Act of Valor Page #5

Sorry?

Have you ever had a friend

that you grew up with?

- Yes.

- Had, like, played interests,

played soccer, or...

what would you play?

Baseball, probably, right?

- Probably. Yeah.

- Yeah.

And then you went

on your separate ways,

and then some years later,

you meet up.

And you totally

didn't recognize the person.

And that's what happened with Shabal.

We share a common interest.

So he came up with this incredible idea

because of his beliefs.

I don't necessarily share his beliefs,

but he's a smart guy.

You know, it's almost like...

you know, it's almost like...

like this is me.

- And that's Shabal.

- Is it?

- And America is in-between.

- Is it?

Yeah.

Cool concept, no?

- Right here?

- Yes.

You think this is some kind of game?

- Do you? Do you find this amusing?

- No. No.

- I'm not finding...

- Do you realize what you're doing here?

Blackbeard Actual,

this is Blackbeard Main.

Host-nation counterpart secured target Bravo.

Report STRIHUL

You're clear to move on target Alpha.

Roger, Main.

Clear to target.

The only people

I answer to is my family.

To my wife and to my child.

And nobody else.

- Running late somewhere?

- Sh*t filter's full.

- Really?

- Yeah.

So here's the problem, pal.

You do love your family, don't you?

- Yes, I do.

- And what about your daughter?

What about my daughter?

Are you looking forward

to seeing her again?

Every minute of my life.

I wanted you to see that so that you'd

think about some things very seriously,

because you're gonna be

sitting in a box somewhere.

You'll be treated properly

and humanely.

That girl is gonna grow up,

and she's gonna get married,

and your wife is gonna find someone else,

and you're gonna miss everything.

If I had done something

that would endanger my family,

I would feel just

like you do right now.

You promise not

to touch my family?

I would never touch your family.

I would not.

Are you familiar with...

ceramic ball bearings?

No.

Just imagine 16 suicide vests

filled with those

ceramic ball bearings,

slipping by every metal detector

and every checkpoint in your country.

You think your economy

is f***ed now?

Just think what the media

is gonna do with this. Hm?

It's gonna make 9/11 look like

a f***ing walk in the park.

The grand Central Park.

So you're telling me...

...there's 16 jihadis

wearing suicide vests.

They're gonna walk

right across the border.

So where are they going?

San Diego, San Francisco, Houston...

You pick a city, they'll be there.

- And this is happening now?

- It's happening as we speak.

Sorry, what?

It's happening as we speak.

How can you stop this?

I can't.

Blackbeard Lead,

containment element is set.

Roger.

Gun! Gun! Gun!

Clear!

- Go.

- Coming out!

Rat Pack, this is Blackbeard. We're in

contact, midtown, south of the church.

Contact!

Contact!

Changing!

Blackbeard Lead, what's your pos?

Overwatch.

You're clear to engage.

Go in hot.

Frag out!

Weimy, I've got two squirters

heading south in a pickup truck.

I see 'em.

Hit those two guys in the truck.

Rocket!

Frag out!

Sir? Sir?

LT? You all right?

Damn.

You check that box, huh?

Yeah.

Good thing that was a dud.

I might've gotten hurt.

- Yeah.

- Whoa.

Jesus.

This is not some bush-league

vest from an Iraqi hut.

This is some high-speed sh*t.

Maybe we should put this

somewhere else, huh?

Hey, Sonny, find somewhere

to put this, would you?

Target secure.

Set security.

One's to the north, three south.

Hey, Chief, target's buttoned up.

- Everything's secure.

- Thanks, man.

Actual, mission

not complete. Stand by for follow-on.

You only got half thatjihadist cell.

- The target's secure, sir.

- This fight isn't over yet.

Now, listen, the other half of that cell

is gonna be crossing the border...

using a tunnel network

from Mexicali at 0700.

We're coordinating with State,

but for now the birds will drop you off

outside the city where your POC

is a Commander Pedros.

I'll give you more details en route.

- Actual, how do you copy?

- Roger, Main.

OK, we've got a helo

landing on the deck,

we're gonna meet a Mexican

SOF commander and his team.

They're gonna help infil us to

the target and join us on the assault.

- What the hell are you talking about?

- We haven't got all of 'em yet, Chief.

- And where's the rest of 'em?

- They're in Mexicali on the border.

All right.

And the rest of the boys,

how are they getting

back to the ship?

Bon Homme Richard

stayed on station.

They're gonna send in a Marine

element to help exploit the target.

When they're done, the boys

will pull off with them.

OK. I'm thinking Squad One

and myself roll out.

Perfect. Squad Two

stays here, buttons it up,

- pulls out with the Marines.

- OK.

We're moving north

of here through town,

and crossing at sunrise.

The other group will get

into Texas the following day,

through Juarez.

Comprendes?

Hey, sir! Who the hell cleared us hot

to go to Mexicali anyway?

This one's going all

the way up the flagpole.

State Department's on it.

Hey, sir. Channel two.

Hey, this tempo keeps up like this,

Jackie's gonna be squeezing

that kid out on her own.

However,

we hit this target quick enough,

you jump on a burro

and ride that sh*t home.

Hey, I ain't gonna need no burro.

Did you get your two weeks?

All that time I was

spending on the sat phone,

it wasn't to convince them

to let me go home,

it was to convince them

to leave your ass in charge.

- Sir.

- Lieutenant.

Seems our governments have been

very busy to make this possible, huh?

All the way to the top,

from what I hear.

There is something

that you have to understand.

My superiors, they're very

fearful of a Mexican Mogadishu.

No Black Hawk Down

is what they're saying,

so we do need

to stay under the radar.

- I understand completely, sir.

- Good.

Your team's presence here is greatly

appreciated, but we are out of time.

- We need to move.

- Tell me where, we go.

Help piece this together for me.

- OK.

- Our intel says

they're using a tunnel network

that is under a milk factory.

This mean anything to you?

I know exactly where that is.

It's not far from here.

Then that's where we're going.

Of all of the places in Mexicali

that you could have picked,

this is probably the worst.

The cartels control

that area from all angles.

They have us heavily outgunned.

Simply reaching your target

is gonna be very difficult.

Sir, we have eight foreign nationals

heading to our country.

Needless to say,

they are no big fan of ours.

If they are at that factory,

that's where we're going.

Lieutenant, I'll take you

anywhere you need to go,

but prepare your men for a bigger fight

than what you had imagined.

You're not fighting eight men.

You're also fighting the cartel

that's protecting them.

If your targets make it

into those tunnels,

they'll disappear like ghosts.

You enter the tunnels right here.

You will walk

seven miles to this fork.

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