Our country stands today... where it stands today... wherever that is. I'm sure you'll...
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[Al is speaking to the banquet]
Al Stephenson:
I'm glad to see you've all pulled through so well. As Mr. Milton so perfectly expressed it: our country stands today... where it stands today... wherever that is. I'm sure you'll all agree with me if I said that now is the time for all of us to stop all this nonsense, face facts, get down to brass tacks, forget about the war and go fishing. But I'm not gonna say it. I'm just going to sum the whole thing up in one word.
[Milly coughs loudly to caution him - worrying that he will tell off the boss]
Al Stephenson:
My wife doesn't think I'd better sum it up in that one word. I want to tell you all that the reason for my success as a Sergeant is due primarily to my previous training in the Cornbelt Loan and Trust Company. The knowledge I acquired in the good ol' bank I applied to my problems in the infantry. For instance, one day in Okinawa, a Major comes up to me and he says, "Stephenson, you see that hill?" "Yes sir, I see it." "All right," he said. "You and your platoon will attack said hill and take it." So I said to the Major, "but that operation involves considerable risk. We haven't sufficient collateral." "I'm aware of that," said the Major, "but the fact remains that there's the hill and you are the guys who are going to take it." So I said to him, "I'm sorry, Major... no collateral, no hill." So we didn't take the hill and we lost the war. I think that little story has considerable significance, but I've forgotten what it is. And now in conclusion, I'd like to tell you a humorous anecdote. I know several humorous anecdotes, but I can't think of any way to clean them up, so I'll only say this much. I love the Cornbelt Loan and Trust Company. There are some who say that the old bank is suffering from hardening of the arteries and of the heart. I refuse to listen to such radical talk. I say that our bank is alive, it's generous, it's human, and we're going to have such a line of customers seeking and GETTING small loans that people will think we're gambling with the depositors' money. And we will be. We will be gambling on the future of this country. I thank you.
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l'm glad to see you've all pulled through so well
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As Mr Milton so perfectly expressed it
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our country stands today where it stands today Wherever that is
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l'm sure you'd all agree with me if l said that now's the time to stop this nonsense
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face facts get down to brass tacks forget about the war and go fishing
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But l'm not gonna say it
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l'm just going to sum the whole thing up in one word
Clip duration: 32 seconds
Views: 158
Timestamp in movie: 01h 48m 33s
Uploaded: 19 March, 2022
Genres: drama, romance, war
Summary: It's the hope that sustains the spirit of every GI: the dream of the day when he will finally return home. For three WWII veterans, the day has arrived. But for each man, the dream is about to become a nightmare.
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00:08 Say who is this Peggy Stephenson She's a girl
00:31 L dreamed l was gonna have my own home
00:11 Thank you very much l'll be with you in just a moment...
00:13 You gotta hand it to the navy They sure trained that kid how...
00:36 Tell me the truth Homer Do you want me to forget about you
00:27 L'll need them l've made up my mind
00:06 You're crazy No too sane for my own good
00:09 You'll probably have to make a speech
00:15 We've been having lectures in atomic energy at school
00:18 What do you think of the children
00:10 Some barracks you got here What are you a retired bootlegger
00:16 All marriages don't have to be like that one
00:09 L've seen nothing
00:25 L don't know what to think Homer
00:18 Didn't think you'd be up for hours l had a dream l...
00:21 L dreamed l was gonna have my own home
00:27 Give 'em time kid They'll catch on
00:34 What do you think l did all those years l don't know...
00:16 What are you gonna do l'm going away
00:08 We don't need to worry about that child She can take...