In the hallway as he departed, the Chairman called the inquiry "preposterous," while the rest of the members of the commission gave "no comment.The rear hatch opened to reveal dozens of new recruits in green fatigues and carrying duffel bags.One of them was a young, naive, and idealistic 19 year-old infantry soldier-rookie named Private Chris Taylor (Charlie Sheen), who was looking around bewildered and nervous." He began to sing the title song "Rose-Marie" (composed by Oscar Hammerstein II, Otto A.Harbach and Rudolf Frimi) to woo her during the trip on the lake:Oh Rose, my Rose MarieOh sweet Rose Marie, it""s easy to seeWhy all who learn to know you, love youYou""re gentle and kind, divinely designedAs graceful as the pines above youThere""s an angel""s breath beneath your sighsThere""s a little devil in your eyes.The title of the film, actually ironic and inappropriate since war is not a ""path of glory"", was suggested by line 36 in 18th century English romantic poet Thomas Gray""sElegy Written in a Country Churchyard:The paths of glory lead but to the grave." As the funeral pyre begins to burn (and soon sets the entire fort on fire), he plays his muted bugle in tribute, and then escapes over he back wall as he hears rifle shots diverting the relief column into the nearby oasis.