Black Hawk Down Page #3

Thanks, bud.

You know, it's kind of funny.

Beautiful beach, beautiful sun.

Could almost be a good place to visit.

Almost.

You don't think we should be here.

You know what I think?

It don't really matter what I think.

Once that first bullet goes past your head,

politics and all that sh*t...

...just goes right out the window.

I just want to do it right today.

Just watch your corner.

Get all your men back here alive.

Now, is this supposed to be the place,

or did his car just take a dump?

Abdi, come in.

Abdi, can you hear me? Is this the place?

Abdi, come in.

Can you hear me? Abdi.

Abdi, come in. Is this the place?

To my right side, above the cafe.

He says this is the building.

He's certain?

Abdi, you need to be sure.

Are you sure?

Well, it's down the road,

two blocks over on my left.

But there's too many militia.

If I go closer, they might shoot me.

Now he's saying the building's

a couple blocks down...

...but if he's seen outside it, he'll be shot.

I'll f***ing shoot him myself.

Tell him I want his skinny ass

parked in front of the building.

He's not getting paid

till he does exactly that.

Three miles to the target.

We're never off the main roads.

At K-four traffic circle, we turn north,

then east on National...

...and we wait until extraction of prisoners

is complete here.

Then we roll up in force on Hawlwadig...

...Ioad the prisoners, the assault-blocking

forces and bring them back.

Home in an hour. Okay?

There will be some shooting.

Bakara market is the Wild West.

But be careful what you shoot at.

People do live there.

Hoo-ah.

Last one of these guys shot himself

in the head playing Russian roulette.

Sir, the vehicle is stopped.

So this is the real deal now.

He's sure this time.

-He sounds scared shitless.

-Good. That's always a good sign.

That's it. That's our signal.

All right.

All QRFout of the airspace.

All QRFout of the airspace.

All units, Irene. I say again, Irene.

Check in when ready. Barber 51 up

and ready. Star 41 up and ready.

Irene!

Copy, Irene.

F***ing Irene!

Come on.

Good luck, boys.

Be careful.

No one gets left behind.

What's wrong?

Nothing. He's just never done that before.

Aw, f***!

Let's go.

Sergeant Struecker. Let's roll.

Two minutes.

Two minutes.

Why are they burning tires?

Signals to the militia that we're coming!

Okay, 56, looks like there's some friendlies

on the ground.

Looks like I've got a tally on the voice.

One minute.

One minute.

What's that for?

Last rope, I almost bit my tongue off.

Touching base.

Two feet, one foot...

...clear.

Little Birds touching down at target.

Ropes!

Go! Go! Go!

Chalk One troops are on the deck.

Chalk Two deployed.

This is McKnight.

Uniform 64 approaching staging area.

Down! Get down!

Down! Stay down!

Get down! Everybody down!

You, down!

Get down!

On the floor.

Let's go, let's go!

Grimesy! No fear!

Oh, yeah, right!

Rangers securing perimeter. Four corners.

Colonel, they're shooting at us!

Colonel, they're shooting at us!

Well, shoot back!

This is 64. Chalks on the ground,

going into holding pattern.

This is 62, delivered chalks.

Going to cover pattern.

Super 62, take up an overhead pattern

to provide sniper cover. Over.

This is Super 65. Chalks on the ground,

going into holding pattern.

Go, Blackburn, go! Go!

Go, Blackburn!

RPG!

Hold on!

No!

C-2, we got a man fallen.

Super-61, you're a sitting duck.

Take up overhead pattern

to provide sniper cover. Over.

Roger that. 61 coming out.

the north of the street.

Right to the north. Right there. Over.

Doc! Doc Schmid!

Come on!

Schmid, we got a man hit.

-Where's he hit?

-He's not. He fell.

-What?

-He fell.

Why aren't you shooting?

We're not being shot at yet!

How can you tell?

A hiss means it's close.

A snap means...

Now they're shooting at us!

Galentine!

Get me Captain Steele!

Get me Captain Steele!

Juliet 64, this is Juliet 25. Come in. Over.

Blackburn, can you hear me?

Juliet 64, this is 25. Come in. Over.

I can't get him!

Juliet 64, this is Chalk Four!

We've got a man down!

We need to get him out of here! Over.

This is 64. Say again, 25. Over.

We've got a man down! Over.

Take a breath, 25, and calm down. Over.

-Man down!

-Missed that, 25.

-F*** it.

-Say again.

Matt, it's a long way to the humvees!

We'll get a stretcher in here.

Get him to the target building.

What did he say?

Super 61,

we got a man wounded on the ground.

-Stretcher!

-Get me a stretcher!

Come on. Stretcher.

Come on, come on!

Grab this end!

Let's go!

-All right.

-Go.

Get him to the humvees.

We'll hold down the corner.

Up to the humvees! Now!

Go! Go!

Keep moving, Grimes! Run!

-Secure!

-Let's move out!

Everybody up! Let's go!

Come on!

Let's go! Let's move!

-Grimes, run!

-All right.

C-2, this is Super 61,

beginning my orbit of the target area.

Chalk Four, clear for a clear. Coming in.

Kilo 11, this is 61,

providing cover for prisoner extract. Over.

Kilo 64, green light.

-Ready for extraction. Over.

-Roger that. Will relay.

That's it. We got them.

Uniform 64, ready for extraction. Over.

Roger that. There's the call.

Let's move out!

-Let's move out!

-Hold on.

-How much longer?

-Five minutes, sir.

-What?

-Five minutes.

Nothing takes five minutes!

What happened to him?

-He fell! Missed the rope!

-How'd he do that?

Put him in that humvee!

Grimes, give him a hand!

Let's go! Let's move it!

Move, move! Come on! Move!

Get him in there!

Get ready to move!

Go! Everybody move! Move!

Get the f*** up!

Grimes! Come on!

Grimes! Grimes!

F*** this!

F***!

Let's go.

Come on!

Go! Move it!

Move!

Romeo 64, I need to send out

three humvees with a casualty.

He looks real bad. I need to evac now.

Roger that, Uniform 64.

We'll chop a team of gun ships to you.

Over.

Roger that.

I need extra security on these humvees!

I'll go. I'll take my team,

make sure they get back okay.

Do it.

Struecker, you're lead humvee.

First three vehicles mount up,

we're moving back to base.

Move out!

How are things going?

Things okay there, Struecker?

I don't want to talk about it now, Colonel!

I'm busy.

Sergeant Pilla's hit!

Christ, he's f***ed up!

Is anyone hit?

Struecker, talk to me!

It's Sergeant Pilla!

What's his status?

What's his status?

He's dead.

He's dead.

Pilla's dead, sir.

C-2, this is McKnight.

We have a KIA Dominick Pilla. Over.

Roger that.

Get on that 50!

Someone get on that 50!

It's mine.

Three guys with RPGs,

coming up on your side now!

Stay with it!

This is 61. I'm hit. I'm hit.

Super 61 is hit. He is hit.

Wolcott's bird is hit.

You want to pull those PCLs off-line

or what?

Right, babe.

Come on.

Super 61 is going down.

Super 61 is going down.

I repeat, it's going down.

Hold on!

We got a Black Hawk down.

We got a Black Hawk down.

Super 61 is down.

We got a bird down in the city.

Super 61 is on the deck now.

Get an MH-six on site. Check for survivors.

Send in the SAR bird.

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