named reed switzer from ernie pyle. it sort of exemplifies the spirit the troops had. they identified with him because he identified with them, average americans out on the battlefields having to fight. one other artifact i thought i would point out here that brings home the reality of what these young men and women were facing -- young men on the battle lines, of course, but you can see next to ernie pyle's book, a cigarette case and a purple heart medal. this cigarette case belonged to a young private by the name of andrew sexton, a medic who was basically shot, and the bullet went through the cigarette case but was stopped on the other side of it and fell into the case. he later credited this with saving his life. if you can imagine what an experience like that must be like, certainly, it brings home the reality of life and death these young men and women were facing and that ernie pyle understood so well. we have in the italian gallery a 4.2-inch mortar, which will turn out to be an extremely effective weapon for allied groups. -- allied troops. it weighed about 33