In another memorable concluding scene, Bick heroically engaged in a brutal fist-fight with Sarge (Mickey Simpson), a bigoted roadside cafe owner of Sarge""s Place who refused to serve an elderly Latino couple, while Mitch Miller""s hit song "The Yellow Rose of Texas" blared on the jukebox.He wanted to continue his pursuit without detection: "I gotta follow these guys o their boss before they move again and I don""t really want Mr.But then their romantic interlude was interrupted by Wade""s voice-over:Here""s the thing.Life is an endless series of rain wrecks with only brief commercial-like breaks of happiness.This had been the ultimate commercial break.Which meant it was ime to return to our regularly scheduled program.Wade suddenly collapsed when he passed out, and he awoke in a doctor""s office where a diagnosis of terminal, late-stage cancer was delivered to him by an oncologist...I was stationed in a repair shop below decks.Oh, I was in plenty of battles, but I never saw a Jap or heard a shell coming at me.When we were sunk, all I know is there was a lot of fire and explosions.And I was on the topsides and overboard.And I was burned.When I came to, I was on a cruiser.My hands were off.After that, I had it easy...That""s what I said.They took care of me fine.They trained me to use hese things.I can dial telephones, I can drive a car, I can even put nickels in the jukebox.I""m all right, but...well, you see, I""ve got a girl.Fred: She knows what happened to ya, doesn""t she?Homer: Sure, they all know.They don""t know what these things look like.Al: What""s your girl""s name, Homer?Homer: Wilma.She and I went to high school together.Al: I""ll bet Wilma""s a swell girl.Homer: She is.Fred: Then it will be all right, sailor.You wait and see.Homer: Yeah, wait and see.Wilma""s only a kid.She""s never seen anything like these hooks.As they pass over the country beneath them with a mixture of excitement and apprehension, Fred and Al talk about their uncertain future, and their ""rehabilitative"" transition and homecoming to the ""real-world"" (and relationships) after many years of service for heir country.