COMBAT! s.2 ep.10: "A Distant Drum" (1963)

[@charlessedlacek5754]

Watched this with my dad a lot. My grandfather, however.......made it after landing in France, fought all the way into germany, was part of the liberation at daucau death camp...way too many bad memories.

[@majcorbin]

This TV series was the main motivation for me taking three years of German language in High school [1967-1970] it was a Skill set that served me well during my cold war tour of duty in Nuremberg Germany [1976-1979]

[@Thompson-xp1mk]

Hi, I also studied German in high school 50 years ago and have almost forgotten except Ich liebe dich, from Korea.

[@หนูน้อยศรี]

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[@edbecka233]

Three years HS German with an excellent teacher, paid off when I had duty in Schweinfurt, Bayern, FRG.

[@redbarrebel7515]

Although there are great episodes in every season, I think the second season has the most. Great Director of photography, love the "chickens-eye-view" as he crawls to the house. lol

[@yannschonfeld5847]

This is one épisode where the French actors, in this case actresses, namely Denise Darcel really play their parts extrêmely and convincingly well. After playing in such movies as Vera Cruz, this épisode of Combat was her last official rôle. Denise could have done more but never took cinéma too seriously. Born in 1925, Denise left us in 2011. Happy to see Rick Jason play a full rôle in this épisode. Merci pour le téléchargement.

[@timotimo5144]

+Iain Schofield Yes, she even cuts the bread correctly.

[@stevebrownrocks6376]

Iain Schofield are you the resident French actor/actress trivia guide? You seem to know a lot about these relatively unknown players.

[@bettysamson4925]

I love the data on these actors. Thanks!

[@unclemikeb]

Great episode, thanks for posting. This was a really different kind of Combat, really liked it.

[@karencupples1339]

Thanks for posting the best show ever, Combat, power packed with life lessons and illustrated sermons, to inspire us onward and to not give up, because the live free or die patriotic spirit is contageious.

[@judyjones5089]

Thanks for airing this show again.

[@leezeidel3630]

Started watching Combat when I was just 7 I'm taking a refresher course thanks to U Tube 👍

[@RdlfLau]

1234

[@mattjohn3901]

@@RdlfLau :l

[@eugenesidlowe6395]

Same here.

[@johnmccluskey955]

Great show! I used to watch it with my Dad as a kid. Never knew it was on here. Thanks to whoever put the episodes up. Watching them daily!

[@swimlaps1]

Watched on TV as a child, with my dad - who watched it. Learned of the bad Nazi's! Hoped the handsome lieutinent would be on!

[@richardlujan4981]

I don't like how this show dipicks American running away all the time American won the wore

[@michaelrodriguez9249]

N o xjf no Fffjfh

[@johariharun9545]

Nk in in JB

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[@exjazzer]

Thank you for posting my favorite show. Great lessons in courage and compassion.

[@carlwatzulik753]

A very good friend growing up had parents involved in WWII France. Dad was a GI, and Mom was a member of the French Resistance. He brought her home after the war ended. She had lost everything, and he lost many friends. The stories they told us kids were all about their love! My favorite was Dad not understanding how their 1st child was born 9 1/2 months after their marriage day!😊!" What the hell happened to those 15days?" They fell in love in France and it continued and flourished for the rest of their lives!😊! The stories I heard from them as an adult were scary and serious as hell!

[@dindinprivate3477]

Best acting role for Rick Jason (Lt. Hanley) since the series began! He was really good in this one, finally catching up a bit with Vic Morrow's (Sgt. Saunders) great roles.

[@rogerlynch5279]

Honnestly I think Rick Jason was good in every episode he had played in. Wonder why he was not better known as an actor. I have just jearned about him watching those COMBAT ! episodes.

[@apoloniocontreras7288]

@@rogerlynch5279 combate en español

[@ТамараГригорян-ю7ф]

Шх

[@lynnesaginaw8061]

A lot of it is just luck. At any given time, the SAG estimates, 80 to 90 percent of the membership is unemployed. That's a lot of talent going begging.

[@lillistern4901]

I loved that scene at the table with the Mother 😍😍😍😍😍

[@calvinferguson8588]

Excellent story, Very moving. Inspiring courage - Bon chance!

[@jatechsdnbhd8211]

Ini lah cerita combat yg aku pling mnat zmn kecil, dgn teknologi terkini pluhan thun msih dpt tngok lgi, Alhmdlillah

[@markbowman6655]

GR160289 Thanks for sharing all these great COMBAT episodes! I'm 47, and got to know the show from your You Tube channel.

[@fernandodomingues4898]

Quando a TV chegou na minha casa nos anos 60 eu tinha 12 anos. Era a maior novidade, e a Série Combat trouxe para mim e meus amigos de bairro o que aconteceu durante a II Guerra Mundial. Que pouca coisa nos sabíamos e junto com tudo isso os idiomas que era novidade para nós .E por isso incluido no currículo escolar. Mas para mim o bom mesmo foi assistir esta série que não passou inteira, hoje estou acabando de assistir esta. Grandes atores que tenho como boa lembrança da minha adolescência.

[@carlitojallorina5607]

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[@williamosbornjr.3458]

This Episode took place 3 days before the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. I was only about 10 years old, but I remember it like yesterday. Superb acting by Rick Jason! One of His Best Episodes!

[@gehlen52]

I no doubt saw it as well because I never missed an episode, every tuesday evening. I had just turned 10 on the 13th. When I think of my grandmother telling me what happened when I got home from school, sometimes the tears still flow.

[@MikeKauaiHawaii]

I was 10 also. I remember Nov 22, 1963 like yesterday. I was in school when they announced it.

[@donlove3741]

Afternoon in Ga.. got outta school early.. was told President was shot... walked home as fast as we could.. was 8. Combat ,12iclock high and Jonny Quest. Saturday morn Tennessee Tuxedo,Underdog, Rocky and Bullwinkle then hook up with boys and off ro the woods till sun started to set.. Any one of you old farts remember The Gallant Men?

[@osmanqadr-fp3uu]

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[@bolinfan1519]

@@MikeKauaiHawaii A lot of kids in the Dallas public school system cheered.

[@JohnRHritz]

I enjoy watching combat, my dad was in world war 11, the lieutenant and sergeant

[@phildevore4543]

These guys never die even after they are wounded over and over again.

[@brucemarsico6]

There wouldn't be a show if they did (die). Don't you know anything about show biz?

[@edbecka233]

Boxcar fulla purple heart, bronze & silver star, Dist svc medal, wheelbarrow fulla CMH, Saunders alone would have out-medaled Saint Audie.

[@josephweaver335]

americans liked the luger too, favorite toy after the series began, I had one as a young boy!

[@bolinfan1519]

@Larry Larategui My grandfather captured a pistol "of the parabellum type" on the Eastern Front in Ukraine in the summer of 1917. He was in the Russian army (Kornilov's shock division) fighting against the Austro-Hungarian army.

[@grabit1]

Even though I watched almost all of these shows when they first aired, it amazes me that they hold up so well. I don't think I've seen another weekly series with 30+ shows each year quite like it, with each episode a morality play.

[@khongmai2445]

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[@danrobinson572]

Really good episode!

[@deborahlangnese7645]

Denise Darrell born in Paris France died in L. A. She was 87 an actress vaudevillian and a singer. She made movies from 1951,1954,1953,1950,1952,1961,1953,1948. She made westward the women with Robert Taylor. Vera Cruz with Gary cooper and Burt Lancaster. Then. Dangerous when wet with Jack Carson. Then Tarzan and the slave girl with Lex Barker Vanessa Brown and Robert Alda. Then. Young man with ideas with Glenn Ford and Ruth Roman. Seven women from hell. Flame of Calcutta with Patrick Knowles. Battleground. Then thunder in the pines then To the victorthen challenge. The. Wilderness. I remember her accent and soft voice.

[@ilovethetampabaylightning92]

Thanks for posting these videos.

[@edl617]

And The beautiful Denise Darcel too. She starred in Battlecry in 1949 John Holdiak, etc.

[@jimmygeigel5116]

I used to play soldiers looking at this at 5 years

[@josephweaver335]

the different time means all, americans were always taught to respect those less fortunate I only hope our American boys carry on that tradition, no matter how many people hate us.

[@bananamango867]

joseph weaver not all hate USA Sir .. We still support USA Philippines is still pro America. And a strong ally of u.s. always

[@blusnuby2]

@@bananamango867 Thank You All !

[@anamariabaorebatta2832]

Hoy es un día muy especial 21 de mayo es su cumpleaños RICk JASON mi héroe de COMBATE 💚 💕 💜 desde el cielo un 😘 q DIOS y luminoso tu camino. Me encanta ver COMBATE 💚 💜 😍 💕 es miserie favorita 💚 con RICk JANSON VIC MORROW .

[@wayartio]

At 37:34 Hanley displayed excellent form when skanking lover boy. Must have gotten some pointers from Caje!

[@bolinfan1519]

He sure did!

[@saeedmadani7949]

Thank you.

[@andrewcheesar4384]

Saunder's helmet has a Marine camouflage pattern on it if I am not mistaken. If you watch a lot of Marine combat footage from the Pacific World War 2 era you will notice it.

[@abelardoberroteran5526]

Sgt. Saunders was given the helmet from his brother who was in the Pacific campaign.

[@edbecka233]

@Andrew Cheesar @Abelardo Berroteran Nope flashback episodes show that he scavenged a discarded camo pattern parachute canopy during D-Day.

[@exjazzer]

My father was in the Army before the war and in the Merchant Marines all during the war. He saw a lot of merchant ships being sunk by the Germans and the boys crying for their moms. The horrors of war. Pray for peace.

[@jeffreycoulter4095]

How can we have peace, while we allow the steal of a presidential election, a God knows how many other elections, by people like bidan, jobama, cintonaze and others who seek to create a socialist country in the makings of Moa, Stalin, Hitler, Peron, Chavez, Castro and other nuts. How do we achieve peace? Tell me that and I'll go for it. Until then, prepare

[@odtongdongkirong2416]

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[@Mark22134]

Mi papa fue artillero WW2 Aleman era casi sordo tenia 2 balazos pero sobrevivio asi naci yo para estar en este mundo cruel sufriendo,gracias papa

[@dorianphilotheates3769]

That Hamilton watch is still sitting in some SALAMANDER shoebox in someone’s attic somewhere in Germany...

[@garymazur2217]

Saunders an Hanley shared top billing on the show, I believe whoever was the star in that episode got first pictured an billing, that way you knew if it was a Hanley episode or a Saunders episode .

[@colleenmengel1337]

actually that isn't true. They shared 152 opening credits equally but Vic Morrow had much more of the "starring" roles. there were plenty of openings where Rick Jason got first billing but wasn't even in the episode.

[@christopherfranklin4760]

@@colleenmengel1337 Right. They had a contractual thing about who got first billing. They simply split it down the middle.

[@fjfhh2507]

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[@jamescherney5874]

Always an attractive French woman that speaks fluent english in every house or town that is willing to help.

[@jeffreycoulter4095]

It was raging hormones

[@scvandy3129]

"jamescheney5874," The "Combat!" faithful would disagree, because so many times Cage [Pierre Jalbert] 'saves the day' with his bilingual, French - English expertise. Thank goodness the women are attractive -- say most of the male cast members who are usually only surrounded by male performers, extras, stuntmen and crew. * SPOILER ALERT * In 'The Sniper' when Gail Kobe guest starred as the French barmaid and betrayer and (secret) lover of Hans Gudegast / Eric Braeden, a boche remaining in the village and disguised as a French peasant after the departure of the main German force. She MAY have seemed 'willing to help' Saunders et al., but she'd let her lover shoot the Americans one by one.

[@esperanzaflores180]

Thanks 😊👍 I remember my father tell me you were born I was in the front fighting for out freedom

[@stevedandy973]

It seems Sarge is ALWAYS losing his helmet.😎

[@lordeden2732]

Should have kept zipped up!

[@bailey9r]

Not as often as his Thompson! ;

[@marktoombs6276]

U allowed if u at least half the bill.know what I mean?

[@hermanator74301]

@@lordeden2732 Zipped up? helmets don't have zippers.

[@Jeeps-kh1hb]

Well it is the only camouflage covered one, so apparently it works.

[@jameshalpin1580]

As much as I enjoy these episodes just can’t get over the way Kirby uses the bar it’s a wonder he can hit anything

[@fernandodomingues4898]

Sou brasileiro nasci na cidade de Cruzeiro Estado de São Paulo. Éramos felizes e não sabíamos , tempos bons e saudáveis.

[@bestwishes5060]

Not even many fools would throw away a empty canteen!

[@garymazur2217]

I. Don't know if anyone else's has noticed threw out season 1 all of the guys almost every episode they all had field packs with shovels. Starting season 2 threw 5 no more. Out of all the series I liked season 1 the best, fresh writing, rewatched I still love the whole show all together.

[@gehlen52]

Season 1 was Normandy invasion, full gear until off the beaches, after that when inland, shovels and a lot of other stuff were useless dead weight.

[@hermanator74301]

Your piss-poor english is giving me a headache. Did you make it through the 3rd fucking grade? Oh, notice that I used 'through' correctly. ' threw' is like he threw the ball'. Also in the Army they were entrenching tools,..not shovels. You don't know shit.

[@rogerlynch5279]

Fun Fact: As a German militaric expression. a shovel = ein Klappspaten.

[@kennethduval6769]

Magnificent score !! ❤

[@sureshbhave9992]

These shows are so realistic. I see all those that I can find.

[@billlaw6540]

Like all, .saw when I was young, More important now, each episode is A life lesson ,on how to treat other people, And in this case, how to treat women. They would be never allow the German Soldier knocking the mom out, but in The end she gets him With a rock!! The background music is absolutely The best ,,wish I had it following me Around,in real life ....🐺🔧🪛💯🏁 Bill in SoQuel

[@SOffenbach]

We are there fighting for France and she has an attitude!

[@wooderdsaunders6801]

Fear

[@Mrfrenchdeux]

French + female, lots of lip.

[@triciajohansen7124]

The French STILL have an attitude, never mind we helped them in THREE wars!😡

[@edbecka233]

@@triciajohansen7124 Gotta love the story of the US airline capt that got lip from the euro air traffic controller and shot back, "well, the last time I flew over this dump we weren't concerned with LANDING..." "Why are the boulevards in Paris lined with trees? So every couple of decades the Germans can march in the shade". Turns out that all the US flags that we've planted on the moon have been bleached white by the sun...Great, now it looks like the French have been there!"

[@triciajohansen7124]

@@edbecka233 yes. "Combat" was and is a great show. Too bad most of the cast is deceased.

[@johnrogan9420]

Those German artillery units...the actual footage...arbeit richtig gemacht...precise and effective!

[@agnesbonnetain8656]

I like this episode...... with french women.......I am a french woman.

[@MartinSage]

Her daughter speaks English...she is the daughter of 2 famous actors...John McIntire and Jeanette Nolan.

[@timchristopherson572]

John McIntire replaced Ward Bond, who played Major Seth Adams on Wagon Train after he died while the show was on hiatus...

[@hiyallhiyall1644]

not so famous -- i've never heard of either one

[@hermanator74301]

@@hiyallhiyall1644 Two of Hollywood's most famous. You have to be a complete fucking idiot.

[@secondthought2320]

I don't care how badly you are hurt, never discard your canteen or your weapon! Besides, you are leaving a trail.

[@mf7482]

+Second Thought Right, what king of stupid soldiers do we have in the army? A SGT who leaves his helmet and a LT who leaves his rifle after rolling down a hill, while an enemy patrol is walking around the countryside.

[@Snag30M1]

Second Thought - So tell me where you come across this word "Never" I have seen Soldiers do things that they "Never" would under normal incidents very often. Where do you base your experience? I have seen some very brave men not be very brave it just depends on so many things from time to time. 1st Squad, 1st Platoon, C Troop, 3rd Squadron, 5th Regiment, 1st Air Cavalry Division.

[@buckrogers5331]

I believe they were trying to show he was concussed and rather disoriented. With an arm injured, he can be forgiven for giving up his weapon.

[@lordeden2732]

@@mf7482 ACTORs YOU BLITHERING IDIOT!"

[@wooderdsaunders6801]

Lt was not in right mind at thise times,

[@epilobello]

Shouldn't have thrown his canteen. He could have put it in the holey bucket and drawn water. Could have also used the german helmet in the bucket. Seems the german soldiers did not figure on using a secondary vessel either.

[@wooderdsaunders6801]

Could have even pluged the holes with rocks or a damp cloth/shirt. The germans were getting ready to use a helmet(the one looming in the ruined building),.then the scene cut to the lt. Going into the water.

[@lynnesaginaw8061]

A little artistic license, please. Injured and lost, he was not thinking straight.

[@perpieta]

Yay, an episode showcasing the tall, dark and handsome Lt. Hanley ♥♥♥

[@edbecka233]

Millions of housewives: "You and the boys go ahead and watch Combat!, Dear." While thinking: "Oooooh, there's that Rick Jason and Vic Morrow again!"

[@oldwolfhound127th9]

First time I have been able to see a bayonet stud on the lt's carbine.

[@edbecka233]

Yeah, they actually added those on to existing Carbines late in the War and afterward. Prop guys probably couldn't find one without it. I had to get rid of the lugged barrel clamps on an Inland and an Underwood when I modernized (some say "bubba'd") them.

[@spunkychk5555]

Thank you!

[@tonyfeliciano2717]

I like the way they talk almost like the 40s the expression says what goes ? Instead of what's happening Very good research the producer did 🪖🪖🪖🇺🇸👍

[@brig.4398]

I guess everyone makes a full recovery after being wounded...but I sort of like it that way.

[@stanford2444]

He didn't get his watch back!

[@robiningram9774]

I don't think the daughter got her necklace back.

[@edbecka233]

Sitting in some Comrade's attic in a shoebox.

[@edbecka233]

OK I just got spooked but good. 31:40 when LT peeks out the curtain, the hanging divider strips behind my computer desk opened up a crack. Almost looked through to see if there were any bosche. Figured out my dog was under the desk wagging his tail.

[@manoftruth6958]

Lowlife Kraut,lifts dead G.I.'s wallets,and watches and french girls pendants.

[@scvandy3129]

"manoftruth6958," Scum of the earth. And based on some expressed, minor clues displayed or verbalized by his fellow soldiers in this squad they don't think much of him EITHER.

[@robertburch8912]

Great show

[@fernandochiarelli]

From Brazil, I just tanks the post; I came and a feel like a little again

[@Brucev7]

Saunders helmet miraculously reappears at the end.

[@mystuff1405]

Brucev7 The squad found it earlier. Probably gave it back.

[@bailey9r]

The props guy was following in his VW beetle ;

[@edbecka233]

He always sends Kirby to find it after a mission.

[@billhuber2964]

Hanley is the lieutenants lieutenant.

[@JFinSD2]

Anyone else here who know movie stars from the 40's and 50s? Is it just me or does Rick Jason have Robert Taylor-like looks?

[@dorianphilotheates3769]

John Fuentes - Yes, I think so, too.

[@Robbi496]

Hnadley and Saunders both have 9 lives!!!

[@scvandy3129]

"Robbie496," Sure do -- just like the lead characters in most weekly shows with regular characters on American television.

[@Lazarus0357]

The German Hauptman (spelling uncertain!) at 21:05 has a magazine rifle which is not a K-98 or any other rifle used by the German Army. Regards

[@deafsmith1006]

G43 German rifle. 10 shot mag. Semi-auto. They did use 'em.

[@Lazarus0357]

Thanks, I didn' know it. I've seen something like that in the Swiss Army. Regards

[@t.j.payeur5331]

It's called a Gewehr 43. Oh,yeah, they used them.

[@colinbannister3469]

He's using a Gewher G43, German semi - auto assault rifle.

[@russphilly]

...like the others who have thanked you for posting this GreaT!!!..series. :) thankS!!

[@karencupples1339]

A distant drum. A distant drum. Hear it ? It calls for more than one. It calls live free or die patriots such as these in this episode, to live free or die, in this Nazi take over. A distant drum. A distant drum. The heart of God is where it"s from.

[@harrykuheim6107]

Those WW II Carbines are priceless today...

[@scvandy3129]

"harrykuheim6107," They have significantly increased in price in the collectors' market. Late last century sporting goods stores were practically giving them away, stacking them up inside large rubber trash cans, maybe less than $50 a pop Now, to the U.S. soldiers counting on them back when it counted, they were pretty useless when compared to its big brother, M1 Garand with its significantly more powerful .30-'06 chambering [compared to the pistol-sized .30 Carbine caliber] and Thompson submachine gun.

[@brucemarsico6]

Rick seems just as rough and tough as Vic in this episode....

[@TheFishdoctor1952]

When LT crawled out of the water, his shoulder didn't seem to be too injured. Guess it's hard to act the part crawling.

[@wb6162]

Miraculous shoulder recovery at 37:44

[@unclemikeb]

Fear, anger, adrenaline?

[@sarahjensen4795]

Keppler was a thief of the first order. Wonder if it was a St. Christophers medal or St Jude, which is I believe the Patron Saint of "Lost Causes?"

[@jimmygeigel5116]

Used to drive my mother and grand mother crazy .looking at this soldier s series

[@robertmartinez4174]

I like that Rebel Without A Cause soundtrack.

[@KillerBebe]

If he didn’t throw away his empty canteen he could have put it into the bucket and sent it down for water.

[@TheEvilDrR]

It was an empty aluminum canteen, it would've floated and done him no good at all.

[@hermanator74301]

@@TheEvilDrR Oh, fuck, dumbass, it would have had a line of rope around it. Could have got a lil' water and then send it back down for more. Are you really that stupid?

[@kennynvake4hve584]

I like how the rope dont go down and you hear the bucket hit the water..............at 10:24

[@dorianphilotheates3769]

15:20ff: Those French chickens be like, WTF?!

[@scvandy3129]

"dorianphilotheates3769," As most anyone and everyone knows, a characteristic of chickens loose to roam in the yard is that they defecate EVERYWHERE. Now, "Combat!" faithful, look how Hanley's crawling prone fashion through the supposed dung encrusted dirt and grass with his bare hands! Yuck!

[@johnrogan9420]

Series always had the Heer soldiers looking immaculate...all the WW2 vets commented on the quality of the weapons...uniforms...equipment carried by the Heer soldiers of der Deutschland

[@johnrogan9420]

13:46...mic left out

[@johnrogan9420]

Keppler ...stollen schmuck...

[@johnrogan9420]

This show was language 101 for us Levitowners..english...French..und Deutsche

[@johnrogan9420]

Blut..blood.. bleu

[@johnrogan9420]

French mother ...lying to everyone about everything to protect her daughter!

[@donaldpiper9763]

I had an uncle that was in the 3rd army with Patton fought all the way till the end.

[@scvandy3129]

"donaldpiper9763," And were he still with us he's admonish you with: "Hey, nephew, I was in the Third Army." To which General Patton would thank him.

[@stingingwasp8510]

Does anyone know what she is saying to the german soldier @ 40:25?? Also, are they speaking french or german??

[@garymazur2217]

For women who speak little or no English it was easier for them to understand a 3 letter word like gun. Rather then rifle give the LT credit for keeping it simple.

[@lordeden2732]

SCRIPT WRITER DIM WIT!

[@garymazur2217]

@@lordeden2732 it's just a T.V. show dumb as*

[@billb2479]

Note this is the second or third time a German takes a US .45 cal pistol. My dad told me the Germans thought the US .45 was "hot poop".

[@TheEvilDrR]

My dad had an Air Force issue .45. He home-made some hollow points when he went hunting elk, for in case he ran into a Grizzly. The .45 had big stopping power, but not very accurate. I've heard it said if you got hit with a .45, you went down, no matter where it hit you. But, close range only. German pistols were better engineered, and probably had a bigger capacity mag. But clearly, this Kepler guy would lift anything that seemed even remotely valuable and light enough to carry.

[@bolinfan1519]

@@TheEvilDrR Yeah, that Kepler guy.

[@edbecka233]

@@TheEvilDrR As a range operator/firearms instructor/competitive shooter I can tell you that any inaccuracy was NOT due to the 1911 but to the dismal lack of real marksmanship training of the shooter. My rack grade 1911A1 and issue hardball WILL find a bad guy at 100M and beyond. And issue .45 hardball is NOT magic. Hit 'em in the elbow and you still have work to do on that target. However at the time it was formulated and adopted, it was MUCH more effective than the .38 Long Colt revolvers it replaced.

[@scvandy3129]

"billb2479," Understand your point, but in THIS instance, after unholstering Hanley's .45 he hefts it a couple seconds; THEN when called away by his departing squad HE LEAVES IT. 'Crazy' I know, but I played it back 4 or 5 times to confirm: boche did NOT depart the supposed dead lieutenant's position with the cherished .45. . . . Adding to the incredulous action, WHY did Hanley just 'leave it there' after the enemy's exit?

[@vemethh3110]

Wait a minute, I thought Sunders had always been the platoon Sargent. Isn't supposed to be just 1 sarge for platoon? I love this show, I used to watch it with my dad when I was a kid. It's much much better than I remember it to be!

[@onslought2]

When platoon leaders are injured or killed then the next in line would be any officer or Sargents Saunders in this case to take over a squad leader at any time until releaved.

[@dindinprivate3477]

Saunders was a buck sergeant - that is a squad sergeant (no rockers under his stripes). When the platoon sergeant was killed he was temporarily moved up to fill in the position.

[@bolinfan1519]

Serg't. Saunders fought like a lion.

[@edbecka233]

Watch some season one episodes, he's referenced as a squad leader (buck sgt).

[@OKBAOK]

Starting at 5:00 Rick Jason's gun looks like just 22 caliber😀

[@melvinbennett444]

Thought for a minute the Mother at the house Hanley winds up at, was Nurse Dixie, from "Emergency". Could be her sister.

[@garymazur2217]

Melvin Bennett Great eye it is Dixie, watch that show to as a young man.

[@dhart8451]

Negative, Dixie was played by Julie London. The internet, where most rumors get started.

[@hermanator74301]

@@garymazur2217 It is not Dixie. It is Denise Darcel. Dixie McCall was played by Julie London. Another idiot trying to be a fucking know-it-all!!!

[@rufinavargas3238]

POR FAVOR DOBLAJE LATINO estas series son mis favoritas

[@mishawakapost2681]

Why would Sarge put Kirby in charge when Cage was available?

[@benlee913]

@William Signs I just watched that episode.

[@edbecka233]

Kirby despite his frequent demotions probably had time in service and/or time in grade over Caje.

[@josephweaver335]

In a life or death who really rationalizes?

[@billhuber2964]

Saunders is the sargents sargent.

[@garykuhlmann8149]

Hanley sure is lucky that les deux femmes came to their senses and decided to do the right thing.

[@scvandy3129]

"garykuhlmann8149," And viewers are lucky and appreciative that the credited writers wrote it this way to keep us 'on our toes' and so wonderfully entertained.

[@flintrichards945]

The lieutenant shouldn’t have thrown his canteen away and he shouldn’t of left his weapon on that hill you don’t do that stuff but it’s a great show anyway I’ve watched every episode many times I know that’s all just Hollywood.

[@TheEvilDrR]

Stuff happens. And you can always get a replacement carbine...

[@hermanator74301]

" of ",...try 'have'.

[@scvandy3129]

@@TheEvilDrR When a professional soldier is in the enemy's territory with the likelihood of SECONDS count -- death is just a firefight away -- THAT irresponsible attitude about getting a replacement carbine once he's back at hq or a command position is guaranteed to get him shipped in a box to Arlington Nat'l Cemetery and a 21-gun salute. Aside from the M1 Carbine Lt. Hanley TOTALLY lucked out when the despicable, lowlife of the enemy squad stole his watch, but for some unknown reason left the Colt 1911 pistol behind, despite removing it from Hanley's holster and hefting it in his hand for a couple seconds. But the lieutenant ignored it; left it in the foxhole. . . For awhile he DID have the security of his carbine, but senselessly let 'it' go astray. In his slow trek through recent skirmish and bombed out zones, surely he could have scrounged up an American or German discarded weapon PLUS ammo. Even though his canteen was dry, certainly foolish to toss it aside as eventually he'll come upon a fresh water source and can fill it full to its top -- for life-saving use on his long trek getting back behind his lines.

[@jeffrey3498]

If Hanley had kept his canteen he could have lowered that into the well.

[@johntunnell2969]

One of the top 5 TV shows

[@johntunnell2969]

Of All time in my opinion.

[@kurtbjorn]

At the start of this episode, the shelling... one thing that drives me NUTS with this show and others like it are some of the sound effects. All the big BOOMS in this show have a weird two-stage sound, like "Kahhh (long pause) BOOOOOOoooom." Real explosives of that type are a very sharp CRACK, not a long, drawn-out sound. And the bark of the Mauser 98's, kind of a deep "KerCHUNG", another two-stage sound. I know, stupid nit-picking. Oh yes, when they show distant shelling, you hear the boom exactly when the shell hits; again, real life, there can be a significant delay. Sound isn't instantaneous. OK, I'll stop it with the coffee now, and find something worthwhile to bitch about!

[@snakewrithing]

+KurtB Really? In Nam we sometimes heard the whistling and we could also sometimes hear when the enemy fired. What we did not hear was the one that fell on your position. The sound is more of a Whump.

[@kurtbjorn]

Arthur Johnson You'd know more than me, certainly, but whistling shells? I guess it depends upon the type. The speed of sound is what it is. If you were on the end of say a German 88 shell delivered on a flat trajectory, you'd not hear a thing, the projectile is way supersonic. But a lofted howitzer or mortar, yes the sound of the launch will definitely outrun the shell. Thanks.

[@snakewrithing]

+KurtB I was a Scout Sgt for an artillery unit. You can hear outgoing and incoming. The incoming has a soft woosh sound. The whistle come from the band that binds the charge to the shell. Sometimes it is not left behind. At the Cua viet we could hear the 152 MM's firing. Wump. Then woosh then Kawump. Artillery does not always explode on land. (HEPD) Some are vectored. They explode x amount of distance in the air. VT Fuse. Different sound altogether. Mortars have a totally different sound. A Flat Trajectory is direct Fire. Only used against bunkers or armor and sometimes with flechette rounds against enemy soldiers. 3 tours I heard them all.

[@kurtbjorn]

Arthur Johnson MANY thanks! My daughter is in artillery; they opened it up to women.

[@snakewrithing]

Yes. I do not think she is a gun bunny, probably FDIC or FDC.

[@Rexerman89]

I wanna know how that one German caught up with Hanley soo fast?

[@MikeKauaiHawaii]

There is no way to tell the distance traveled, he was carrying/dragging the dead weight of the german soldier, not moving fast. There is no indication of the time passed, either.

[@rogerlynch5279]

In Computer Games this effect this is called nowdays "a rubberband effect" And now I know were a lot of ideas for games likx XCOM or the BROTHERS IN ARMS series. had come from.Like here that are stories about platoons

[@andrewcheesar4384]

The good looking dark haired woman looks familiar. I think I seen her on another show some place.

[@joep8787]

I watched this show as a kid and was always bummed out that the Germans wore uniforms that looked good, whereas the Americans wore oversized, wrinkled uniforms that looked like they'd been picked out of a Goodwill bin. This doesn't square with the reality that it was the Americans, not the Germans who had the money to outfit their soldiers with the best equipment.

[@bolinfan1519]

Eh?

[@SusanKelly-ox2kk]

The American uniforms are more practical in my opinion

[@wayneschumacher130]

I swear the German soldier who took the Lt's watch was the actor who was the foil on tv's MASH.

[@buckrogers5331]

A Distant Drum???? I think the writers were deliberately trying to give inane titles.

[@edbecka233]

Yep this one came after the Glow in the Sky episode which had zilch about glowing or skies.