Armadillo Page #2

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Being outnumbered doesn't

stop them. Not at all.

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- They've got big balls

- That's for sure.

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Did you treat the ones who were killed

and wounded in December?

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Unfortunately me and J were the ones

who found the dead on 1 2. 19.

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we were first on the spot. I grabbed

a detector and started sweeping.

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As we went around the vehicle, the

f***ing beam from my headlamp -

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- caught this guy right in his face.

He was staring, but dead, of course.

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I closed his eyes

and covered up his face.

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And the last guy ...

There wasn't much left of him.

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I collected body parts for six hours.

Everything.

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Fingers, a hand in a glove,

a knee joint, a heart lying around ...

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It's hard to describe what

it looks like in a place like that.

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You also have to

keep an eye on yourself.

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You're not wacko, just because

you laugh at some irrelevant stuff.

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You need normality, 'cause this is so

meaningless that you can't grasp it.

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- Susanne speaking.

- Hi, it's Mads.

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Hi, Mads.

I was hoping it was you.

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- How are you?

- Fine. How about you?

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That's much more interesting.

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- I'm fine. we're in Armadillo.

- Okay.

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- What's Dad up to?

- He sitting right here.

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I'll let you talk to him.

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- Hi, Mads.

- Hi, Dad. How are you?

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We're fine, Mads.

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But yesterday

your mother had a fright -

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- when the phone rang

in the middle of the night.

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I didn't hear it, but she did.

It scared the daylights out of her.

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Your first thought is that

something terrible has happened.

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But it was a business call from India

about something they're printing -

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- and they forgot

about the time difference.

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Since we left Denmark,

the enemy's objective hasn't changed.

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The Taliban's objective is

to destabilize security in Helmand -

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- and undermine the locals' trust

in the ISAF forces.

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It's important to get

into Haftaran and Athakhan -

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- to establish contact with the people.

when you eat your field rations -

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- and there's something

you don't like -

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- I suggest you save it

and bring it on patrol.

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Give it to the children

as a sign of goodwill.

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Rules of engagement.

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Remember that self defense

can apply prior to being fired upon.

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Such as by confirmed weapons or

people moving into a position to fire.

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Yes. Go get ready.

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Listen up. Line up, so 6-5 can take

our picture before our first patrol.

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I don't have anything.

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I can see why the wadis

are dangerous.

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They can easily hide an IED.

The thought is sickening.

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We're most likely to go around it -

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- so it would be stupid

to put one here.

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905, I saw a man run through

the fence on the eastern side -

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- of the row of bushes

that run from north to south.

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Welcome to Nam.

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- Hey, interpreter!

- Follow me. Come.

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Hayatullah, hurry.

Don't let them onto the poppy field.

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This way. Not in the field.

I will show you.

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9-0 here. Civilians are showing us

the route around the field.

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Salaam aleikum.

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How are you? Alright?

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- Read your book.

- Are you reading? Yes.

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- It's a madrassa.

- Are you studying the Koran?

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- Have things been calm?

- How is the situation in the area?

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- Calm?

- No, where is it safe?

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- Are the Taliban in the area?

- They've taken the whole area.

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How could you not know?

They're everywhere.

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Tell us if you see anything.

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So we can get them out

of the area.

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we cannot cooperate with you.

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You come with all your weapons,

and then you leave.

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We're staying here, and then the

Taliban will come after us.

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But if you don't cooperate,

we cannot secure the area -

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- and then we can't build

a school for your kids.

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You have guns, they have guns.

If I talk, they'll cut my throat.

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- First patrol reporting!

- Look at my back!

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Look cool, man!

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Just a sec.

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First patrol reporting.

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It didn't feel like anything.

Not really.

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I probably will,

when we get into the shooting.

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But this is also part of it.

It's not all fighting.

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Right, we're also here

to help these poor people.

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It's like going to the fun fair

without trying the rollercoasters.

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Alright, let's start the debriefing.

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The patrol itself. How did it go?

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Individual skills really sucked.

Seriously.

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