13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi Page #9

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Right. No problem.

And a gunship.

I don't think we're gonna

be able to get you that.

I'd settle for

a few F16s.

Low fly-by

over the city would

put the fear of God and the

United States in them.

Buy us a few more hours.

How long can

you hold them off?

Any large force with any

real ordnance, I don't know.

You got contacts

here and at home?

Start making

some calls.

Hey, the

stripper's here!

Here are

your clothes.

About time.

How are the Jason Bournes

doing downstairs?

Everyone's scared.

I just got a text from my

cousin, you know, a warning,

saying to leave

before it's too late.

More good news.

Anything more

specific than that?

I don't think we need an

interpreter anymore, Amahl.

You did good.

You should go.

No. I'm staying

here with you guys.

I'll be downstairs.

I'm gonna have to break up with

him before we leave Libya.

How do you leave me on D

when the party's right here?

Hey, about this

whole Ambo story,

I don't buy it.

And if he is still alive, Glen's

team's gonna get him out first.

If they do, they're

not gonna get to us.

So we've got to be prepared

to be here for a while.

Chief said it was

on the news back home.

Something about street protests.

Anti-Islamic films.

We didn't hear

any protests.

It was reported

in the news, buddy.

Hey.

You see that?

At the end of Smuggler's Alley.

Take a look.

Could be a second

front forming.

Or an audience gathering

to watch the show.

Hey, Chief.

I know you've had some

pearls of wisdom tonight,

but are we expecting

any friendlies?

I got a lot of

movement out here.

Looks like we're

gonna get hit again.

Dave, take Zombieland.

Oz, with me.

Grab a shield.

Grab a shield.

Chief, tell them to get the

Hellfire on that Pred ready.

Be advised,

ISR saying that cars

and bodies are massing

in the parking

lot to our west.

Yeah, Chief,

I just put that out

over the radio

about two minutes ago.

Tell the ISR guys they're

pretty much worthless.

F***ing smartass.

Come on, come on, come on!

Send.

Chief, we got

30 guys approaching.

Hey. Is that thing loud?

Yeah.

I forgot my earplugs.

Keep your eyes on

your assigned quadrants.

We don't want

to get flanked.

You ready, Tig?

- Here we go.

- Watch for different tactics.

Oz?

You lose

your tampon?

Tig,

watch the pine trees.

What is this?

What is this

yo-yo doing?

You think they don't know

we have night vision?

GRS, I want

everybody to hold.

Thirty yards.

No, no, no, no.

What are you doing?

No, don't do that.

F***!

Get down!

What? Louder!

Stop!

Stop shooting!

17 Feb says you're

firing at them!

Somebody started

shooting at us first!

And they're still

f***ing shooting at us!

Tell them to

stop shooting at us

and we'll stop

shooting at them.

If they're shooting at you,

just f***ing shoot back!

That's what I'm telling you!

We got 30 guys firing at us!

17 Feb, my ass.

Tig, tree line.

They're flanking

us from Zombieland!

- Move!

- Moving!

Upstairs window.

Bus.

We got big ordnance

coming out of there.

Hit the bus!

That one's for us.

You're not

getting away this time!

You think they're

losing heart?

Everyone, over here.

Find me every airbase in the

area that can reach us.

Find me any

quick response teams,

any Navy carrier battle groups

in the vicinity, now.

I hear they have

a US CIF team in Croatia.

That's a two-hour flight.

Sigonella,

Aviano, Benghazi.

How far is Aviano?

700 miles.

There's an F16, 365 days 24/7.

It's a quick response base.

Well, bring it in

from Sigonella.

It's a f***ing puddle jump

from Italy to here.

It's 20 minutes.

I'm not

requesting firepower.

All I want is that you give

these a**holes outside our gate

a low, loud

"f*** you" flyover.

My authority?

My authority

is that if you don't send,

Americans are going to die.

Including the one

talking to you right now.

You see that, dude? There's

guys on those rocks over there.

There's nothing there.

Your eyes are playing tricks, man.

Why don't you go take a break?

No.

I'm okay.

Tig, take a break.

Hey, Tig. Go on down, man.

I'll spell you.

Those State guys.

Dave up on C, you should

see the look in his eyes.

These guys are gonna relive this

night for the rest of their lives.

My whole mindset?

Never feel that.

You go down shooting,

balls out, every time.

How you doing,

brother?

Down time's the worst,

isn't it?

Adrenaline leaves and your

mind just starts to wander.

Yeah.

I haven't thought about

my family once tonight.

Thinking about them now.

Up here in the

middle of all this,

I'm thinking

about my girls, man.

Thinking

what would they

say about me?

"He died in a place

he didn't need to be,

"in a battle over something

he doesn't understand,

"in a country that

meant nothing to him."

Every time I go home to Becky and

those girls, I think this is it.

I'm gonna stay.

And then something happens

and I end up back here.

Why is that?

Why can't I go home?

Why can't I go home

and just stay there?

Warriors aren't

trained to retire, Jack.

Becky's pregnant.

You kidding me?

She told me today.

And that can't

be the last call.

That can't be the last call,

'cause I'm sitting up here

and I'm thinking about some

other guy raising these girls.

Man, I'm sorry.

- No, no, hey...

- I shouldn't have...

No, man, no...

It's all right.

I get it. Okay?

You go to them.

I know what it's like to

be in a place like this,

let another man

raise your children.

When I was young, I was giving

myself to something bigger.

Jack, that something

bigger's gone now.

But your new son?

Kai is your

second chance.

I might actually not

be a half-bad father.

"All the gods, all the heavens,

all the hells are within you."

What is that?

Something Boon

dropped on me earlier.

And it's just been going

around in my head all night.

We have some clarity

on a couple of issues.

The Tripoli team has cleared the

airport, and they are on their way.

You've got to be kidding me.

It's about time.

We also

have confirmation.

It is Ambassador Stevens.

But the earlier report

that he was admitted alive

was inaccurate.

He was apparently found

in the back of the villa

and brought to the hospital

by a crowd of Libyans.

Cause of death is

smoke inhalation.

Sh*t.

You know, we could've saved him

if we'd gone when

we got the call.

We could've

saved them both.

Yep.

You know, they're gonna

get this figured out.

Come at us with

technicals next.

We'll have to get down off this

roof and engage them direct.

Yeah, I know.

I never really

get scared.

Is that weird?

Whenever bullets start to

fly, I always feel protected.

You know, like it's...

As long as I'm doing the right

thing, God'll take care of me.

But that's crazy, right?

Not any more than

everything else you say.

Hope God has

a sense of humor.

Yeah.

I guess we'll

find out soon enough.

I had a good

call home today.

Yeah?

Talked to my kids.

Me, too.

Hey, we need somebody on Building

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