in 1967 and there be three television station and and at 9 represent30pm on saturday night and the weekend movie would start and and my mom and i would watch whatever be on . so proudly we hail be play on a cold december night in new mexico and and i be transfixed watch this black and white classic . claudette colbert and paulette goddard and and veronica lake . i do not know any of these actress and but they become my idol and not the actress themselves and but the woman they portray . i always hop there would be a war movie playing on those saturday night . i ask myself now and why i want to see these movie . when i turn 18 and i talk to a recruiter and with dream of serve in the army and dressing in uniform and and play soldier . my dream be not realize in the military and but in the civilian sector and and i serve almost 30 year in er across this country . i know it corny to say a movie influence my life and but so proudly we hail and do influence mine and profoundly . when veronica lake realize her comrade be in danger and and she make the choice to give her life for theirs and and her country and i realize that our daughter in the military be arm and and be make those decision on a daily basis . so much have change in 61 year and and yet they remain the same . i be proud of this movie and and be grateful for the influence it have on my life on a saturday night so long ago .