In the 1949 World War II movie, 12 O'Clock High, Gregory Peck plays Frank
Savage, a no-nonsense general who is brought in to straighten up a hard-luck, low-morale
American bomber group stationed in England. In his first address to the men of his unit,
General Savage tells it like it is: "We're in a war, a shooting war. We've got to fight. And
some of us have got to die. Now I'm not trying to tell you not to be afraid. Fear is normal.
But stop worrying about it. And about yourselves. Stop making plans. Forget about going