- Col. Nelson: You thought you joined the army so you could eat three times a day, have a place to sleep, and clothes to wear. But the minute you signed up, you took on an obligation - not only to the army, and to your country, but to your regiment.
- [last lines]
- Narrator: So let every true patriot be proud of these American soldiers, as they are proud of their service with the colors!
- Sgt. Clicker: How many times have I got to tell you, Corbin? You're not to speak when you're standing at attention!
- Charles Corbin: Well, I'm not at attention anymore; take a rest. Besides, I need a smoke.
- Sgt. Clicker: You'll need more than smoke before I get through with you.
- [first lines]
- Narrator: This is a story of a man who first raised the American flag, carried it across the new continent that was to be our own United States. He opened the West, and protected the pioneers, laid the iron rails across the plains and over the hills. He built the Panama Canal. Our protector in time of war, our counselor in time of peace - he is the American soldier.
- Charles Corbin: You're talking about war. If there's fighting to be done, I'll be there with the rest of 'em.
- Col. Nelson: But you've got to understand, Corbin: In time of peace, this flag stands for the same ideals as in time of war. The men who fought under it, and died under it, dedicated their lives to the peace we now enjoy - that's what this flag means. It stands for peace, and the preservation of the American way.
- Sgt. Clicker: Part of your training by me is to start you thinkin' like a good soldier, and actin' like one... if that's possible.
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By what name was Service with the Colors (1940) officially released in Canada in English?
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