| Show t ONCE OVER lIt 4 I Forward By Two-Thirds Two Vote Vole t By H. H I I. I PHILLIPS PHILLIPS- i Forward marchl march I GL Is Is that before this company in the form of an order or or a resolution reso- reso lution I Captain It It is an order GI U If If I may say so at this time It seems slightly irregular in that it was not on the agenda i as presented in the crap game last night 4 iiiI iii I Sergeant You You heard the comI com com- I mand bud Forward marchl march Second GL May May I ask for clarification clar- clar The word forward Is isI I all aU It could mean many j miles forward or merely a few yards I Captain I must object to this as obstructive and as a delaying I tactic employed for propaganda i t purposes However if 11 the honorI honorable honorable honor- honor I I able dogface insists I do not mind j I saying that I use the word forward forward for ward in the unlimited sense S S S S Third GI My ly delegation wishes to know more about the implications of t the h e v verb e r b march Webster says It means to walk There have haveS S been Instances In Korea where some of us have been asked to march and after a accepting this Interpretation have found we also were expected to take It Iton on the the- double I Captain I submit that this company knows very well wen that tho the word march Is emI employed employed em em- I with considerable elasticity elasticity elasticity elas elas- by established precedent t I I can caD f go o 0 away back to the case of Ulysses S. S Grant In the Battie Battle Battle Bat Bat- tle tie of ot the Wilderness May 1 I remind remind remind re re- mind all nil you gentlemen that the situation is getting hazardous Several enemy shells have just passed quite close to us here First GI The The matter of ot enemy enemy en en- emy shells is not before us at this time We are discussing the item entitled command of forward march and nothing else can be given priority under our charter Sergeant As some enemy bullets bullets bul bul- lets whiz past past Hit Hit the dirt ya ra bums Second GI I I rise to a point of f order The remark of the sergeant is a. a typical atypical case of an attempt to dictate to this group S S S Third GL as more shells come close close I 1 I move we seek cover Captain Do Captain Do you put that as a motion Third Yes Yes sir Second GL I I suggest it be put before belore this body in th form of two motions Motion Number one That we take cover in the immediate immedi immedi- ate area Motion two That we be allowed to take cover anywhere in the country without restrictions of any kind I Captain I desire again to remind remind remind re re- re- re mind this company that unless we attack we are in a position of great hazard First GL I I submit that no position position post post- tion in war can be considered hazardous hazardous hazardous haz haz- without a ft two thirds vote |
