He Had One Obligation
Smoyer didn’t have time to dwell on his mortality. He was trying not to think about his cousin and his brother in law that were killed in action, their lives ended a world away from home.
Source: History 101
But he and his crew had to act. Smoyer only had one obligation: to destroy the enemy. They tensed up, preparing to attack when the radio came on again as they heard “staff car!” Before Smoyer processed the words, a black car raced into the intersection that the tank was waiting at. And he instinctively pulled the trigger.