translate English to French: In the old days, they told me — 20, 25, or 30 years ago — we would tell a soldier, "Dig a hole here," that was that, and the soldier dug the hole.
Auparavant, disent-ils, il y a 20-25-30 ans, nous disions à un soldat, tu creuses un trou ici, c'est tout, et le soldat s'exécutait.