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Speaker 1 (00:04):
Quir please, Quiet Please.
Speaker 2 (00:35):
The American Broadcasting Company presents Quiet Please, which is written
and directed by Willis Cooper and which features Ernest Chappel.
Quiet Please for today is called Berlin nineteen forty five.
Speaker 1 (00:56):
Good Afternoon. This is Willis Cooper Quiet Priest story. Were
bringing you to day? Is a Christmas story that many
of our listeners have asked us to repeat this year.
And no Christmas actually was yesterday after I was still
Christmas to day, isn't it? This is Christmas Day three
years ago, Christmas nineteen forty five in the ruined house
(01:16):
in Berlin and Germany. Five soldiers around the table. Beginning
of Christmas dinner Stash Stargant. John Platnery was currently, I
am a guy that strictly enjoys Christmas. I'd enjoyed a
lot more if I was at five or four North
(01:36):
Monroe Street. Hey, you guys, come to see me sometime
in PORI you'll find out. Hey, Hey, listen, I'll tell
you what. Thanks Christmas. Let's all go to Peori and
have Christmas dinner at Cholpy at Bradley park Hey, I'll
let that's stating at Bradley Parker right now. Hey, it's
(01:56):
eleven fifty five brilliant time. It's seven hours different and
that makes it our fourth fifty five in the morning
against peor so I was on eskating in Peoria at all,
fourth fifty five in the morning in Peoria. Everybody's nuts. Well,
come on, come on, who said Whitely? Don't anybody want
(02:20):
a drumstick? Well? Look, oh, I'd rather look at what's
that under your own lieutenant? That's little kidding, the finest
bottle of wine between here and the hope of open
(02:42):
at somebody. You third, only what proper Leicester. There are
times when you discourage me with your thirst. Now if
you just walk outside of my cheek, because I was
about to say, you'll find seven more of the same.
He's off his chair like that when I tell him
because unto the morning report I get, where'd you get
(03:04):
the mindset? Well, you mean where did I get the money?
There was a craft name last night with some Air
Force check gro airplane drivers, as I happened to hold
some very excellent da what's that not Cranberry? So yeahs
his uncle's out of talk. Dah oh man, that tastes
(03:25):
like home. Now, look, lieutenant, don't pull right don't charge,
and I haven't had any cranberry sauces swam Davis. I
don't like to think about that either, Lieutenant. Well look
you said a drumstick, lieutenant, yeah, to start besides the potatoes,
what's this stuff? I think that's turnips turns and fill
(03:48):
it up? I surely what are you saying about over
that grob of Morgan? But me, I was just thinking,
we'll stop it dangerous?
Speaker 3 (03:58):
Have it?
Speaker 1 (03:59):
Anybody over that bothered you? Yeah? In a minute, in
a minute, hold up your couples. Here you are from
That's enough for a minute. Okay, passing along? Where's master
with the rest of I've never that guy. Somebody boys,
help yourself to the stuff and hollow when you work
(04:20):
more turkey? You said, we opened all then what will
you sit down before your turkey gets cold? In the
army a messageant shim talk like that. He's not a
bottle and like people you love it, Jesus a swell army.
(04:50):
It's called LACKI mc christie Morgan. Here's your cry. Yeah,
well I would eat some bread. Yeah, hold right, hands thanks,
chere's a christ huh right? You know I took some
of that. What's the second one told me some more. Yeah,
(05:11):
I think we should drink a toast time I do too.
Oh no, I don't start that again. Let's eat shut.
I need some great start. Oh there's plenty of it. Yeah.
The only toast I want to drink is when I
claim off that ship in New York. That's why we'll
all drink. I'll drink it right now. Uh remember what
(05:37):
we were doing last Christmas last Yeah, yeah, that's what
I was thinking about, about a toast. Yeah, yes, I
think you're right, Morgan. They on mechanics, Yeah, big guild
(05:58):
Corkman and uh In Pearson p instance walked here. That
the kid Larry uh and what was his name? Asking?
Uh yeah, and oh yeah I was high school not brotherly.
I think we better stand up for that job.
Speaker 4 (06:18):
Yeah yes, uh you uh you say that tost No, no, no,
we'll just stick to him.
Speaker 1 (06:33):
Wall holler, holler. Oh ay man, I don't want you
(06:56):
what question say? Yeah? Tell him? Oh let's see I
have an even like that. Hey, I I sure remember
my last Christmas back home Na Home Hollywood. Hey, we
had a show that day. How long cosy coach say
what you do on a radio drifts things an announce you,
(07:18):
announce you? Hey, how about it on the drumpsticks? I
sure read? Do you want to hear me? Us? Friends
of the radio music world, Tonight we are again privileged
to present the Army Air Force's Symphony Orchestra, under the
direction of Major Eddie Dunstead, direct from a Flying Training
(07:41):
Command auditorium in Santa Ana, California. Our program this evening
includes Semate There that they did Die by Ronaldo Hahn,
Padmont by Dalis, window selections from Degaga a st edenman
by who had spouse, and who concludes the inimitable folk
(08:05):
song of our Russian eyes call Lona. Did you hear
what I heard? What did they come out of that?
I popped the crooner in the eye. He was a
master sergeant, so they shipped me. There's any more wine?
After that drift? You had a whole body or I
(08:25):
don't look at him? Thank ye? My last Christmas Christmas.
I remember I was down at Bliss one year. I
was in big troop with the seventh Calvary. Yeah, there
was a Mexican Calvary outfit just across the river at Warriors. Now.
They come over to play polo see and brought a
(08:49):
bunch of their enlisted men a role, and every single
one of them, lads had accorded toequila in these saddle bags. God,
did you ever drink tequila in the tent. Once there
was a Mexican sergeant I can remember his name, so
(09:11):
I told Pablo Francisco for fire del ray emanez Juna,
I mean junior. He taught me how to say Merry
Christmas and Mexican, don't kidd the least sees love a daughters. Yeah,
(09:35):
where were you, Margan fast Christmas? You know where I was.
But now I need the estate we part. I got
in the army, my fast Christmas mistakes was in jail. Jail,
in jail. Never told you, guys, I lots of people
(10:00):
been in jails. Uh started the battle over this week
with yeah waits think over? What was you? Never mind? Mester?
Oh my lieutenanty. It wasn't the first time I think
started to uh a little more turkey. I guess I'm
not right up there. You well, that was Impoli like that.
Uh hbo was strictly a hobo. I never had it
(10:22):
so good as in the army. You sure didn't like
the army so well. When I first joined the Oxford Market. Yeah,
I don't. I yeh, gotta be kind of different when
my brother joined the Oxide. Hum. I never knew the
kid very well before. Sun't listen Yeah yeah, uh huh.
(10:52):
I'm gonna stay in at least they can do. Uh.
Where was you a lieutenant when? Whoa? Oh you mean
my last Christmas home? Well, believe it or not, I
was in high school last year. I was supposed to
(11:14):
graduate in nineteen forty one when my class graduated, I
was a tech sergeant. That Cam Forest, Tennessee. Oh you
know where was he Christmas? In the hospital with a
broken lane? Yeah? They too much football? Hey did you
ever know a lieutenant colonel as Forest named Smith? There
(11:39):
was a million lieutenant colonel's name smooth something looked like
was a major. Then that is the guy. Yeah yeah,
when the crowds was going to assassinate a couple of
three months ago. Remember this here Colonel Smith, he personified,
I impersonated him. Yeah, but he's like he was whom
(12:03):
he was a friend of mine. Host glut out of
the one hundred and thirty is hands free? Oh why
are you last Christmas out of the army? Sh'll see
see Denny and I got married Christmas Eve? Any got her?
Her name is Celestine's God didn't he? I does know
(12:23):
you were married? Sure? Dinner December twenty fourth, nineteen forty one. Hey,
did I ever show your picture? You got him with you? Sure? Remember?
Let me see that after you? Pretty? Ya? Is she blonde?
Red hairsing? Maybe let me see take it look like
(12:44):
a little one. Come wait a minute, and remember white
cat looks like my Huca's sistant. Hey say Chris, I'll
excuse me kid. Second, where would you Christmas? I get
see the picture? No, take a pretty? Well? Where was
you Hollywood Canteen? Oh boy? Hey, I was never there?
(13:07):
Was that movie stars up to here? Betty Gravel? Yeah?
In Peoria plan I don't remember, Lester can't hear me?
Don't remember? Letting it turn? Slice you off? Another slab away?
Sure will not let me have it? Who started the door?
(13:29):
I don't see anybody saying, tell me one of them
hungry Jos from the first platoon looking for a second dinner.
Well that's too don't anybody else? What's up? Taking pie? Well? Sunny?
(13:50):
My mom wrote to me and she asked me what
I wanted for Christmas? So I tell us, I mean
you know where kidney yet when I wrote I wanted
one of her mince pies. Don't tell me your mother
said to him in spie, that can't be done. What
(14:11):
do you mean it can't be done? Them guys back
in Toms steal it. They stay here right is the
army I spies. Now, I look make this is no
g I pie. What if it.
Speaker 3 (14:27):
Was? It?
Speaker 1 (14:28):
My mom? She sent me a thing of a jig
for a homemade mince me wraps it up, sos. It
looked like a section of stone pipe. That's so it
woke now and by jimmy it got That's every step
for the way from messal in, Ohio. Yes, if you're
(14:50):
a kidding guess, I'll personally turn you over to the
toughest MP I there. No, I ain't kidding. But on
the other head, if you're not, I'll see that you
get out bronze star with three oak leaf custards if
(15:12):
I have to hit them out on the back end
of the critical step. You can't get out your pocket
knife now, lieutenant, because it's set on top of.
Speaker 5 (15:22):
The stone here right now, Hey, look at that. Remember
ye we made it this morning and Martin, what are
you looking at? There's somebody at the door.
Speaker 1 (15:39):
Go see what it is. Yes, there's nobody over and
on the fottle. Come on, they got I got it here,
I got it for a little and you'll get dinner.
Oh you've got yourself front of this dinner. Eat some
of it. That's I'm going all right? You who drops that?
Want to give him something? Somebody more? Right? I sat,
(16:02):
I saw somebody there, but there wasn't. Uh I want
some much great? Well wait a second, I started to
tell you about the Christmas I got married in ther
Hey we have Hey, there is somebody at the door.
H doesn't look like a gi. How's he is? You proposed? Still? Okay?
(16:24):
Oh you you there? W's what was he here? Room here?
Watch walling chief whist height see even sorry sir? Oh
speaking man? Yes, sir? What do you want? Nothing? Cirtain?
(16:47):
I was just looking around that the destruction. It's terrible. Yeah,
you're a home here, No, sir, oally have you got relatives? Yeah? No, no,
I have no relatives, friends, few enough friends. I I'm
(17:09):
afraid suit. Well uh are you hungry? I don't think so? Well?
Looked in you you better not hang around. You haven't
piece of tough baby? You gotten that energy? Kind?
Speaker 3 (17:22):
No?
Speaker 1 (17:23):
What are you a d p DP? Yeah? Displaced person? Yes, yes,
I suppose you might say why I'm a displaced person?
Speaker 3 (17:36):
Uh?
Speaker 1 (17:37):
Well look there waits a minute with him? Hang you men, man,
you got any objections if I bring this fell in
for a slights of turkey and drink of wine? Okay?
You see, even though I am an officer, I'm a
guest of these boys we have, you know, I have
to ask them. You are young for an officer. Yeah,
the wars don't seem to care how old you are.
(17:58):
Come on in, Thank you. I am a little tired.
Cool too, huh, yes, it.
Speaker 3 (18:04):
Is very cool, of course.
Speaker 1 (18:10):
Set down right down there. Merry Christmas. Merry Christmas possible, Yeah,
Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas. Thank you, Thank you. He's got
a fight.
Speaker 6 (18:27):
Ye's good to sit down with friendly people.
Speaker 1 (18:33):
Well you're among friends for a while, mister, so have fun.
Well you can, sorry, how about some jerkey? Proper? Yes, sir?
Will it be lighter dogs? Just a little? You give
him some? All right? You must not be so generous? Right?
This plenty for everybody who else wants to more not
(18:55):
for me. I can go when you are a friend,
You're I'm honestly pulled now, thank you. Well, that's straight up.
Pass potatoes over here? We are you walking? Yes? Is
your home there here, mister? No, my home was a
long way from here. Oh you you had a crowd
(19:15):
then crowd h Germany? No, I am not a German.
You're right, face, let's awful familiar. Don't know you've seen
you around here something? Have you been around here occasionally?
Speaker 3 (19:34):
Yes?
Speaker 1 (19:35):
Well you shut up, let's still and leave the man eat.
Excuse me. Oh I'm awful, Yeah me too, oh man.
Speaker 3 (19:54):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (19:54):
It could be the presence of a guest contributes to
you're feeling of well being. That's right, that's right. Yeah, sure,
but you know what it says in the Bible. It's
more blessed or something to give them to receive it.
(20:21):
We have some thank you before. I think I seen
in too. We can't shire. I mean you men have
been together for a long time in this war. Yes,
(20:43):
we're all the original. We all started out together in
the States, and we said that we eat dinner in Berlin.
There's a lot more of us than platinum, Yeah, a
lot more, a lot of good times. And I'll say, well,
(21:04):
here we are in Berlin and we are haven't done it.
It almost seems as if you were all spared for
something more of them really fighting a war, fighting this war?
(21:27):
Has you know something for us? I guess I wouldn't
do it again for a little money. What has it
done for you?
Speaker 3 (21:35):
Then?
Speaker 1 (21:35):
Oh? I don't know. I I guess you get to
feel different about people. And if you've been through it weird. Yes,
I can understand that. Yeah, I bet you can. I
I I bet you've been through a lot too. Huh. Yes,
(21:55):
was you a soldier next year?
Speaker 3 (21:57):
No?
Speaker 1 (21:57):
Oh? Yes? What's everybody so quiet about it? A minute
ago we were all hollering and yelling and carrying on. Here.
Everybody's full. It isn't that flatiner. It just kind of
feels like Christmas, that's right. Shows like I remember on
(22:23):
Christmas one we used to go to church in the aora,
like like Christmas afternoon, Like I remember, everybody feels good.
I kind of kindn't like that. Everybody earth and goodwill
(22:47):
to man. We ought to content church this morning. Hey
I went to church? You can, yes? Or I oh,
I get up early and I went on ran right
into the chaplain. What can I do? Even sun Christmas carols?
(23:10):
Oh come or your I o U mister, that's an
(24:15):
awful looking sky you got on your hand at Yes,
it was very painful once. Hey, let me see he
can't where it is? Them crowds do that to you. No, No,
you speak awful good English. I speak several languages. Ester
(24:36):
when you let the men alone. I want to know
who he is and what he's doing here. I know
I've seen him someplace. Yes, I think you have seen
me somewhere. But where? Oh where? I know where I've
seen him before? Do you in the hospital I had
the broken leg Christ Christmas? I know her. I saw you, Yes,
(25:06):
I remember in the snow they can teacher, and I
wasn't even be sad my brother night he was killed.
I saw you on the transport when we were on
the way over here. It was in the mission Cornell. Yes,
(25:30):
I saw you there once when I was walking God
at the tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington at night,
I was there? Was you at church this morning? If
I saw you there, well, well who are you? They
(25:53):
don't know where? Man, and I don't go yet, Wait
and have another drink of wine. Yes, sir, I will
drink a cup of wine with you, and then I
must go away. No foto, okay, drag up, thank you? No,
(26:19):
good good bye, my friends. Not stay with us, please
stay with us? No, no, I must go. But listen,
Why why do you have to go? Esther? What lester?
The whole world is waiting for him. After all, it's
his birthday, you know.
Speaker 3 (26:41):
Mm hmmm.
Speaker 6 (27:45):
The title of today's story is Berlin nineteen forty five,
Quiet Please, broadcast of.
Speaker 1 (27:52):
Last Christmas, repeated today by request. A displaced person, Ernest
Chapel and.
Speaker 6 (28:00):
The others in the cast were at Latimer Frank Thomas Belleville, Roick,
James Monks, James Goss, and Lawrence Stevens. Music for Quiet
Please is played by Albert Burman. Now for a word
about next week, my good friend and a writer, director
(28:24):
Willis Cooper, Thank you for listening to Quiet Please. Next
week I have a story of Friday, which I call
at time of the big snows, and.
Speaker 1 (28:46):
So until next week at the same time, I am
quietly yours, Ernest Chuffel.
Speaker 3 (29:04):
Bom uh boom,
Quir please, Quiet Please.
Speaker 2 (00:35):
The American Broadcasting Company presents Quiet Please, which is written
and directed by Willis Cooper and which features Ernest Chappel.
Quiet Please for today is called Berlin nineteen forty five.
Speaker 1 (00:56):
Good Afternoon. This is Willis Cooper Quiet Priest story. Were
bringing you to day? Is a Christmas story that many
of our listeners have asked us to repeat this year.
And no Christmas actually was yesterday after I was still
Christmas to day, isn't it? This is Christmas Day three
years ago, Christmas nineteen forty five in the ruined house
(01:16):
in Berlin and Germany. Five soldiers around the table. Beginning
of Christmas dinner Stash Stargant. John Platnery was currently, I
am a guy that strictly enjoys Christmas. I'd enjoyed a
lot more if I was at five or four North
(01:36):
Monroe Street. Hey, you guys, come to see me sometime
in PORI you'll find out. Hey, Hey, listen, I'll tell
you what. Thanks Christmas. Let's all go to Peori and
have Christmas dinner at Cholpy at Bradley park Hey, I'll
let that's stating at Bradley Parker right now. Hey, it's
(01:56):
eleven fifty five brilliant time. It's seven hours different and
that makes it our fourth fifty five in the morning
against peor so I was on eskating in Peoria at all,
fourth fifty five in the morning in Peoria. Everybody's nuts. Well,
come on, come on, who said Whitely? Don't anybody want
(02:20):
a drumstick? Well? Look, oh, I'd rather look at what's
that under your own lieutenant? That's little kidding, the finest
bottle of wine between here and the hope of open
(02:42):
at somebody. You third, only what proper Leicester. There are
times when you discourage me with your thirst. Now if
you just walk outside of my cheek, because I was
about to say, you'll find seven more of the same.
He's off his chair like that when I tell him
because unto the morning report I get, where'd you get
(03:04):
the mindset? Well, you mean where did I get the money?
There was a craft name last night with some Air
Force check gro airplane drivers, as I happened to hold
some very excellent da what's that not Cranberry? So yeahs
his uncle's out of talk. Dah oh man, that tastes
(03:25):
like home. Now, look, lieutenant, don't pull right don't charge,
and I haven't had any cranberry sauces swam Davis. I
don't like to think about that either, Lieutenant. Well look
you said a drumstick, lieutenant, yeah, to start besides the potatoes,
what's this stuff? I think that's turnips turns and fill
(03:48):
it up? I surely what are you saying about over
that grob of Morgan? But me, I was just thinking,
we'll stop it dangerous?
Speaker 3 (03:58):
Have it?
Speaker 1 (03:59):
Anybody over that bothered you? Yeah? In a minute, in
a minute, hold up your couples. Here you are from
That's enough for a minute. Okay, passing along? Where's master
with the rest of I've never that guy. Somebody boys,
help yourself to the stuff and hollow when you work
(04:20):
more turkey? You said, we opened all then what will
you sit down before your turkey gets cold? In the
army a messageant shim talk like that. He's not a
bottle and like people you love it, Jesus a swell army.
(04:50):
It's called LACKI mc christie Morgan. Here's your cry. Yeah,
well I would eat some bread. Yeah, hold right, hands thanks,
chere's a christ huh right? You know I took some
of that. What's the second one told me some more. Yeah,
(05:11):
I think we should drink a toast time I do too.
Oh no, I don't start that again. Let's eat shut.
I need some great start. Oh there's plenty of it. Yeah.
The only toast I want to drink is when I
claim off that ship in New York. That's why we'll
all drink. I'll drink it right now. Uh remember what
(05:37):
we were doing last Christmas last Yeah, yeah, that's what
I was thinking about, about a toast. Yeah, yes, I
think you're right, Morgan. They on mechanics, Yeah, big guild
(05:58):
Corkman and uh In Pearson p instance walked here. That
the kid Larry uh and what was his name? Asking?
Uh yeah, and oh yeah I was high school not brotherly.
I think we better stand up for that job.
Speaker 4 (06:18):
Yeah yes, uh you uh you say that tost No, no, no,
we'll just stick to him.
Speaker 1 (06:33):
Wall holler, holler. Oh ay man, I don't want you
(06:56):
what question say? Yeah? Tell him? Oh let's see I
have an even like that. Hey, I I sure remember
my last Christmas back home Na Home Hollywood. Hey, we
had a show that day. How long cosy coach say
what you do on a radio drifts things an announce you,
(07:18):
announce you? Hey, how about it on the drumpsticks? I
sure read? Do you want to hear me? Us? Friends
of the radio music world, Tonight we are again privileged
to present the Army Air Force's Symphony Orchestra, under the
direction of Major Eddie Dunstead, direct from a Flying Training
(07:41):
Command auditorium in Santa Ana, California. Our program this evening
includes Semate There that they did Die by Ronaldo Hahn,
Padmont by Dalis, window selections from Degaga a st edenman
by who had spouse, and who concludes the inimitable folk
(08:05):
song of our Russian eyes call Lona. Did you hear
what I heard? What did they come out of that?
I popped the crooner in the eye. He was a
master sergeant, so they shipped me. There's any more wine?
After that drift? You had a whole body or I
(08:25):
don't look at him? Thank ye? My last Christmas Christmas.
I remember I was down at Bliss one year. I
was in big troop with the seventh Calvary. Yeah, there
was a Mexican Calvary outfit just across the river at Warriors. Now.
They come over to play polo see and brought a
(08:49):
bunch of their enlisted men a role, and every single
one of them, lads had accorded toequila in these saddle bags. God,
did you ever drink tequila in the tent. Once there
was a Mexican sergeant I can remember his name, so
(09:11):
I told Pablo Francisco for fire del ray emanez Juna,
I mean junior. He taught me how to say Merry
Christmas and Mexican, don't kidd the least sees love a daughters. Yeah,
(09:35):
where were you, Margan fast Christmas? You know where I was.
But now I need the estate we part. I got
in the army, my fast Christmas mistakes was in jail. Jail,
in jail. Never told you, guys, I lots of people
(10:00):
been in jails. Uh started the battle over this week
with yeah waits think over? What was you? Never mind? Mester?
Oh my lieutenanty. It wasn't the first time I think
started to uh a little more turkey. I guess I'm
not right up there. You well, that was Impoli like that.
Uh hbo was strictly a hobo. I never had it
(10:22):
so good as in the army. You sure didn't like
the army so well. When I first joined the Oxford Market. Yeah,
I don't. I yeh, gotta be kind of different when
my brother joined the Oxide. Hum. I never knew the
kid very well before. Sun't listen Yeah yeah, uh huh.
(10:52):
I'm gonna stay in at least they can do. Uh.
Where was you a lieutenant when? Whoa? Oh you mean
my last Christmas home? Well, believe it or not, I
was in high school last year. I was supposed to
(11:14):
graduate in nineteen forty one when my class graduated, I
was a tech sergeant. That Cam Forest, Tennessee. Oh you
know where was he Christmas? In the hospital with a
broken lane? Yeah? They too much football? Hey did you
ever know a lieutenant colonel as Forest named Smith? There
(11:39):
was a million lieutenant colonel's name smooth something looked like
was a major. Then that is the guy. Yeah yeah,
when the crowds was going to assassinate a couple of
three months ago. Remember this here Colonel Smith, he personified,
I impersonated him. Yeah, but he's like he was whom
(12:03):
he was a friend of mine. Host glut out of
the one hundred and thirty is hands free? Oh why
are you last Christmas out of the army? Sh'll see
see Denny and I got married Christmas Eve? Any got her?
Her name is Celestine's God didn't he? I does know
(12:23):
you were married? Sure? Dinner December twenty fourth, nineteen forty one. Hey,
did I ever show your picture? You got him with you? Sure? Remember?
Let me see that after you? Pretty? Ya? Is she blonde?
Red hairsing? Maybe let me see take it look like
(12:44):
a little one. Come wait a minute, and remember white
cat looks like my Huca's sistant. Hey say Chris, I'll
excuse me kid. Second, where would you Christmas? I get
see the picture? No, take a pretty? Well? Where was
you Hollywood Canteen? Oh boy? Hey, I was never there?
(13:07):
Was that movie stars up to here? Betty Gravel? Yeah?
In Peoria plan I don't remember, Lester can't hear me?
Don't remember? Letting it turn? Slice you off? Another slab away?
Sure will not let me have it? Who started the door?
(13:29):
I don't see anybody saying, tell me one of them
hungry Jos from the first platoon looking for a second dinner.
Well that's too don't anybody else? What's up? Taking pie? Well? Sunny?
(13:50):
My mom wrote to me and she asked me what
I wanted for Christmas? So I tell us, I mean
you know where kidney yet when I wrote I wanted
one of her mince pies. Don't tell me your mother
said to him in spie, that can't be done. What
(14:11):
do you mean it can't be done? Them guys back
in Toms steal it. They stay here right is the
army I spies. Now, I look make this is no
g I pie. What if it.
Speaker 3 (14:27):
Was? It?
Speaker 1 (14:28):
My mom? She sent me a thing of a jig
for a homemade mince me wraps it up, sos. It
looked like a section of stone pipe. That's so it
woke now and by jimmy it got That's every step
for the way from messal in, Ohio. Yes, if you're
(14:50):
a kidding guess, I'll personally turn you over to the
toughest MP I there. No, I ain't kidding. But on
the other head, if you're not, I'll see that you
get out bronze star with three oak leaf custards if
(15:12):
I have to hit them out on the back end
of the critical step. You can't get out your pocket
knife now, lieutenant, because it's set on top of.
Speaker 5 (15:22):
The stone here right now, Hey, look at that. Remember
ye we made it this morning and Martin, what are
you looking at? There's somebody at the door.
Speaker 1 (15:39):
Go see what it is. Yes, there's nobody over and
on the fottle. Come on, they got I got it here,
I got it for a little and you'll get dinner.
Oh you've got yourself front of this dinner. Eat some
of it. That's I'm going all right? You who drops that?
Want to give him something? Somebody more? Right? I sat,
(16:02):
I saw somebody there, but there wasn't. Uh I want
some much great? Well wait a second, I started to
tell you about the Christmas I got married in ther
Hey we have Hey, there is somebody at the door.
H doesn't look like a gi. How's he is? You proposed? Still? Okay?
(16:24):
Oh you you there? W's what was he here? Room here?
Watch walling chief whist height see even sorry sir? Oh
speaking man? Yes, sir? What do you want? Nothing? Cirtain?
(16:47):
I was just looking around that the destruction. It's terrible. Yeah,
you're a home here, No, sir, oally have you got relatives? Yeah? No, no,
I have no relatives, friends, few enough friends. I I'm
(17:09):
afraid suit. Well uh are you hungry? I don't think so? Well?
Looked in you you better not hang around. You haven't
piece of tough baby? You gotten that energy? Kind?
Speaker 3 (17:22):
No?
Speaker 1 (17:23):
What are you a d p DP? Yeah? Displaced person? Yes, yes,
I suppose you might say why I'm a displaced person?
Speaker 3 (17:36):
Uh?
Speaker 1 (17:37):
Well look there waits a minute with him? Hang you men, man,
you got any objections if I bring this fell in
for a slights of turkey and drink of wine? Okay?
You see, even though I am an officer, I'm a
guest of these boys we have, you know, I have
to ask them. You are young for an officer. Yeah,
the wars don't seem to care how old you are.
(17:58):
Come on in, Thank you. I am a little tired.
Cool too, huh, yes, it.
Speaker 3 (18:04):
Is very cool, of course.
Speaker 1 (18:10):
Set down right down there. Merry Christmas. Merry Christmas possible, Yeah,
Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas. Thank you, Thank you. He's got
a fight.
Speaker 6 (18:27):
Ye's good to sit down with friendly people.
Speaker 1 (18:33):
Well you're among friends for a while, mister, so have fun.
Well you can, sorry, how about some jerkey? Proper? Yes, sir?
Will it be lighter dogs? Just a little? You give
him some? All right? You must not be so generous? Right?
This plenty for everybody who else wants to more not
(18:55):
for me. I can go when you are a friend,
You're I'm honestly pulled now, thank you. Well, that's straight up.
Pass potatoes over here? We are you walking? Yes? Is
your home there here, mister? No, my home was a
long way from here. Oh you you had a crowd
(19:15):
then crowd h Germany? No, I am not a German.
You're right, face, let's awful familiar. Don't know you've seen
you around here something? Have you been around here occasionally?
Speaker 3 (19:34):
Yes?
Speaker 1 (19:35):
Well you shut up, let's still and leave the man eat.
Excuse me. Oh I'm awful, Yeah me too, oh man.
Speaker 3 (19:54):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (19:54):
It could be the presence of a guest contributes to
you're feeling of well being. That's right, that's right. Yeah, sure,
but you know what it says in the Bible. It's
more blessed or something to give them to receive it.
(20:21):
We have some thank you before. I think I seen
in too. We can't shire. I mean you men have
been together for a long time in this war. Yes,
(20:43):
we're all the original. We all started out together in
the States, and we said that we eat dinner in Berlin.
There's a lot more of us than platinum, Yeah, a
lot more, a lot of good times. And I'll say, well,
(21:04):
here we are in Berlin and we are haven't done it.
It almost seems as if you were all spared for
something more of them really fighting a war, fighting this war?
(21:27):
Has you know something for us? I guess I wouldn't
do it again for a little money. What has it
done for you?
Speaker 3 (21:35):
Then?
Speaker 1 (21:35):
Oh? I don't know. I I guess you get to
feel different about people. And if you've been through it weird. Yes,
I can understand that. Yeah, I bet you can. I
I I bet you've been through a lot too. Huh. Yes,
(21:55):
was you a soldier next year?
Speaker 3 (21:57):
No?
Speaker 1 (21:57):
Oh? Yes? What's everybody so quiet about it? A minute
ago we were all hollering and yelling and carrying on. Here.
Everybody's full. It isn't that flatiner. It just kind of
feels like Christmas, that's right. Shows like I remember on
(22:23):
Christmas one we used to go to church in the aora,
like like Christmas afternoon, Like I remember, everybody feels good.
I kind of kindn't like that. Everybody earth and goodwill
(22:47):
to man. We ought to content church this morning. Hey
I went to church? You can, yes? Or I oh,
I get up early and I went on ran right
into the chaplain. What can I do? Even sun Christmas carols?
(23:10):
Oh come or your I o U mister, that's an
(24:15):
awful looking sky you got on your hand at Yes,
it was very painful once. Hey, let me see he
can't where it is? Them crowds do that to you. No, No,
you speak awful good English. I speak several languages. Ester
(24:36):
when you let the men alone. I want to know
who he is and what he's doing here. I know
I've seen him someplace. Yes, I think you have seen
me somewhere. But where? Oh where? I know where I've
seen him before? Do you in the hospital I had
the broken leg Christ Christmas? I know her. I saw you, Yes,
(25:06):
I remember in the snow they can teacher, and I
wasn't even be sad my brother night he was killed.
I saw you on the transport when we were on
the way over here. It was in the mission Cornell. Yes,
(25:30):
I saw you there once when I was walking God
at the tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington at night,
I was there? Was you at church this morning? If
I saw you there, well, well who are you? They
(25:53):
don't know where? Man, and I don't go yet, Wait
and have another drink of wine. Yes, sir, I will
drink a cup of wine with you, and then I
must go away. No foto, okay, drag up, thank you? No,
(26:19):
good good bye, my friends. Not stay with us, please
stay with us? No, no, I must go. But listen,
Why why do you have to go? Esther? What lester?
The whole world is waiting for him. After all, it's
his birthday, you know.
Speaker 3 (26:41):
Mm hmmm.
Speaker 6 (27:45):
The title of today's story is Berlin nineteen forty five,
Quiet Please, broadcast of.
Speaker 1 (27:52):
Last Christmas, repeated today by request. A displaced person, Ernest
Chapel and.
Speaker 6 (28:00):
The others in the cast were at Latimer Frank Thomas Belleville, Roick,
James Monks, James Goss, and Lawrence Stevens. Music for Quiet
Please is played by Albert Burman. Now for a word
about next week, my good friend and a writer, director
(28:24):
Willis Cooper, Thank you for listening to Quiet Please. Next
week I have a story of Friday, which I call
at time of the big snows, and.
Speaker 1 (28:46):
So until next week at the same time, I am
quietly yours, Ernest Chuffel.
Speaker 3 (29:04):
Bom uh boom,
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