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Colonel, you're gonna have to decide how many more wounded to evacuate. One stretcher takes the space of seven standing men. === What about the French? -Publicly, Churchill's told them, "Bras dessous." Arm in arm, leaving together. And privately? -We need our army back. How many men are they talking about, sir? -Churchill wants 30,000. Ramsay's hoping we can give him 45. There are 400,000 men on this beach, sir. === He feels safer on deck. You would too if you'd been bombed. === What's wrong with your friend? -He's looking for a quick way out. In case we go down. === A bloody frog. A cowardly little queue-jumping frog.