A quarter of a century later that piece of cloth from a dead Hun's hat had become famous...
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[the Sergeant affixes a cloth red '1' to his uniform. The Captain is drinking from a bottle of booze] The Sergeant:
What do you think? The Captain:
What the hell is it? The Sergeant:
It's a "one". First Infantry Division. The Red One; think General Pershing will like it? The Captain:
Oh, sure. The Sergeant:
I got the idea from the cap of a Hun I killed. The Captain:
When? The Sergeant:
About an hour ago The Captain:
Did he yell out anything? The Sergeant:
Oh, the same old Kaiser stuff, you know, "the war's over," all that junk. [the Captain hands him the bottle] The Captain:
Finish it. The Sergeant:
Sir? The Captain:
Finish it. The Armistice was signed, at eleven o'clock this morning. The war's been over for four hours. You didn't know it was over. The Sergeant:
...*He* did. Zab:
[narrating]
A quarter of a century later that piece of cloth from a dead Hun's hat had become famous all over the world. It was the insignia of the First Infantry Division. The Fightin' First. The Big Red One
What do you think? The Captain:
What the hell is it? The Sergeant:
It's a "one". First Infantry Division. The Red One; think General Pershing will like it? The Captain:
Oh, sure. The Sergeant:
I got the idea from the cap of a Hun I killed. The Captain:
When? The Sergeant:
About an hour ago The Captain:
Did he yell out anything? The Sergeant:
Oh, the same old Kaiser stuff, you know, "the war's over," all that junk. [the Captain hands him the bottle] The Captain:
Finish it. The Sergeant:
Sir? The Captain:
Finish it. The Armistice was signed, at eleven o'clock this morning. The war's been over for four hours. You didn't know it was over. The Sergeant:
...*He* did. Zab:
[narrating]
A quarter of a century later that piece of cloth from a dead Hun's hat had become famous all over the world. It was the insignia of the First Infantry Division. The Fightin' First. The Big Red One
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What do you think
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What the hell is it
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It's a one First Infantry Division
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The Red One You think General Pershing will like it
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Oh sure Got the idea from a cap of a Hun I killed
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When Oh about an hour ago
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Did he yell out anything
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Well the same old kaiser stuff you know The war is over all that junk
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Finish it Sir
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Finish it
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The armistice was signed at 11 00 this morning
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The war's been over for four hours
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Well you didn't know it was over
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He did
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A quarter of a century later that piece of red cloth
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from the dead Hun's hat had become famous all over the world
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It was the insignia of the 1st Infantry Division
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The Fighting First the Big Red One
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Movie Summary
A hardened sergeant and the four core members of his infantry unit try to survive World War II as they move from battle to battle throughout Europe.
