March 6, 2023 • 24 mins
Step back in time with GSMC Classics as we transport you to the front lines of history with "Soldiers of the Press," a riveting war drama series that captivated audiences during World War II. Narrated by esteemed correspondents from the United Press, including the legendary voices of Walter Cronkite and Harrison Salisbury, "Soldiers of the Press" provided a vital link to the recent news and action unfolding during one of the most tumultuous periods in history.
In this rebroadcast presented by GSMC Classics, we pay tribute to the incomparable Walter Cronkite, whose iconic voice and insightful commentary brought the realities of war into the homes of millions. As a war correspondent, Cronkite fearlessly reported from the front lines, providing firsthand accounts of the triumphs and tragedies of the war effort.
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In this rebroadcast presented by GSMC Classics, we pay tribute to the incomparable Walter Cronkite, whose iconic voice and insightful commentary brought the realities of war into the homes of millions. As a war correspondent, Cronkite fearlessly reported from the front lines, providing firsthand accounts of the triumphs and tragedies of the war effort.
Join us as we delve into the archives to uncover some of Cronkite's most memorable broadcasts, offering a glimpse into the courage and dedication of those who risked everything to report the truth. From the beaches of Normandy to the skies over Europe, his words resonate with a timeless relevance that continues to inspire us today.
But "Soldiers of the Press" is more than just a recounting of historical events; it's a testament to the power of storytelling and the enduring legacy of those who bore witness to history. Through Cronkite's lens, we gain a deeper understanding of the human cost of war and the pivotal role played by journalists in shaping public perception.
Don't miss the rebroadcast of this iconic episode on our YouTube channel, Apple Podcast, JioSaavn, and Deezer, and experience the magic of "GSMC Classics: Soldiers of the Press" as we honor the legacy of Walter Cronkite and the brave men and women who risked everything to bring the truth to light.
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Golden State Media Concepts presents the GSMCClassic Series with episodes of some of your
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Classic Series on the Golden State MediaConcepts Podcast Network. Allers off the flat
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this week they ah This is UnitedPress correspondent Walter Cronkite reporting from somewhere on
the Western Front on the symbol ofCadusius. What is Cadusius. Well,
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let's put it like this. Theancient emblem of Cadusius has been the insignia
of doctors for more than two thousandyears. It consists of a staff and
twined by two serpents, signifying,presumably the eternal struggle between life and death,
and its significance stands out more thanever to day on the Western Front,
where the gallant army nurses the ladiesof Cadusius administered to the sick,
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the wounded, the dying. Iwas with him a few days before the
faithful German offensive on the Belgian Front, you know on there there's one thing
about the in station at the frontline hospital. Yeah, you don't have
to worry about how to pass thetime personally. I'd like to pass some
time in Paris. Funny, isn'tit, Jameson this time last year,
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I was home in Mississippi, goingto dances, wearing pretty clothes, goth
perfume. Listen to Preston. Soyou were dancing, So you joined the
Army nurse Corps. Now you're waitingin mud. Why don't just stop talking
about Mississippi? What's wrong with Mississippi? Look at look at all of it,
itchy woolen shirts, dicky slack diI booth. Huh So what I
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suppose you think a new spring strawwould look better up here than that steel
helmet? Oh, don't love alittle thing like a spring hat where you're
Preston or dances either. For thatmatter, the only music we're going to
be hearing for a long time isthose big guns up there. Not exactly
a swing version either. Well,I don't care what it is. I
sure could stand a fellow in terror, Momma. That reminds me the colonel
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promise says he here he comes nowwith water. Confide. Now, girls
better check those bandages. Be sureabout the morphine supply, one morphing.
Good afternoon, sir, half noon. You will know Walter Cronkite if you're
noted Preston. Yeah, hello,Jameson, Hi Larry Preston. Kind of
easy, argrebra change. It's thefirst breathing spell we've had for some time.
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We sent the last group. We'rewounded out this morning. Yes,
no, fine job you've all beendoing. Thank you, Colonel. I
don't want to make any promises,but if nothing happens the next few days,
you'll all get a furlough to Paris. Paris, Mom, I'm gonna
get a fermanist. What about you? Oliri me? I think I'll sleep
in a hotel for a change.I think I'll take a look around the
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thirty goal ward you come in Conkork. No thanks, Colonel, I'll stick
around for a while, all right, sir yourself? Do you all er?
What do you think of that?Mister cronkoitk We're going to Paris first
time, isn't it all? Wepassed through there on the way to the
front. That's right, just passedthrough. Well, that calls for a
story. Now suppose we start withlisten like us, no grums hung listen,
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you better get the cattle consultations.Everybody petendan, Yes, colonel,
looks like a major adak away,step on it, boys, you'll find
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more beds over there, Kriston whatlet us see what that boy wants?
Third bed on the right right away? Looks bad, doesn't it? All?
Mary? I don't know. I'mwaiting for the colonel. He's got
his hands full in the operating room. Not there, boys, take him
over in the west wing. How'syour award holding up? Jamison? When
we lost two this morning, herecomes some more. What do you want
to in the rear? Straight back, Jamison? Give him a hand?
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Will you sure? This way?Boys? Easy their soldier, you'll be
all right? Sure, I willcurty anybody ever? Can you beauty sure?
Why not send back immediate to throwall the plus plasmids and get some
morphine two. They're coming in toofast versus to handle. Oh very well,
attendant on, Larry, Colonel.We need more space, al I
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need lots of things. Now.Just remember we can't risk any unnecessary alarm.
Keep everybody as calm as you can. Looks like an all out of
German offensive. Yes, sir colonel, what about I can't talk anymore now,
Larry I needs in the operating roomat once. Where is that plasma?
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Shorry up? Boys? Put himover there? Come on, fellows
eyes? Oh? Mary asked questions. What is it? Okay? You
stay here and handle a m hmy leg, my leg? Nurse?
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Hello, Bill? How's my favoritepatient today? Hi? Cutie? Something
I can do for you? Bill? Yeah? You see these pictures here?
My girl? Let it? Iwant you to send them home?
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What do you mean send them home? You'll be back up in a few
days. Don't kid me, cutie? I know better take them? Please?
All right? Bill? Thanks?I feel better already. You don't
mind me calling your cutie? Doyou confidentially? Bill? I like it?
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Thanks? Will you read this tome? It's sure My mother gave
it to me, you know.And I foresaw the Lord before my face,
for he is my right hand,and I shall not be moved.
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Therefore did my heart rejoice, andmy tongue was glad, because my flesh
shall rest in hope. Thou willnot me Jameson, Jameson, what is
it? Get some whole blood?Quick? Will is he? Whole blood
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quick right away. They're coming up, Colonel. Yes, Tronkite, I
gotta move and move quick, Comeon, colonel, we need you that
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going over there, Bill, Notime for that, Lieutenant. I have
ordered to evacuate this space once.No, that's right, Olarry. The
Germans are on the edge of town. But that boy over there, all
right, I'll see him. Let'sgo, lady, how is your pressed?
Not a good Bill? The Colonel'shere to see you, and Walter
Cronkite, United Press. Listen,Cutie. I heard what the colonel said.
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Don't worry about me. How youfeeling, Bill? Get these nurses
out again, sir, quick,tell everybody the other one rent. You
win't got much time to go.To his promise, the colonel did not
leave one single patient behind, andduring that enemy offensive, not a wounded
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g I was lost to the Germans. Most of the credit goes to those
nurses, the ladies of Cadusius,working night and day the jaws set their
eyes red rimmed from lack of sleep. These girls transferred their hospital placed six
times before the enemy offensive was finallychecked. And when it was over,
the Colonel told me those nurses cronquitetheir heroes, and I want the United
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Press to tell the folks back homethat they were terrific. Tell them we
need more nurses like them, andwe need'em fast. I'll tell em,
Colonel, I'll tell'em. Youhave been listening to your United Press
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correspondent, Walter Cronkite story of thesymbol of Cadusius, the Saga of US
Army nurses. Cronkite is one ofmany United Press correspondents who gather and write
the news of world shaking offense asthey happen. We will bring you another
transcribed program dramatizing the experience of thesesoldiers of the press in the near future.
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Be sure to listen. Meanwhile,listen for you United Press news on
the air. Look for your UnitedPress dispatches in your favorite newspaper. They
are your guarantee of the world's bestcoverage of the world's biggest news. Oldiers
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of the quest the Grease Monkey.This is Walter Cronkite of the United Press,
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reporting to you from a ninth AirForce fighter base somewhere on the Western
Front. To day, I wantto tell you about heroes and a guy.
Now, heroes around air bases wearwings is a rule. But here,
at this air base, there isone hero who never flew a plane.
His name ar D Hendrickson, misterconkite. I come from a pot
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little town in Missouri. We callit pleasant Hill, Yes, sir,
pleasant Hill, those were the days. But just call me ar D.
Mister. Everybody around here, yes, everybody around here knows r D.
And that's what we call him.A twenty six year old kid from pleasant
Hill, Missouri, a grease monkey, a mustang nurse. Take a good
look at him. His coveralls arestained with oil, his fingernails are dirty.
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His thatch of blonde hair that'll neverstay combed. Yeah, yeah,
did you say, r D?Sure? I know that little toe headed
grease monkey. He wants to bea pilot that stands off and listen to
us shoot the breeze after flight.Funny little guy, go easy on a
lieutenant. R D's all right anda good mechanic. He may have had
an unfortunate brush with the major.Well, I could happen to any of
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us. That's the major. He'lltell you the same thing. How is
that captain? What's that? RD? Do I know him? How
can I ever forget that little greaseMonkey. Of course it was an accident,
could happen to anybody, But whydid it have to happen to me?
Sargan Sargan Movinnigan. Well that shouldgive you a pretty good idea of
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r D. The Missouri grease Monkey. One of the best mechanics in the
business, but a funny little guyin trouble more often than not. I'm
not the kind of guy who writesstories about stories are written about heroes,
but today it's different. It's well, let me tell you what happened.
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Tell your game, AI is sage? Why up the harbor policing? Up
this place? The Major's coming?What's that? Stop that hammering? Get
this shop cleaned up before the measuregets here for inspection? Okay, what
time is he coming? What's that? I said? What time is he
coming? That's what I'm gonna findout pray for I haven't say God day,
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will you stop that? Confounded?All true? I d all,
but this one oil is from Hey, sorry, hurry it up. The
major just coming now? Hey,Oh dog God, I tried to tell
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him it's full and not empty.Oh, I'll pushed under the bench.
Here you go. Oh now I'min for it. Oil all over the
floor, the major coming the sergeant. Oh, well, here we are,
sergeant looked neat from the outside.Wait to see the inside, sir.
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What was that? Oh, justone of the grease monkeys inside getting
everything ready for yourself. Fine,fine, well let's have a little right
this way, sir. Uh,a little dock inside, and careful when
you step down. Please, Major, don't come in the oil from sides
and I've just come to look majorhere. Let me help you upside warned.
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The oil from turned over and theoil the oil. Get me out
of this mess, sergeant, Yes, sir, let me help you away
from me. You will answer thesergeant. You're all I answer for this,
all right, addie? All right, you already got one strike on
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you that made you didn't like fallingin that oil at all. If you
weren't one of the best mechanics onthe field, I put you right back
into KP. I tried to warnhim. Shut up. One more like
that and you're gonna be in realtrouble. What such you understand? Yes,
such? Hey, such? Yeah? What is it? Boy?
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We certainly dusted them off yesterday.Huh. Yeah, the boys did it
all right? How many was it? Forty two? Shut down? Boy?
That must have been a battle.You know. I wonder what it's
like to be up there with hotsteel smacking at you from all directions.
Someday I'm gonna yeah, gone,or what? You're a grease monkey,
d remember? Yeah, but youcan't shoot a guy for dreaming. Nah,
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Now, but I can put youon KP for dreaming. Finish that
job on that bad flipper. Finishit, I said, just about through.
Then we'll be all set to givethem crouchs another around a hell in
high water. I don't be toosure they won't pay us a retied visit.
Oh after what happened yesterday. Nah, they haven't got enough planes.
How do you know? Say,aren't you're trying that flipper yet? Yeah?
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Yeah? All through? Well,come on, let's take a look
at that Mustang on the runway.Then the boys will wheel out the rest.
I ain't no one with the bumptromple. Yeah, Lieutenant Crane's job,
that's the one. Come on,all right, adie, climb in
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and take a good look at it. But remember no fooling around. Okay,
Such, give me a hand,will you here? You go there?
Well, it look give me thatwrench. Hey go thanks, Yeah,
that does it. Yeah. Surethat plane don't leave the field today
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unless it's in top shape. Sure, I'm sure. Look party, party,
shut it off before you. I'mcutting it off. I gos suche.
I'm sorry. I didn't think youdidn't think? You didn't think one?
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Do you ever think? Get outof that plane? Ard, get
out of that plane. Sure,suche. Now listen, let me explain
it. That's the last straw.Now you are gonna go on, k
shut up. We got what todo, all right, check grace monkeys,
we'll nose mustangs out. Okay,sir, watch the runways. Joe
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had he give me a hand.Sure, side Eve go okay, now
check the runway. I d addsup Pete's sake, Watch what Jason watch?
Look messagemids. That's okay. Getout of that plane. Sons,
come on out tight, you makeyour fun out the form slush. You're
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hit. Co when you're gonna getout of that plane, it's burnie.
Sure, I'm hit. I canmake it here. Lean on me.
Okay, you put your arm aroundthe shoulder. Sides okay, take cover
down there, take cover. Theycoming backside come on, we'll head for
that com trator. On here,it's to five tip. We'll never make
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it. We'll never make a tip. Get very losty frocks ting on,
such, I'll try getting inn.Keep it going, Keep it going.
The task of getting the wounded sergeantto the bomb crater involved five minutes of
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cool, calm work on r D'spart, and all the while messerschmids roared
over the field, their machine gunsblazing bullets, kicking up dirt and snow
metals screaming through the air. Butthe little Missouri grease monkey, oblivious to
the danger, dragged his wounded sergeantsafely to cover, and even then he
wasn't through being a hero. Takeit easy, size, she'll be all
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right. Of all the pigheaded,stubborn fools, you took an awful chance
out there. D put your wifeout. Hey you know, yeah,
somebody's out there. Yeah. Letme take a look. Hey it's Joe,
Joe right, Such, I'll beback, Hey, D, come
back here, come back, yourback. The officers and the enlisted men
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watching r D thought he was crazy. They ailed warnings for him to get
back to cover, but the greaseMonkey's ears seemed to be strained for other
sounds, and as we watched himout there, he's making come on,
come on, gray monkey, comeon, come on? Can you make
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a sure showman? AGU know,just a little more chare he's such?
Can you give me a hen?Yeah? Yeah, sure, push your
tut me in your goat, Joe. Yes. The sergeant and Joe both
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made it thanks to r. D. The grease monkey from Pleasant Hill,
Missouri, the funny little guy whowas always getting into trouble. But the
night after the raid, it wasa different story. I tell you,
gentlemen, what that boy did todayis the highest example of courage I've ever
witnessed. I certainly had that guyall wrong. It's okay, say,
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Major, Are Joe and the sergecoming along? All? Fine? Captain?
Fine? Hey? Where is thisRD? This grease monkey? Seems
that I've met him before somewhere youhave, Major, he's the guy who's
spilled the oil him. Of course, of course, the oil I seem
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to recall falling into it. Saywhere is our hero? Let's go get
it? What're we waiting for?Come on? The Major, the Captain
and the Lieutenant met r D comingout of the hospital where he had called
on Joe and the Star. Amarvelous piece of work today, r D
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sprelended splendid. Thank you sir,you're right in there, r D.
Their son. Uh tell me rD. What is your name? Anyway?
Well, folks back home, servantcalling the RD Ever since I could
remember? What's the matter of rD? Have you got one of those
first names? Well? Uh,captain's royal? Well, well, royal
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wells on from now on? Yourroyal around here? You understand, Royal
my foot He's d D to me, just r D the best damn grease
monkey in the business. You havejust heard Walter Cronkite's heartwarming story of the
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grease Monkey, the saga of ahero who never flew a place. Cronkite,
like other United Press correspondence, wason the scene of battle, ready
to tell the world what happened.His story about the grease Monkey is just
another example of the on the spotalertness of the men of up the soldiers
of the press. So look forUnited Press dispatches and your favorite newspaper.
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Golden State Media Concepts presents the GSMCClassic Series with episodes of some of your
favorites from a Day gone By,a Time gone By. Join us as
we time travel to some of yourclassic favorites from yesteryear. The GSMC Podcast
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Classic Series on the Golden State MediaConcepts Podcast Network. Allers off the flat
(00:55):
this week they ah This is UnitedPress correspondent Walter Cronkite reporting from somewhere on
the Western Front on the symbol ofCadusius. What is Cadusius. Well,
(01:18):
let's put it like this. Theancient emblem of Cadusius has been the insignia
of doctors for more than two thousandyears. It consists of a staff and
twined by two serpents, signifying,presumably the eternal struggle between life and death,
and its significance stands out more thanever to day on the Western Front,
where the gallant army nurses the ladiesof Cadusius administered to the sick,
(01:40):
the wounded, the dying. Iwas with him a few days before the
faithful German offensive on the Belgian Front, you know on there there's one thing
about the in station at the frontline hospital. Yeah, you don't have
to worry about how to pass thetime personally. I'd like to pass some
time in Paris. Funny, isn'tit, Jameson this time last year,
(02:00):
I was home in Mississippi, goingto dances, wearing pretty clothes, goth
perfume. Listen to Preston. Soyou were dancing, So you joined the
Army nurse Corps. Now you're waitingin mud. Why don't just stop talking
about Mississippi? What's wrong with Mississippi? Look at look at all of it,
itchy woolen shirts, dicky slack diI booth. Huh So what I
(02:22):
suppose you think a new spring strawwould look better up here than that steel
helmet? Oh, don't love alittle thing like a spring hat where you're
Preston or dances either. For thatmatter, the only music we're going to
be hearing for a long time isthose big guns up there. Not exactly
a swing version either. Well,I don't care what it is. I
sure could stand a fellow in terror, Momma. That reminds me the colonel
(02:43):
promise says he here he comes nowwith water. Confide. Now, girls
better check those bandages. Be sureabout the morphine supply, one morphing.
Good afternoon, sir, half noon. You will know Walter Cronkite if you're
noted Preston. Yeah, hello,Jameson, Hi Larry Preston. Kind of
easy, argrebra change. It's thefirst breathing spell we've had for some time.
(03:04):
We sent the last group. We'rewounded out this morning. Yes,
no, fine job you've all beendoing. Thank you, Colonel. I
don't want to make any promises,but if nothing happens the next few days,
you'll all get a furlough to Paris. Paris, Mom, I'm gonna
get a fermanist. What about you? Oliri me? I think I'll sleep
in a hotel for a change.I think I'll take a look around the
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thirty goal ward you come in Conkork. No thanks, Colonel, I'll stick
around for a while, all right, sir yourself? Do you all er?
What do you think of that?Mister cronkoitk We're going to Paris first
time, isn't it all? Wepassed through there on the way to the
front. That's right, just passedthrough. Well, that calls for a
story. Now suppose we start withlisten like us, no grums hung listen,
(03:47):
you better get the cattle consultations.Everybody petendan, Yes, colonel,
looks like a major adak away,step on it, boys, you'll find
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more beds over there, Kriston whatlet us see what that boy wants?
Third bed on the right right away? Looks bad, doesn't it? All?
Mary? I don't know. I'mwaiting for the colonel. He's got
his hands full in the operating room. Not there, boys, take him
over in the west wing. How'syour award holding up? Jamison? When
we lost two this morning, herecomes some more. What do you want
to in the rear? Straight back, Jamison? Give him a hand?
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Will you sure? This way?Boys? Easy their soldier, you'll be
all right? Sure, I willcurty anybody ever? Can you beauty sure?
Why not send back immediate to throwall the plus plasmids and get some
morphine two. They're coming in toofast versus to handle. Oh very well,
attendant on, Larry, Colonel.We need more space, al I
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need lots of things. Now.Just remember we can't risk any unnecessary alarm.
Keep everybody as calm as you can. Looks like an all out of
German offensive. Yes, sir colonel, what about I can't talk anymore now,
Larry I needs in the operating roomat once. Where is that plasma?
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Shorry up? Boys? Put himover there? Come on, fellows
eyes? Oh? Mary asked questions. What is it? Okay? You
stay here and handle a m hmy leg, my leg? Nurse?
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Hello, Bill? How's my favoritepatient today? Hi? Cutie? Something
I can do for you? Bill? Yeah? You see these pictures here?
My girl? Let it? Iwant you to send them home?
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What do you mean send them home? You'll be back up in a few
days. Don't kid me, cutie? I know better take them? Please?
All right? Bill? Thanks?I feel better already. You don't
mind me calling your cutie? Doyou confidentially? Bill? I like it?
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Thanks? Will you read this tome? It's sure My mother gave
it to me, you know.And I foresaw the Lord before my face,
for he is my right hand,and I shall not be moved.
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Therefore did my heart rejoice, andmy tongue was glad, because my flesh
shall rest in hope. Thou willnot me Jameson, Jameson, what is
it? Get some whole blood?Quick? Will is he? Whole blood
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quick right away. They're coming up, Colonel. Yes, Tronkite, I
gotta move and move quick, Comeon, colonel, we need you that
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going over there, Bill, Notime for that, Lieutenant. I have
ordered to evacuate this space once.No, that's right, Olarry. The
Germans are on the edge of town. But that boy over there, all
right, I'll see him. Let'sgo, lady, how is your pressed?
Not a good Bill? The Colonel'shere to see you, and Walter
Cronkite, United Press. Listen,Cutie. I heard what the colonel said.
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Don't worry about me. How youfeeling, Bill? Get these nurses
out again, sir, quick,tell everybody the other one rent. You
win't got much time to go.To his promise, the colonel did not
leave one single patient behind, andduring that enemy offensive, not a wounded
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g I was lost to the Germans. Most of the credit goes to those
nurses, the ladies of Cadusius,working night and day the jaws set their
eyes red rimmed from lack of sleep. These girls transferred their hospital placed six
times before the enemy offensive was finallychecked. And when it was over,
the Colonel told me those nurses cronquitetheir heroes, and I want the United
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Press to tell the folks back homethat they were terrific. Tell them we
need more nurses like them, andwe need'em fast. I'll tell em,
Colonel, I'll tell'em. Youhave been listening to your United Press
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correspondent, Walter Cronkite story of thesymbol of Cadusius, the Saga of US
Army nurses. Cronkite is one ofmany United Press correspondents who gather and write
the news of world shaking offense asthey happen. We will bring you another
transcribed program dramatizing the experience of thesesoldiers of the press in the near future.
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Be sure to listen. Meanwhile,listen for you United Press news on
the air. Look for your UnitedPress dispatches in your favorite newspaper. They
are your guarantee of the world's bestcoverage of the world's biggest news. Oldiers
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of the quest the Grease Monkey.This is Walter Cronkite of the United Press,
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reporting to you from a ninth AirForce fighter base somewhere on the Western
Front. To day, I wantto tell you about heroes and a guy.
Now, heroes around air bases wearwings is a rule. But here,
at this air base, there isone hero who never flew a plane.
His name ar D Hendrickson, misterconkite. I come from a pot
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little town in Missouri. We callit pleasant Hill, Yes, sir,
pleasant Hill, those were the days. But just call me ar D.
Mister. Everybody around here, yes, everybody around here knows r D.
And that's what we call him.A twenty six year old kid from pleasant
Hill, Missouri, a grease monkey, a mustang nurse. Take a good
look at him. His coveralls arestained with oil, his fingernails are dirty.
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His thatch of blonde hair that'll neverstay combed. Yeah, yeah,
did you say, r D?Sure? I know that little toe headed
grease monkey. He wants to bea pilot that stands off and listen to
us shoot the breeze after flight.Funny little guy, go easy on a
lieutenant. R D's all right anda good mechanic. He may have had
an unfortunate brush with the major.Well, I could happen to any of
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us. That's the major. He'lltell you the same thing. How is
that captain? What's that? RD? Do I know him? How
can I ever forget that little greaseMonkey. Of course it was an accident,
could happen to anybody, But whydid it have to happen to me?
Sargan Sargan Movinnigan. Well that shouldgive you a pretty good idea of
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r D. The Missouri grease Monkey. One of the best mechanics in the
business, but a funny little guyin trouble more often than not. I'm
not the kind of guy who writesstories about stories are written about heroes,
but today it's different. It's well, let me tell you what happened.
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Tell your game, AI is sage? Why up the harbor policing? Up
this place? The Major's coming?What's that? Stop that hammering? Get
this shop cleaned up before the measuregets here for inspection? Okay, what
time is he coming? What's that? I said? What time is he
coming? That's what I'm gonna findout pray for I haven't say God day,
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will you stop that? Confounded?All true? I d all,
but this one oil is from Hey, sorry, hurry it up. The
major just coming now? Hey,Oh dog God, I tried to tell
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him it's full and not empty.Oh, I'll pushed under the bench.
Here you go. Oh now I'min for it. Oil all over the
floor, the major coming the sergeant. Oh, well, here we are,
sergeant looked neat from the outside.Wait to see the inside, sir.
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What was that? Oh, justone of the grease monkeys inside getting
everything ready for yourself. Fine,fine, well let's have a little right
this way, sir. Uh,a little dock inside, and careful when
you step down. Please, Major, don't come in the oil from sides
and I've just come to look majorhere. Let me help you upside warned.
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The oil from turned over and theoil the oil. Get me out
of this mess, sergeant, Yes, sir, let me help you away
from me. You will answer thesergeant. You're all I answer for this,
all right, addie? All right, you already got one strike on
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you that made you didn't like fallingin that oil at all. If you
weren't one of the best mechanics onthe field, I put you right back
into KP. I tried to warnhim. Shut up. One more like
that and you're gonna be in realtrouble. What such you understand? Yes,
such? Hey, such? Yeah? What is it? Boy?
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We certainly dusted them off yesterday.Huh. Yeah, the boys did it
all right? How many was it? Forty two? Shut down? Boy?
That must have been a battle.You know. I wonder what it's
like to be up there with hotsteel smacking at you from all directions.
Someday I'm gonna yeah, gone,or what? You're a grease monkey,
d remember? Yeah, but youcan't shoot a guy for dreaming. Nah,
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Now, but I can put youon KP for dreaming. Finish that
job on that bad flipper. Finishit, I said, just about through.
Then we'll be all set to givethem crouchs another around a hell in
high water. I don't be toosure they won't pay us a retied visit.
Oh after what happened yesterday. Nah, they haven't got enough planes.
How do you know? Say,aren't you're trying that flipper yet? Yeah?
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Yeah? All through? Well,come on, let's take a look
at that Mustang on the runway.Then the boys will wheel out the rest.
I ain't no one with the bumptromple. Yeah, Lieutenant Crane's job,
that's the one. Come on,all right, adie, climb in
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and take a good look at it. But remember no fooling around. Okay,
Such, give me a hand,will you here? You go there?
Well, it look give me thatwrench. Hey go thanks, Yeah,
that does it. Yeah. Surethat plane don't leave the field today
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unless it's in top shape. Sure, I'm sure. Look party, party,
shut it off before you. I'mcutting it off. I gos suche.
I'm sorry. I didn't think youdidn't think? You didn't think one?
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Do you ever think? Get outof that plane? Ard, get
out of that plane. Sure,suche. Now listen, let me explain
it. That's the last straw.Now you are gonna go on, k
shut up. We got what todo, all right, check grace monkeys,
we'll nose mustangs out. Okay,sir, watch the runways. Joe
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had he give me a hand.Sure, side Eve go okay, now
check the runway. I d addsup Pete's sake, Watch what Jason watch?
Look messagemids. That's okay. Getout of that plane. Sons,
come on out tight, you makeyour fun out the form slush. You're
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hit. Co when you're gonna getout of that plane, it's burnie.
Sure, I'm hit. I canmake it here. Lean on me.
Okay, you put your arm aroundthe shoulder. Sides okay, take cover
down there, take cover. Theycoming backside come on, we'll head for
that com trator. On here,it's to five tip. We'll never make
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it. We'll never make a tip. Get very losty frocks ting on,
such, I'll try getting inn.Keep it going, Keep it going.
The task of getting the wounded sergeantto the bomb crater involved five minutes of
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cool, calm work on r D'spart, and all the while messerschmids roared
over the field, their machine gunsblazing bullets, kicking up dirt and snow
metals screaming through the air. Butthe little Missouri grease monkey, oblivious to
the danger, dragged his wounded sergeantsafely to cover, and even then he
wasn't through being a hero. Takeit easy, size, she'll be all
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right. Of all the pigheaded,stubborn fools, you took an awful chance
out there. D put your wifeout. Hey you know, yeah,
somebody's out there. Yeah. Letme take a look. Hey it's Joe,
Joe right, Such, I'll beback, Hey, D, come
back here, come back, yourback. The officers and the enlisted men
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watching r D thought he was crazy. They ailed warnings for him to get
back to cover, but the greaseMonkey's ears seemed to be strained for other
sounds, and as we watched himout there, he's making come on,
come on, gray monkey, comeon, come on? Can you make
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a sure showman? AGU know,just a little more chare he's such?
Can you give me a hen?Yeah? Yeah, sure, push your
tut me in your goat, Joe. Yes. The sergeant and Joe both
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made it thanks to r. D. The grease monkey from Pleasant Hill,
Missouri, the funny little guy whowas always getting into trouble. But the
night after the raid, it wasa different story. I tell you,
gentlemen, what that boy did todayis the highest example of courage I've ever
witnessed. I certainly had that guyall wrong. It's okay, say,
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Major, Are Joe and the sergecoming along? All? Fine? Captain?
Fine? Hey? Where is thisRD? This grease monkey? Seems
that I've met him before somewhere youhave, Major, he's the guy who's
spilled the oil him. Of course, of course, the oil I seem
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to recall falling into it. Saywhere is our hero? Let's go get
it? What're we waiting for?Come on? The Major, the Captain
and the Lieutenant met r D comingout of the hospital where he had called
on Joe and the Star. Amarvelous piece of work today, r D
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sprelended splendid. Thank you sir,you're right in there, r D.
Their son. Uh tell me rD. What is your name? Anyway?
Well, folks back home, servantcalling the RD Ever since I could
remember? What's the matter of rD? Have you got one of those
first names? Well? Uh,captain's royal? Well, well, royal
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wells on from now on? Yourroyal around here? You understand, Royal
my foot He's d D to me, just r D the best damn grease
monkey in the business. You havejust heard Walter Cronkite's heartwarming story of the
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grease Monkey, the saga of ahero who never flew a place. Cronkite,
like other United Press correspondence, wason the scene of battle, ready
to tell the world what happened.His story about the grease Monkey is just
another example of the on the spotalertness of the men of up the soldiers
of the press. So look forUnited Press dispatches and your favorite newspaper.
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