14-293 Garand Picture of the Day - The Bridge at Chalons
Combat!(TV Series)
The Bridge at Chalons (1963)
The squad faces elimination by Heer troops and even worse, an ultra-caustic demo expert who refuses to let Saunders guide their sortie behind German lines to destroy a bridge. The 2 battling Sergeants trade icy glares, and contrary orders, while the infantry try everything to avoid combat with Nazis because the dog-faces must put eliminating the bridge above all else. The explosives noncom's unending contempt bruises even the calloused egos of Saunders' combat vets. Which explodes first - the bridge or the mission ?
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He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain that which he cannot lose
There are no great men, only great challenges that ordinary men are forced by circumstances to meet.
I saw an interview with him many years ago and IIRC the interviewer asked him if he really participated in the invasion of Tarawa. Again IIRC, he said it was actually Betio, one of the islands in the Tarawa atoll. Can't believe I'm misremembering those details, but I suppose it's possible.
lines to destroy a bridge. The 2 battling Sergeants trade icy glares, and contrary orders, while the infantry try everything to avoid combat with Nazis because the dog-faces must put eliminating the bridge above all else. The explosives noncom's unending contempt bruises even the calloused egos of Saunders' combat vets. Which explodes first - the bridge or the mission ?
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Originally Posted by Bill Hollinger
