Armadillo

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Dear hussars and ISAF Team 7.

This is it.

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Is the task important?

Is it still relevant for us Danes?

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These are obvious questions

that you may be asking yourselves.

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Your predecessors

in Helmand have pushed forward -

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- and made a huge effort

in aid of a civilian population -

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- that has lived

under miserable conditions.

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For this, several of our colleagues

have paid a high price.

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It's your duty to continue

unhesitatingly in their footsteps -

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- now that your government has

charted its political course.

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- Yes.

- when are you going to Jutland?

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To Jutland?

That will be on ... Thursday.

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- And the exercise will last for ...?

- Ten days.

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That's it, I think.

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It hasn't really dawned upon me

that you're actually going.

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It doesn't strike you

until the goodbyes.

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I've spent months trying to figure it

out, and I gave up. I just don't get it.

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You could say it's like football.

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You learn so and so much

through practice -

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- but you learn more

by playing matches.

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- You also enjoy the comradeship.

- Of course. That's part of it.

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- It's a challenge and an adventure ...

- And that's what hurts!

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- An adventure? I can't ...

- But I want the experience.

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what's up?

Did you get home, or what?

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No ...

I'm here now.

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Thanks for calling.

Bye.

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what a trendy hairstyle, Kim!

Not bad at all.

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- Is that our own logo?

- No. It says "Spearhead."

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The Asian guy with the T-shirt ...

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- He's the medic in my group.

- Okay?

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- what does he do?

- Patches us up, if necessary.

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- Does he go on patrol with you?

- Oh, I see. Yes, he does.

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- I think I'll head upstairs.

- Okay.

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See you, Mom.

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- Goodbye.

- Behave yourself.

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I want you to make sure -

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- that you pay attention

to your surroundings.

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Even if you think

it's safe and sound.

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Forget about yourself

and what you look like.

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- I'm going to miss you.

- I'll miss you, too.

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- I love you.

- I know.

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- See you.

- Take care.

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See you.

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Bye, Dad.

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- See you.

- I'll hold you to that, Mads.

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- Promise?

- I promise.

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welcome. welcome.

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- Did you have a good trip?

- It was a bit long.

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we haven't been bored

in Armadillo.

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400 shells were fired yesterday.

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- It was fairly ...

- 400?

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A Taliban mortar fired on us,

and we sent off 260 120 mm -

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- and 1 20 105 mm.

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Air support and Apaches

were called in. It wasn't boring.

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The Taliban are much more

on their toes than I had thought.

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They are just 800 m away

from Armadillo and on the ball.

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- So we'll confront them fairly soon.

- It's good there's work for us.

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You can count on some action.

I promise it'll be interesting.

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Six months without women.

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- You're awfully cheerful.

- After a long night.

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- You have M&Ms?

- Hands off. It's my dinner.

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- Your dinner?

- what's your problem?

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Mini wears size 3 in jackets.

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Is that why his helmet says

"King of the Green Zone"?

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welcome. Grab some water.

I have a few pointers.

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Gun line is shooting.

That's why it's so noisy.

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If you hear what sounds like a

rocket, it's the launchers firing.

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It's fired at any time of the day.

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There was one. That's normal.

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Here are the shower containers.

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That's the Green Zone.

Observe as much as possible.

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when there's combat,

you're obviously more exposed -

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- so don't just stand there staring.

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"walk-ins" stop just over there

and call for an interpreter.

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It doesn't take long to figure out

if they're dicking around -

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- or if it's something useful.

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- You had some questions.

- Yes.

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How far north

from Armadillo can we go -

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- before the Taliban get active?

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About 800-1000 m

north of Armadillo.

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From up here we can draw a line

almost up to the Helmand River.

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This area here is basically ours.

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His objective is to move south

and isolate us so we can't get out -

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- and to diminish our influence on

the locals. That's what he wants to do.

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Our patrolling forces him to meet us

here and fight in this narrow pass.

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These people are former mujahedeen

and used to fight the Russians -

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- in the exact same area, so they're

used to fighting a superior force.

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They're not afraid.

Ten men might attack forty.

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