Combat! : Fly Away Home (1964)
Directed by Bernard McEveety
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Synopsis by Hal Erickson
The men of King Company have had some odd assignments in the past, but this one wins the gold star. Squad leader Saunders (Vic Morrow) is ordered into enemy territory, there to provide safe escort for a flock of carrier pigeons, overseen by surly Signal Corps sergeant Keeley (played by Neville Brand, in real life one of the most-decorated soldiers of WW2). By episode's end, of course, Saunders and his men have developed a grudging but genuine respect for Sgt. Keeley and his feathered friends.