son well it beats me must have come a good 10 miles sides it's going to get light in a couple of hours and the honeymoon is going to be over wait a minute people up ahead take it very slow now oh man if it wasn't for this riot i see somebody yeah two of them the guys guys what's the matter look the one on the right that's our helmet our field jacket can't be it can't be just standing there talking hey maybe we don't know it and the war is over oh now what it's a car coming hey fellas do you see what i see it's a chinese colonel getting out and a united states officer is with him man oh man we're green hey somebody kick me speak english always oh yes hello colonel better better you man on the score you must speak english always if someone talk to you in our language you will not answer you must live english language get a load of this hey why don't we beg that turn yes sir that's our boy what's going on this must be a school where they train guys to impersonate americans shake a few of those jokers back of our lines and the fact could really be on a flyer oh boy what a setup he's alone in that car with just one man oh you man you'll be especially alert the general himself is in the area did he say a general it must be i know what you're thinking i know what i got a cool watch it that colonel he's looking this way that he can't see us who are those three men he can't huh he's got eyes like an eagle you man stand where you are oh don't get nervous nobody can make that our faces in this rain in the dark you get mysterious hey sarge let's play us our way out of here i want everybody to look at these three men how perfect they are in every detail faster bearing the way they hold their weapons the man in the middle notice his jaw it is moving up and down yes even adopted the barbaric half of chewing gum the three of you stay there i want the general himself to inspect you Joe driving over to the general's car hey why didn't you give us the high sign we could have brought home a car uh i got my site set on a general ran out margiles if you only wanted was a non-com all right let's bring in a general who knows i might make a promotion man i've been on patrols in my time but never nothing like this so this is where the commies train somebody's coming oh look who's sitting next to the crowd Eddie let's miss this up sing one of those rebel mountain songs oh i see what he means yeah yeah do as he tells you a birmingham jail house a birmingham jail i send all my letters to birmingham jail are you the three man kind of kind of told me about mm not bad that's the song you are overdoing it it does not sound authentic to me i doubt that americans could sing that way down with the tension uh-huh no something is wrong i don't think you would fool the americans you'll still give me the impression that you are masquerading in yankee suits let me analyze this i think i know yes you are just a little too perfect whoa get out of the car and find konokirong for me i want to explain this to him fellows it's now or it has to be never silence you will remain at attention and not talk amongst yourself while you are being inspected general will you all be kind enough to get into your car i'll cut you in half with this tommy gun what kind of insolence it was he says general i do not appreciate this joke you'll be caught muscled rough blood get him into his car quick yeah cut him in i'll prop him up on the front seat next to you rough blood now just drive and go like the wind nobody's going to have the nerve to stop a general's car you will never take my back alive general i get this gun in your back you pop off just one time yeah it sounds like our one five houses still going strong yeah in a way that's good most of these guys will be hugging the ground in the fox what the shell's kicking up about a hundred yards ahead stop the car we'll have to take a chance if we can get through the barrage didn't go much farther this way anyhow all right i'll keep your tommy getting nice and comfortable against the general's back Eddie the lines around here some ways well get off the road into the bushes lucky no one will hear us walking you will never bring me back alive now general don't irritate me there's the same woods we came in through hey wait a minute looks different there were some bushes yeah i think they cut them down and dug a fox hole to cover the approach he's right he set up a machine gun yeah that means we'll be spotted unless we can sneak up behind them and lob in a grenade i had a slug him i could see was opening his mouth to yell good deal rough blood okay we'll have to crawl along the ground and drag him with us eddie first off now you creep up and handle the machine gunners the artillery should cover the grenade right if it works out give us one of your bird calls we're hearing from me we'll work along the ground rough blood now you pull them by the hands i'll pull them by the feet that's it all clear let's go careful careful through here there's mines oh our boys becoming conscious what is the meaning where where am i oh cheer it up general half hour you'll be drinking fresh hot american coffee hey fellas i'm beat can't we just lay here and rest a minute okay sit down here's i figure we've got about 300 yards to our outpost what's the funny listen dimwit at your own machine gun i heard you laughing you won't take me now i know you won't take me listen to this guy combat fatigue fellas i think we'll have to slug him again and drag him with us gentlemen first please accept my compliments you are superb soldiers you came into our lines and captured me uh general that these were the of my own troops none of this soft soap is gonna get you anywhere but i cannot be taken my family would be disgraced oh things are tough all over i will not reveal information you'll realize that uh what do you think all this is gonna get you may i have your pistol sergeant oh sure sure leave one round in the chamber i would do the same for a general in your army i'll bet you would come on crawl by yourself of what drag you i'm sorry i cannot go with you it would have been better had you lent me your pistol hey look the rain has washed away most of the art here but next to him it's a mine come try to stop me i will take you with me and he grabbed him by the legs quick get away from him fellas he's crazy he's gonna lay down on that mine stop him yeah how you say he was a general yes captain and would you believe it we lost him at the last minute leave that sergeant how can i possibly believe such a fantastic story ridiculous captain sergeant gillespie corporal rothblatt and private manson are my three best yes yes i know look sergeant you'd only you told me you tried your best and you couldn't get a prisoner well sir uh we did manage to uh get our hands on a letter hmm yes here it is sir as you see it's a just to a major the town of uh shunyen let me have a minute i got some information here rothblatt sir you claim you can read this language what does it say well go ahead matter can't you read it no yes sir so it uh says uh yin fu must be the major's name funny way to start a communication your dog what's that rothblatt i'm just reading this sir you dog i understand you're orderly liberated a case of wine last week did you send me a couple of bottles since you it's a little hard to make out here since you were promoted to major you've become i don't know what this next word means sir i think he means a real gi i guess uh then he goes on says uh don't expect me to ask naya some gal i guess if she's got a friend next time we get to visit shunyen your thirsty buddy chang i'm sure this will solve all of g2's problems now listen here i want a prisoner do you understand yes sir get out there and grab the first regency understand yes sir this is just a routine patrol don't make a big thing on of it understand yes sir that's all all right let's go won't be nothing to this just routine plan ahead to get ahead there's sound advice for you young men of america and here's how you can act on that advice your united states army is offering a bright future in such interesting technical fields as radio radar electronics mechanics meteorology photography and many many others perhaps you're not qualified in any of these urgently needed skills well here's the answer to that the united states army through its many fine technical schools is prepared to train you in the field for which you show an aptitude now there's a great opportunity your opportunity to plan ahead to get ahead for full details visit your nearest united states army and united states air force recruiting station now this has been another program on proudly we hail presented transcribed in cooperation with this station by the united states army and the united states air force recruiting service 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