This is a bizarre little melodrama brought to you by Kodak (remember them?) It's about a grizzled US Army Sergeant who has the notion to bugle the North Korean army into submission. It is a misguided notion.
At one point he tries to convince his platoon to go along with the blitzkrieg boogie, but they recognize the idiocy of his plan and decide to stick with their rifles and grenades. All except for little doe-eyed Private Cornfed, fresh off the cliché truck from Gollyville. As it happens, he's a bit of a bugle buff himself who likes a little ragtime in his Reveille. Fortunately for him there is only one bugle, so he too is forced to settle for conventional weaponry.
It's a good thing too, because our swingin' sergeant is the only one killed in the battle that follows - presumably because his bugling gave his position away to everyone within a mile. Upon hearing the news, Private Cornfed runs to Sarge's side, pries the bugle from his cold dead hand, and plays Taps all respectful-like... without any dixieland frills. It's all very sad.
At one point he tries to convince his platoon to go along with the blitzkrieg boogie, but they recognize the idiocy of his plan and decide to stick with their rifles and grenades. All except for little doe-eyed Private Cornfed, fresh off the cliché truck from Gollyville. As it happens, he's a bit of a bugle buff himself who likes a little ragtime in his Reveille. Fortunately for him there is only one bugle, so he too is forced to settle for conventional weaponry.
It's a good thing too, because our swingin' sergeant is the only one killed in the battle that follows - presumably because his bugling gave his position away to everyone within a mile. Upon hearing the news, Private Cornfed runs to Sarge's side, pries the bugle from his cold dead hand, and plays Taps all respectful-like... without any dixieland frills. It's all very sad.