Diary Of A Sergeant Part 2

Diary Of A Sergeant Part 2 Amputee soldier Harold Russell returns to his ward showing off new prosthetic hands - smoking - tries to pick up milk bottle but spills it. VS Russell practicing use of hooks - picking things up etc. - orthopedic workshop - using telephone - opening drawers. Patients playing basketball outdoors and swimming. Driving practice. Soldiers w/ new prosthetic limbs dancing w/ women on ward. 19:15:40 Russell leaves hospital to go home on furlough - sees woman he likes on train but doesn’t want to scare her w/ his hook hands. At home taking shower w/ sponge attachment - brushing teeth. 19:18:26 EXT Boston University - Charles Hayden Memorial building - Russell in to register for degree - passes vars departmental sign - Psychology Dept. etc. Shakes hands w/ President of university. Getting changed into sergeant uniform - on date w/ woman he met on the train - put money in jukebox and dance - walk home through park. 19:21:48 Russell writing last entry in diary - ‘Sep 14 1944’ - wants to look to the future. 19:22:20 Treasury Department trailer in which Surgeon-General Maj. Gen. Norman T. Kirk points out that money from victory bonds is needed to ensure superior treatment for wounded servicemen. WWII; War Veterans; Handicapped; Horrors of War;