Ernie Pyle....had the greatest gift to tell a story, in three simple minutes. No complicated situations....just human reactions to misery.
Robert Mitchum played Capt. Waskow in “The Story of G.I. Joe”. The end of the movie is pretty much as described above.
There are still young men like this.
Quiet, confident, able, honest, loyal, reliable.
I have known and know a few.
They are still exceptional.