Act of Valor Page #6

My men will tell you

what tunnel to take.

Once you get to this point,

my job is done.

You're on your own.

- Lieutenant, we're going now!

- Roger that.

Chief, we're not stopping.

We're rolling up on target, hard.

Roger that, sir.

We're about 30 seconds out.

One mile out

from the south entrance.

Jefe! On the roof!

We gotta go. Now.

Sir! Leave two men here!

Weimy!

I need you

to lock this sh*t down!

Frag out!

On me.

You guys got the gate!

Call! You're going to the front door!

Go!

Call!

Changing!

Bomb!

Damn it, sir.

How you gonna explain

that one to my family?

Get back there

so I don't have to, huh?

Clear!

Grenade!

LT!

Chief, I got him.

Keep going. I'll cover you.

Chief.

Chief!

Assault Two,

this is Assault One.

Be advised, tunnel is secure

and all threats are neutralized.

LT and Chief are down.

I say again,

LT and Chief are down.

Your father was a good man.

Growing up without him

is gonna be hard.

It's gonna hurt.

You'll feel alone, out to sea,

with no shore in sight.

You'll wonder,

"Why me? Why him?"

Remember, you have

warrior's blood in your veins.

The code that made your father

who he was is the same code

that'll make you a man

he would admire, respect.

Put your pain in a box.

Lock it down.

Like those people in the

paintings your father liked,

we are men made up of boxes,

chambers of loss and triumph,

of hurt and hope and love.

- No one is stronger or more dangerous...

- Ready!

- than a man who can harness his emotions.

- Aim!

His past.

Aim!

Aim!

Use it as fuel,

as ammunition,

as ink to write the most

important letter of your life.

On behalf of the President

of the United States...

and a grateful nation,

I present you this flag

in recognition of your

husband's heroic achievements.

You have my

deepest condolences.

One more flag to present.

This one I think you know.

On every deployment,

Rorke carried this with him.

Again, my deepest condolences.

Lieutenant Engel!

Hoo-yah, Lieutenant Engel!

Before he died,

your father asked me to give you

this poem by Tecumseh.

I told him I'd fold it

into a paper airplane.

And, in a way,

I guess that's what I'm doing,

sailing it from him to you.

Live your life

that the fear of death

Can never enter your heart

Trouble no one about his religion

Respect others and their views

And demand they respect yours

Love your life, perfect your life

Beautify all things in your life

Seek to make your life long

and of service to your people

When your time comes to die

Be not like those whose hearts

are filled with fear of death

So that when their time comes

they weep and pray

For a little more time to live their lives

over again in a different way

Sing your death song

And die like a hero going home

All I saw was smoke and fire

I didn't feel a thing

But suddenly I was rising higher

And I felt like I just made

The biggest mistake

When I thought

about my unborn child

And when I thought about my wife

And the answer rang out clear

From somewhere up above

No greater gift has man

Than to lay down his life for love

And I wonder

Would I give my life?

Could I make that sacrifice?

If it came down to it

Could I take the bullet?

I would

Yes, I would

For you

Mm-hm

Maybe you don't understand

I don't understand it all myself

But there's a brother on my

left and another on my right

And in his pocket

just like mine

He's got a photograph

And they're waiting

for him back home

And it's weighing on my mind

I'm not trying to be a hero

I don't wanna die

But right now in this moment

You don't think twice

I wonder

Would I give my life?

Could I make that sacrifice?

If it came down to it

Could I take the bullet?

I would

Yes, I would

You don't think about right

You don't think about wrong

You just do what you gotta do

To defend your own

And I'd do the same

For you

Yes, I would

Yes, I would

I would give my life

I would make that sacrifice

'Cause if it came down to it

Could I take a bullet?

I would

Yes, I would

I'd do it for you

Yeah

I'd do it for you

Oh

Take the bullet

Yeah

Yes, I would

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