Citizen Soldier Page #9

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- Hey!

- What's up?

LBI says we got

four more RPGs inbound!

All right?

SWT's coming on station now.

Hector, 2-8.

Harrill:

The guys knew

that by going down

to get Prince,

that they themselves

may not make it

back up.

It didn't matter.

You're never going

to leave your brother behind.

Brown:
You know,

at worst, if an RPG did hit us,

you know, we'd just deal

with it after it happened.

Come on, come on.

Tell them to hit

that sh*t already.

Brown:
Tell him he better

not f***ing miss!

Brown:
Hey, bomb inbound!

- Cover!

- There it is!

( Explosion )

Soldier:

Good bombs, good bombs!

Hey, hold this rocket.

( More gunfire continuing )

Hey, save your ammo!

Save your ammo!

Let's go get him.

Let's go get him.

Brown:

Let's move.

Hey, we're going down

to get him, all right?

Watch out.

Please be advised

that we're currently

gonna keep shooting mortars.

- I've got comms. I'm gonna go.

- Roger that.

Let's go.

Brown:
Let's go, let's go,

let's go down and get him.

- Stay spread.

- LT, stay in the middle.

Hey, spread out, all right?

Spread out. Stay spread.

That way, if he shoots again,

he only gets one of us.

Stay spread.

( Man speaking

Pashto over radio )

Hey, Sergeant Byrne?

They're preparing

for another attack right now.

They think

they're heroes now

and they're going

to hit us again.

Soldier over radio:

3-6, 3-7.

They're going in

for another attack.

Brown:

You got security.

We gotta get out

of this area, guys.

Viet:

We could get that bird

to drop the hoist right here.

Brown:
No. We gotta move him up

to the corn, out of this way.

Out of this area, all right?

We might need

another guy down here.

Viet:
We need another

guy down here.

Send one more guy

down here.

Brown:
Alex,

you take the weapons, all right?

We gotta get his kit.

Where's his rifle?

Oh, by the way...

One, two, three.

- ( Grunting )

- ( Gunfire continues )

Alex:

I need to grab his legs more.

I'm sorry, brother.

I'm trying.

Alex:
I'm going to

grab his legs, I guess.

We don't we get

some more guys.

Viet:
We need another

guy down here now!

Brown:

Give me another guy!

Viet:

We need two guys!

Two guys.

Two guys down here now!

Hey, hurry "P!

( Explosions continue )

Come on, brother.

I got him down here.

He's not going down.

(all grunting)

- ( Explosions )

- Motherfuckers.

One, two, three.

One, two, three.

( Grunting )

I gotta move spots.

Get me another guy up here.

Straight up the side.

( Panting )

( chattering )

- One, two, three.

- Okay.

- ( Explosion )

- One, two, three.

( All grunting )

Oh, sh*t.

Sorry, brother.

One, two, three.

( Explosion )

Smith:

Bombs inbound!

( Shouting )

One, two, three.

( Grunting )

( Radio chatter)

Kruse:

Hey, Sergeant Byrne?

Sounds like they got somebody

with that bomb.

Gunter:
Hey, Code 3-6,

there's a flag

up in those f***ing trees,

a white flag.

Up, right below those rocks

right there.

Just below that tree line,

there's a white flag.

( Soldiers cursing,

chattering )

You grab one side,

I grab the other.

You want to take a break

for a second?

I got security.

One, two, three.

( Helicopter blades

whirring )

Company, atten-hut!

- Specialist Gunter.

- Here, first sergeant.

Sergeant First Class Byrne!

Here, first sergeant.

Sergeant Prince!

Sergeant Mycal Prince!

Sergeant Mycal Lee Prince!

Brown:
Sergeant Prince,

you were a husband,

a father,

a friend to many,

and will always be

a brother to us.

You will never

be forgotten, brother.

Thank you

for the time

and the memories

you spent with us.

Lord I

My Lord

I need

your helping hand

I was taught

To be patient

And I was taught

To be kind

But I don't mind

And oh

My Lord

I need

your helping hand

Lord I

My Lord

I need your

Helping hand

Yeah E

Brown:

...your village.

( Villager speaking

in Pashto )

When's the last time

you seen any of them come by?

- ( Speaking Pashto )

- In your village?

Floyd:

We were all smoked,

mentally, physically,

emotionally.

But I think

what defined us,

having lost

those two guys,

we still were able

to maintain that certain level

of professionalism.

You know,

"We're going to finish this.

This is not going

to be in vain."

You know,

that just kind of solidifies

the bond, man,

you know,

the brotherhood.

I'd be lying if I said

I didn't miss it.

You know, it was a shitty

place to have to live

for, you know, a year.

But it was our place.

You know, we owned it.

And I'd be lying as well

if I said

that I didn't miss it.

For as sucky as it was,

it was our suck.

And you woke up every day

knowing what your suck was.

You know?

And more importantly,

who was going to go through

your suck with you.

There was a saying,

"There's no stronger bond

than shared pain."

Floyd:

Boy, that's sure true.

- Couldn't be any more true.

- Yeah.

- I'll see you, man.

- See ya.

- Be good, man.

- Sir.

I'll see you.

Always good seeing you.

- You too.

- All right, take care, guys.

See you, man.

( Chattering )

Get in a little tighter.

There's no way for me

to express how important it is

that I get

to look you in the eye

and talk to you today.

So what I want

to tell you

is that term "citizen soldier"

and what it means.

What did you see yourself

doing in the service?

Now think about 1775,

when Boston

is under siege

and the Redcoats

are coming.

And Paul Revere

gets on his horse

and rides through

the countryside

saying, "The British are coming,

the British are coming."

All right?

And blacksmiths and innkeepers

drop their hammer,

drop their plates and towels

and bedding,

drop what they're doing

and move to the green

at Lexington and Concord

to meet an enemy

that was threatening

their communities.

We've been doing

this stuff since 1636.

All right?

The citizen soldier

has been alive since 1636,

over 370 years.

So I tell you this whole story

because I need you.

Your state needs you

and your community needs you.

All right?

We need you to choose

to keep the title

"citizen soldier."

There is something noble,

something honorable,

something romantic

about that term.

And I just hope

that you guys take that term,

"citizen soldier,"

with you till the day you die.

Hey

Brother

You gotta stand

Upright

R Right r

You came with

To come

To come alive

Wouldn't you think

that they forgot?

I'm just trying

to get some sleep

The long

and restless nights

Through darkness

It's the torch

you have to keep

The fire burns

within me

I'm out, I'm done

Who'll light the torch

when I'm gone

It's all yours

to carry

I'm out, I'm done

Who'll light the torch

when I'm gone

Who will even

shed a tear

If I could never come?

The ghost of me

Of yesteryear

Illuminates you on

The fire burns within me

I'm out, I'm done

Who'll light the torch

when I'm gone?

It's all yours to carry

I'm out, I'm done

Who'll light the torch

when I'm gone?

Hey

Brother

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