G.I. Joe #9

A soldier named Doolin finds himself in hot water when his commanding officer spots a Navy tattoo on his arm—a souvenir from his service in the last war. With orders to get rid of it fast, Doolin scrambles to find a quick solution before the Sarge's patience runs out. This 1952 humor bit plays the clash between military branches for laughs.

When Clay Caldwell receives heartfelt letters from his girl Ellie back home, his spirits soar—until a bitter discovery threatens to shatter him in the brutal aftermath of combat in Korea. His fellow soldiers watch helplessly as Clay grapples with silence and longing, unaware of a painful truth his sergeant has been dreading to reveal. But fate, and the arrival of an unexpected letter from an old acquaintance named Alice, may offer Clay a second chance at finding love where he least expected it.

Sergeant Grumpy Grogan, the crankiest soldier in Company B, gets more than he bargained for when the outfit adopts a young nanny goat as their mascot during the Korean War. As the rest of the men dote on their new companion, Grogan grumbles relentlessly—until a chance encounter forces him to see the goat in an entirely new light. What begins as pure annoyance transforms into an unlikely bond that might just prove this gruff sergeant has a heart after all.

When a mysterious young woman known as Little Miss Magic helps G.I. Joe and his unit capture enemy spies and save a soldier's life, the grateful Joe is eager to reward her with a kiss—but she has other ideas, using her magical tricks to playfully turn the tables on him instead. It's a lighthearted romp that proves this particular soldier has met his match in charm and mischief.

When a Korean War patrol gets pinned down by enemy forces, a 39-year-old corporal named Sam Harris—the target of endless ridicule from two cocky young privates—must prove that experience and steadiness matter more than youth and bravado. As the battle intensifies and lives hang in the balance, Sam's quiet resolve becomes the platoon's best chance for survival.

When the Army's draft board sends "greetings" to a pair of confident drifters—Windy Bragg and Whitey Hick—the two quickly discover that smooth talk and scheming won't keep them out of uniform. As they stumble through their induction physicals alongside an unlikely roster of recruits and would-be dodgers, the real trouble isn't the Army's tests—it's that they've somehow managed to become exactly what the draft board needed to complete its monthly quota.

Baker Company gets a troubling new recruit in Bob Craig—a withdrawn, secretive soldier who doesn't fit in with the battle-hardened veterans, and when the platoon heads back to the front lines, Craig's inexperience and fear put the whole patrol in danger. As the men face an ambush and their own reckoning with what courage really means, Craig discovers he has more fight in him than anyone expected.