very unmilitary like. we were not in condition, obviously. so it was a ragtag group of, we looked like prisoners. and on each side were scores or military police. tall, white officers and men with guns and rifles and tells us to stay in line. and then for some reason the word had gone out into the community that we were leaving that day. although it was supposed to be a military secret. thousands of parents and family members were lined up along the street there. and you can hear them calling out the names of their sons or their sweethearts or their wives or husbands. and once in a while some person would run out and the mp would rush up, grab that person, get back. and so the departure was not one that we should have anticipated. a departure from any country for men who go off to war is a glorious sign, a glorious scene with band music and flowers and -- but this was not the case. >> later as a -- >> nick would have put all our bags in a truck. easily done that. and we could have walked head up. instead we dragged ourselves. i will never for