from previous--

the  young  soldier  in green uniform looks  around  for  some  guidance  , he  needed some  cheap  place  to stay the  night  , he  was  new, he  was  struck  by  the  sentiments  of  the  old porter  whose  son died  in the  korean war, an elderly  man  emerged  from the  platform , he  had  a  vintage  car  so  old  that  the  soldier  had  never  seen another  older  than that  in use, he  was  taken to  a hotel where  nobody  else  was  staying, all the  doors  were  unlocked, the  board  simply  read  --Hotel-in a  room he  was  shown that  was  furnished  just  with a  bed  and  a  mattress  in blue  stripes, for  the  bed  sheets  he  must  pay  extra