The Pacific (2010): Season 1, Episode 6 - Peleliu Airfield - full transcript

Water is in short supply and the stifling heat takes control on Peleliu as Leckie is wounded and evacuated.

Tee, will you see whoever it is
calling so late in the evening?

Yes, ma'am.

It's a man in a uniform, ma'am.

Sidney Philip.

Oh! Father, Sid's here.

- I hope I didn't startle you, Mrs.
Sledge. - Oh, not at all.

Now who the hell is this
standing in my hallway?

- It's Sidney.
- Dr. Sledge.

There's more pie
on the counter.

Thank you, Rose.

I want you to speak
frankly about my Eugene.



- How is he, Sid?
- Now don't put the boy on the spot.

Mrs. Sledge,

Eugene's with a lot
of good marines.

The 1st is the best there is.

They're great guys, too.
They look after each other.

Besides that, well,
he's a mortar man,

The same as me.
Us stovepipe boys,

We're always a little
behind the hot stuff,

Which is a good place
to be, let me tell you.

Now I can't say this
about every marine I know,

But I'm not worried
about Eugene.

See, father?

That's not so hard to hear,

Is it?



Second platoon
corpsman, get up here!

What the hell you doing?

Break this shit down.
Get ready to move.

What do you got?
Any movement?

It's all quiet.

Any word on hoosier?

Well, we got hit
pretty hard on the beach.

We're still sorting out
the casualties.

- Let's go.
- No word on ours, though.

God damn it,
I just want some fucking water.

There's a gook squad
off the the right!

Yeah, they're coming from--

Hey. Hey!

Somebody found water.
I swear to Christ.

- Water.
- Somebody found water.

- Halle-fucking-lujah.
- There's plenty, boys.

All right. Yeah.

Pass my helmet.

Oh, Jesus! Man!

It's poisoned.

Jap fuckers poisoned it.

Listen up, weapons!
C.O.'s got our orders!

All right, here it is.

The entire division's moving
across the airfield at 0900.

First and second
platoon will lead,

Followed by weapons
and third platoon.

The only way to stop this jap artillery
is to get into those hills,

And the only way into those
hills is across this airfield.

When we move, do not stop
until we get across.

You got it?
Aye, skipper.

Any questions?

We need water, Captain.

I'm working on it, corporal.

Get your gear ready
and stand by.

Get back to your positions.
Pack it up!

Let's go, second squad!
Let's get back on line!

Let's go, rockets!

Pack 'em up!
Move it!

We have to cross that?

Quit whining.

It'll all be over
by the time you cross.

Japs hate mortars and bazookas

As much as riflemen, leyden.

How many japs
do you think are up there?

- Anybody got any asswipe?
- No asswipe, no chow,

No water.
So don't even think about it.

A nice cold sip of water?

A little splash on your head?

Put it right out
of your mind.

I've got a little water.

We gotta go!

Stand by!
Look alive!

Thank you.

Let's go!
Get that gear squared away!

You've been promoted.

You're gonna give him
the mortar sight?

It's the least
I can do for the water.

Second squad, on me!

Get off your ass.

Get under that gear.
We're moving shortly.

Stay alert!
Stand by!

Hey, the 5th's dry too.

Maybe the japs have
some over there.

How could they send us up here
without any fucking water?

Lucky?

Get your gear together!
Stand by to move out!

Thank God for the Navy.

First and second platoon,
move out!

Let'!
Let's move! Let's move!

Let's move!

Come on, first squad!
Stay on me!

On me, second squad!
Hurry it up, people!

Left platoon, move out!

Go go go!
Move it! Let's go!

Always first.

- Okay, let's cross the airfield!
- Right behind you, bill.

- Do not stop!
- Move! Stay low!

Weapons, let's go!

First squad,
push dead ahead!

See you on the other side!
Let's go!

Go! Hurry up!
Let's go!

Move it!

Get him out of here!

Reassele at the fallen base!

Come on, sledge! Move!

Let's go.

Listen up!
We're crossing the airfield!

Stand by to move out!

Get ready to cross!
Pass the word!

We're up!
How company!

On the left,
on the right, move out!

- See you on the other side!
- Let's go, marines!

- Let's go!
- Go go go!

Move it!

My knee!

Corpsman, help me!

Stand by to move!

Seibel, move out!
Let's go!

Sonny! J!

Sniper attack!

Let's go!
Move out! Go go!

Move out!
Let's go! Let's go!

Don't stop moving!
Let's go!

You're all right!
Get up!

You've got to get up!
Come on! You're all right!

Move it!
Move it! - Come on!

Hurts like hell!

Are you receiving?

Halfway across the runway, sir.

We're taking heavy fire.

- Runner.
- We need an air strike.

We need--
we need an air strike...

...
To subdue jap artillery

From the hill.

Are you receiving?

- Gotta get some fire on that bastard.
- We're gonna get you some help.

Are you receiving?
Are you receiving?

- I don't think we can send.
- Need a goddamn radio that works.

Fix it. Do you hear me?
Get it done.

Yes, sir.

Leckie.

White castle, this is how-4.
Do you read?

- Gotta go back.
- What about conley?

Get us a radio
and a corpsman up here.

I'll stay with conley.

White castle, this is how-4.
Do you read?

Hey, I'm coming back.
I'm coming back. Do you hear me?

I'm coming back.
I'm coming back.

Come on, stay with me.

Corpsman!
Hey, corpsman!

- Working time is at x-ray-5.
- Corpsman!

White castle, white
castle, do you read?

I need a corpsman and a radio!

A radio?
You're better off

With two tin cans
and a fucking string.

...Plus 100. Over.

- Get me in contact!
White castle--

This is ack ack. Are you receiving?
Drover-king-6...

We need an air strike
on it. Over.

We've gotta get the hell out of here!
Let's go! Let's go!

Let's go! Let's go!

Come on! Let's go!

Get him on his feet!
Keep moving!

- You're okay!
- Come on!

- Come on!
- Let's go!

Oswalt!

Let's go!
Let's go!

Corpsman!
Hey, corpsman!

Corpsman!

Mortars, bomb center
sector and adjust!

Direct fire--

H.E. On the building
on your right front!

Leyden, get that gun
on the right!

- Hanging!
- Fire!

- Hanging!
- Fire two!

Get that one on the left, ay!

Direct fire, 100.

Base charge.

- Hanging.
- Fire!

- 100'! Hit 'em again!
- Four!

- Hanging.
- Fire!

Let's go, k company!
Move out!

Ah!

Spread out!
Keep moving!

Up.

Stop.

Easy.

squad leaders,

Find your people,
check 'em out.

You jasco people,
get set up and wired in.

I need an ammo count.

What do you got?
What do you need?

We'll have o.P.S
going up before dark.

Here you go, guys.
Standby to standby.

That's all we've got. Pass it around.

- Is this item company?
- No, k-3-5.

I've got to get back
to baker-1-7.

Do you have any idea
where they are?

No, I don't. I need you to take
our wounded back to the beach.

No can do.
We're moving out.

Hold here till
we load our wounded,

Then you can move your
ass wherever you want.

Yes, sir.

Get the wounded aboard!

Let's get 'em onboard!

We're fine below!
Lower away!

- Out of the way, sir.
- Where do you want this one?

Right over here.

- Clean this dressing.
- Doctor, his b.p. is falling.

Clamp the bleeder...
Right there.

I've got a
diminished blood pressure.

Sponge.

He's gone. Get him below
and prep that abdominal.

...56,

57,

58,

Set him down here.
Get a tourniquet on that.

...60, 61...

Dextrose. Take one now,
save one for the morning.

...62, 63,

64,

65,

- 66--
- Whatcha doing, Daniels?

- Water.
- Counting japs.

One, two, three...

- What's the report, hillbilly?
- 81 from battalion.

60s are all here
and registered.

Gunny, I need another man
at second platoon l.P.

Roger that.

Hey, Daniels. Second platoon l.
P. Let's go.

I can count
japs from here.

Hey, Daniels, did you ar me?

- I said--
- Gunny. Gunny.

Find someone else for him.
I need Daniels here.

Aye, Skipper.

Doc, Daniels is gonna
come help you count bandages,

- Maybe get a little shut-eye.
- Yes, sir.

Come on, private.
Let someone else take over.

There's so many to count.

I know, private.
I know.

All right, Daniels.

Just as easily been me
counting japs I can't see.

But it's not you.

Sir, coming across
the airfield today...

I've never been more
scared in my entire life.

We're all afraid.

All of us.

A man who isn't scared out
here is either a liar or dead.

History is full of wars

Fought for 100 reasons.

But this war, our war,

I want to believe--

I have to believe

That every step
across that airfield

Every man that's wounded,
every man I lose--

That it's all worthwhile
because our cause is just.

Of course, if a just cause came
with some hot food and cold water,

That'd be okay too.

Rest up, boys.

- Thought you might need that.
- Thank you, sir.

Ack ack got me my battlefield
commission on the canal.

Seems like 1,000 years ago now.

You handled yourself
well today, sledge.

You'll be all right.

Just remember your training.

Yes, sir.

...Order
for the 3rd battalion

To make a company-sized
frontal assault.

G2 thinks the bulk
of the Japanese defenses

Are dug into the ridges that run
up the spine of the valley.

Until we take the high ground,
they'll keep plastering us.

We're moving
into the hills!

Let's move, people!

- Pork chops. - Pork chops?
That's my meat.

Courtesy
of lst-661.

- About time.
- Thank you.

Let's go. Let's go.

Saw you reading last night.

My bible.

Writing too.

Ain't supposed to write
shit down, you know.

It gives the japs valuable
intel if they find it.

I guess I won't show it
to them then.

Got a smoke?

Thanks, sledgehammer.

Sledgehammer.

I like that.

Jesus Christ.
Don't worry.

We've got a nickname
for you too, bill leyden.

We call you
ball-peen hammer--

A little hammer
for a little man.

All right, snafu.

Shit 'n' ass...

Fuck up.

Llittle joke from the little man.

- Gunny, get someone from mortars.
- Aye, skipper.

Burgie,
get me an f.O.

You too, leyden.
Let's go.

- First squad, follow me!
- Hold 'em here, sergeant.

- Set up a security perimeter.
- Aye, sir.

Set up
a security perimeter.

Machine guns move out
to the left and right flank.

Riflemen, faced outwards.

Second squad,
36, let's go.

91 over on the right!

Looks like two heavy
bamboo machine guns,

Probably more.

I need to get a better look.

- Sledge, leyden.
- No no, I'm gonna scout it.

- You sure?
- Yeah.

Get your top ready.

Skipper, pull back!

Stay on those guns!

It's a fortress up there.

We've gotta move!
Pull back!

- Pull back!
- Let's go! Let's go!

Pull back!

- Skipper coming in!
- Hold your fire!

- Radio, get me battalion.
- Yes, sir.

White castle, this is Harper field.
Do you read?

Do you read?

Master white, ack ack.
We've done the recon.

Objective is heavily fortified.

Limited approaches and
plunging fire all the way.

We can't take this objective
without unacceptable casualties.

Do you copy?

Fuck.

I've got to go back
to battalion,

Get these orders changed.

Good luck.

If I don't come back,
the company's yours.

Do you think he'll come back?

You disobey orders,
you get court-martialed.

You guys, check your weapons.

Keep a round chambered.

- Done. - Can you believe
this bullshit about the dog?

Some dog's supposed
to smell a jap before me?

I don't think so.

I appreciate the thought, but ain't no
dog gonna make me sleep safe at night.

I've got a dog.

His name's Deacon.

You keep fucking
that stovepipe.

If the nips come through here at
high port with fixed bayonets,

You nail 'em with flare
and h.E. As fast as you can.

- You think you can do that?
- We've got it, gunny.

I was asking sledgehammer.

Yes, gunny haney.

Woof.

What the fuck was that?

Hey, stovetop boys-- woof!

What's that?

Sounds like some
guy having a nightmare.

He'd better shut up before every
nip on this island knows we're here.

Quiet that man down.

God damn it, shut up.

No! No!
Quiet down!

Hold him down!
Stick him with morphine.

Shut that fucker up.

Stick him with morphine.

Jesus Christ,
who the hell is that?

Hold him down.
Calm down.

Help me, please!
Help me!

That guy is gonna get us all
killed if he don't shut up.

Hold him down.
Hold h.

Hit him with something.

Help me!

All right.

Get back to--

Get back to your holes.

I guess better him
than a of us.

Sledgehammer's right.

It had to be done.

- What you got back there?
- What do you want?

I'll take a cup of Joe.

Hey, peaches,
are you gonna waste those?

- You made it.
- I could say the same about you.

I tried to get you a corpsman.

- I tried to get back to you.
- I know.

Lucky, I know.

You, uh--

You heard any word
about hoosier?

Chuckler's still on that
goddamn piece-of-shit island.

Left a piece of whatever
hit me in my arm.

I guess I'll never have
to buy another drink

In Buffalo ever again.

I'm gonna grab some coffee.
Do you want some?

Can you take me topside?

I need some air.

We've got our orders changed.

Regiment wants us hunting
japs up the East road.

Don't blame yourself.
You did the right thing.

- Good to have you back, sir.
- Thanks.

K company, move out!

Whoever is up there
is getting pounded.

You should start to feel better.

Feel that.
They're starting the engines.

Yeah.

Hey.

Let's go home, Cobber.