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==Plot== [[File:Guadalcanal cemetery 1945.jpg|thumb|[[Guadalcanal]] cemetery, 1945]] United States Army [[Private (rank)|Private]] Witt goes [[desertion|AWOL]] from his unit in 1942 to live among the carefree [[Melanesia]]n natives in the [[Oceania|South Pacific]]. He is found and imprisoned on a [[troopship]] by [[First Sergeant]] Welsh of his [[company (military unit)|company]]. Witt is not allowed to rejoin his unit, and is instead punitively assigned to act as a stretcher bearer for the upcoming campaign. The men of C Company, 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, [[25th Infantry Division (United States)|25th Infantry Division]], have been brought to the island of [[Guadalcanal]] as reinforcements in the campaign to secure [[Henderson Field (Guadalcanal)|Henderson Field]], seize the island from the [[Empire of Japan|Japanese]], and block off their route to [[Australia]]. C Company is commanded by Capt. James Staros. As they wait in the hold of a Navy transport ship, they contemplate their lives and the upcoming invasion. The company lands on Guadalcanal unopposed. They march into the interior of the island, and along the way encounter natives and evidence of the ongoing Japanese presence. The company soon finds its objective: [[Battle of Mount Austen, the Galloping Horse, and the Sea Horse|Hill 210]], a key enemy position. The attack commences at dawn the next day. Charlie Company storms up the hill, but is immediately repelled by heavy machine-gun fire. One group, a squad led by Sergeant Keck, hides behind a knoll safe from enemy fire "to await reinforcements". When they are fired upon, Keck reaches for a grenade on his belt and accidentally pulls the pin, then throws himself back on the grenade so that he will be the only one killed by the blast. At another point, Sergeant Welsh attempts to rescue a dying soldier, only to provide him with enough morphine to [[euthanasia|put him out of his misery]]. Lt. Col. Gordon Tall orders Staros over the [[field telephone]] to capture the bunker by frontal assault, at whatever cost. Staros balks, stating that he will not commit his men to what he sees as a suicide mission. Meanwhile, Pvt. Bell covertly scouts the summit of the hill by himself and assesses the Japanese stronghold. Furious at Staros's refusal to obey his command, Tall ventures up to Charlie Company's position, accompanied by his battalion executive officer, Captain John Gaff. When they arrive, they find that the Japanese resistance seems to have lessened, and Tall's opinion of Staros is sealed. After being advised of Bell's reconnaissance of the Japanese position, Tall suggests a small detachment of men to perform a [[flanking maneuver]] on the bunker to capture it. Among the men to volunteer for the mission are Pvts. Witt, Doll, and Bell. Captain Gaff is given command of the detachment, and they proceed up the hill toward the bunker. A fierce battle ensues, but ultimately the American forces are victorious, and the hill is captured. For their efforts, the men are given a week's leave, though they find little joy in the respite in the fighting. While the company is bivouacked, Staros is relieved of his command by Tall, who deems him too soft for the pressures of combat and suggests that he apply for reassignment and become a lawyer in the [[Judge Advocate General's Corps, United States Army|JAG Corps]] in Washington, D.C. During this time, Bell receives a [[Dear John letter|letter]] from his wife, informing him that she has fallen in love with another man and seeks a divorce. Witt, meanwhile, comes across some of the locals and notices that they have grown distant and distrustful of outsiders, and regularly quarrel with each other. The company is sent on patrol up a river under the command of Lieutenant Band. Witt, along with Cpl. Fife, and Pvt. Coombs, scout upriver and encounter an advancing Japanese column. As they attempt to retreat, Coombs is wounded. Witt draws away the Japanese to buy time for Fife, but Witt is encircled by one of their squads. The Japanese demand Witt surrender, but he raises his rifle and is killed. His body is buried by his squadmates, including a visibly grieving Sgt. Welsh. The company soon receives a new commander, Captain Bosche. They are relieved of duty and evacuated from Guadalcanal by a waiting [[Landing craft tank|LCT]].
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