Black Hawk Down Page #2

See, what you guys fail to realize

is the sergeant is a bit of an idealist.

He believes in this mission

down to his bones. Don't you, Sergeant?

Look, these people, they have no jobs...

...no food, no education, no future.

I just figure that, I mean,

we have two things that we can do.

We can help...

...or we can sit back and watch

the country destroy itself on CNN.

Right?

I don't know about you guys,

but I was trained to fight.

Are you trained to fight, Sergeant?

Well, I think I was trained

to make a difference, Kurth.

Like the man said, he's an idealist.

Oh, wait. This is my favourite part.

Stay away from the cans!

Die, gas-pumper!

Stay away from those cans!

No, no, stay back.

He's having a seizure.

Put something in his mouth.

John, it's okay. John, it's okay. It's okay.

Well, he'll be fine. But not in this army.

He's out of the game.

He's epileptic, going home.

I'm putting you in charge of his chalk.

-You got a problem with that?

-No, sir.

It's a big responsibility.

Your men will look to you

to make the right decisions.

They're lives depend on it.

All right.

-Rangers lead the way, sir.

-All the way.

Good luck.

A meeting of Aidid's senior cabinet

may take place today at 1500 hours.

I say "may" because we all know by now...

...with the intel we get on the street,

nothing is certain.

This is actual intel

confirmed by three sources.

Two tier-one personalities may be present:

Omar Salad, Aidid's top political advisor...

...and Abdi Hassan Awale, interior minister.

These are the guys we're after.

Today we go.

Same mission template as before.

will infiltrate the target building...

...and seize all suspects within.

Security Force Rangers: 4 Ranger chalks,

under command of Capt. Steele...

...will rope in at 1546...

...and hold a four-corner perimeter

around the target building.

No one gets in or out.

Extraction Force:

Lt. Colonel McKnight's humvee column

will drive in at 1547...

...on Hawlwadig Road

and hold just short of the Olympic Hotel.

Wait for the green light.

Now once Delta gives the word...

...McKnight's column will go to the target

and load the prisoners onto trucks.

Immediately after

the prisoners are loaded...

...the four Ranger chalks

will collapse back to the target building...

...Ioad up on humvees...

...and the entire ground force

will exfil the 3 miles back to base.

Mission time, no longer than 30 minutes.

Now, I had requested light armour

and AC-130 Spectre gunships...

...but Washington, in all its wisdom,

decided against this.

Too high-profile.

So Black Hawks and Little Birds

will provide the air cover...

...with miniguns and 2.75 rockets.

Colonel Harrell.

In the C-2 bird, Colonel Matthews

will coordinate the air mission...

...and I will coordinate ground forces.

Colonel Matthews.

Mission launch code word is Irene.

Questions?

Which building is it, sir?

We're confirming that now.

Somewhere near the Bakara market.

I don't choose the time or place

of their meetings.

I didn't say a word, sir.

Make no mistake,

once you're in the Bakara market...

...you're in an entirely hostile district.

Don't underestimate their capabilities.

We'll be in friendly neighbourhoods

before we hit the market...

...so remember the rules of engagement:

No one fires unless fired upon.

Now, let's go get this thing done.

Good luck, gentlemen.

What's the matter, Danny?

Something you don't like?

No Spectre gunships,

daylight instead of night...

...afternoon when they're all f***ed up

on khat...

...only part of the city Aidid can mount

a counter-attack on short notice...

-What's not to like?

-Life's imperfect.

For you two, circling above it at 500 feet,

it's imperfect.

Down in the street, it's unforgiving.

What the f***, Smith?

-Well?

-Well, what?

We going?

-Why should I tell you that?

-Because I'm me.

Yeah. 3:
00. Downtown.

-Bakara market.

-All right.

Listen, Smith, I need you to back me up

out there today, all right?

Keep sharp.

Yes, sir, Sergeant Eversmann.

Ev, it's going to be nothing, man.

Nothing.

It's all in the grind, Sizemore.

Can't be too fine, can't be too coarse.

This, my friend, is a science.

You're looking at the guy

that believed the commercials.

About "be all you can be."

I made coffee through Desert Storm.

I made coffee through Panama,

while everyone else got to fight...

...got to be a Ranger.

Now it's "Grimesy, black, one sugar"

or "Grimesy, got a powdered anywhere?"

-What happened to you?

-Ping-Pong accident.

What?

So guess what.

Your wish has been granted.

You're going out today.

You're f***ing me.

You're taking my place

assisting the 60 gunner.

Sergeant Eversmann said

to get your stuff and get ready.

It's what you wanted, isn't it?

Oh, yeah.

Hell, yeah.

Grimesy, stick with Waddell

and give him ammo when he needs it.

-Hoo-ah?

-Hoo-ah.

I wouldn't worry about that. Generally

speaking, Somalis can't shoot for sh*t.

Just watch out for the sammys

throwing the rocks, and you'll be fine.

Might even be fun.

D-boys do their thing now.

All we got to do is cover them.

Choppers going to cover us,

and we'll be all right.

Look, you guys,

this is my first time as chalk leader...

...but, this isn't our first time out together.

This is serious.

We're Rangers, not some sorry-ass JROTC.

We're elite.

Let's act like it out there. Hoo-ah?

Any questions?

We're going to be okay.

Grab your gear. Let's move out.

You're not going to need that, dude.

We're not out there long enough.

You won't need that, either.

We'll be back before dark.

You might as well take dope

and beer instead.

What?

Ammo, dude. Take ammo.

Let me tell you something, Grimes.

You got 50 pounds of gear.

You don't need another 12.

I don't know about you,

I don't plan on getting shot running away.

Well, I better keep mine in.

Grimes.

Most important thing:

Remember, when everyone is shooting,

shoot in the same direction.

Look at this.

He's taping his blood type to his boots.

-That's bad luck.

-No, it's smart.

All Delta do that.

That's bad luck too, man.

Come on, let's go.

It's a good thing

you're right-handed, Adonis.

-lf not, I don't know what you'd do.

-You're a funny guy, man.

-I'm not taking no death letter.

-We have a deal.

I'll give it to you back in an hour.

-Blackburn, you okay?

-Excited.

In a good way.

I've been training my whole life for this.

You ever shot at anybody before?

No, sir.

Me neither.

Think he's reliable?

Well, we'll see. It's his first time out.

-Tell him to turn his damn radio off.

-Yes, sir.

Tell him to turn his radio off.

Abdi, you need to turn your radio off.

Hi. You've reached Stephanie and Randy,

leave us a message. Thank you.

Hey, baby, it's me. Are you there?

Pick up if you're there.

I'm just calling

to make sure everything's all right.

I'll call you in a couple hours.

You'd better not be sleeping.

Your move, Randy.

I'm missing you.

I love you, baby.

Hello? Hello?

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