Jarhead 2: Field of Fire Page #5

second and then we gotta go.

Soto, start gearin' up.

Let's go.

You speak very good English.

Thank you.

Which is very unusual

for a woman in our country.

May I ask where did you learn?

I went to university

at Cambridge.

May I ask the same of you?

I was trained by the U.S.

military as a translator.

- In Lexington, Virginia.

- Whoa.

You learned how to speak

English in Virginia?

With the help of my iPad

and Rosetta Stone.

I'm not buyin' it.

I'm not selling it.

Brunswick stew, thick or thin?

Well, if it is thin, it isn't

Brunswick stew. It is soup.

Right, Corporal?

What's up?

Opium poppies.

They're in harvest.

Yeah, and where there's opium

farmers, there's Taliban.

You got it.

Move, Marines! Move! Move!

Marines, 100 meters, follow me!

Let's go! Let's go! Let's go!

Get down! Get down in it!

Cover me! Cover me!

Cover fire!

Watch your six!

Sh*t.

Chief!

Hey. Hey, hey. I got you. I got you.

I got you. I got you.

Get me a poppy. A poppy.

Kettner, go grab a poppy.

Listen.

You gotta get to the village and

talk to the police captain.

You hear me?

I will. Yes.

Okay.

Okay.

Now listen to me,

you gotta get her out.

You have 24 hours.

Chief, we're truck drivers.

You're a marine!

And this country needs her.

You wanna risk the lives of

my men for some symbol?

What do you think this is?

Bring me Anoosh.

These men are gonna get you out.

What is your name?

It's John.

Thank you, John.

Okay.

Give me your hands.

Merrimette,

no easy day?

What are we gonna do now, man?

We gotta get outta here.

You're in charge, Corporal.

Your orders.

Call it.

Just...

Just gimme a minute.

Come here.

Come with me.

Who the hell are you?

I'm not unlike you.

I am fighting for the

rights for my people,

and your government

is supportive of my cause.

A lot of good men have died for

you, so I hope you're worth it.

So do I.

We need to get to that village.

I think we should

talk about this.

Nothin' to talk about. It's

my squad, makes it my call.

I don't mean to question you.

Then don't.

All due respect,

Corporal, this...

She's not our mission.

She is now.

Get ready to move out.

Standard diamond formation.

Package in the middle.

Let's go.

Door on the left.

Clear.

Windows and door on the right.

Clear.

Stay sharp, Marines.

U.S.A.! U.S.A.!

Jeez, kid.

Beat it, kid. I'm not in the mood.

All right.

Get the f*** outta here.

Hey, I got somebody with a

video camera at the window.

Is he armed?

I can't tell.

Keep an eye on him.

Hey, put the camera down.

Put the video camera down.

Put the camera down.

Movement.

- Hey, hey!

- Gun!

Drop the weapon!

Khalid, tell him to drop

his f***ing weapon.

That's right, be smart, stupid.

Be smart, motherf***er.

What's he saying?

He's invited us to

come inside and talk.

All right, let's get

her inside now.

Hey, Soto, stay on this door, okay?

Roger that, sir.

What's goin' on?

He is offering us chai.

Thank you.

Tell him Senior Chief Fox

sent us.

We need to make arrangements with

our base so they can come get us.

What have we got, buddy?

It looks like everyone's

clearing out, Corporal.

It looks good.

Still got that video camera

in that window though.

Hey, A-Slash.

Yeah?

Stay sharp, buddy.

Roger that.

About to be on the

evening news, sir.

Well, just stay

on him, all right?

Let me know if anything changes.

Hey, Corporal?

What's up?

Can I get one of those chais?

I'll see what I can do.

Corporal Kettner?

Yeah?

Ever have a camel milk

chai latte?

He says he is sorry to hear about Fox and

that he was a true friend to the village.

And that he will help us

contact our base. How soon?

Shortly.

He is curious about the package and

wondering if she is our prisoner.

No.

She is Afghani national, yes?

Yeah.

Then why does

she travel with us?

That question's

above my pay grade.

I just need to get her out

of here and back to base.

He is saying she is safe here.

Tell him I have my orders.

He has his also. What the

hell's that supposed to mean?

Because she is Afghani

national and not our prisoner,

he must seek permission

from the provincial commander

before he can allow us

to leave with her.

All right. Let him know that

we're running out of time.

Time. We need to

get this done now.

I don't understand. We got

goddamned satellites up there

that can see everything,

they can see up your a**hole.

- You know that, don't you?

- Yes, sir.

See into your bedroom.

All this goddamned technology,

all this manpower,

we cannot locate five marines?

Perfect storm of bad

stuff happening, sir.

They got ambushed, marine comms go

down, sandstorm between them and us.

Well, what about

the air on station?

Do we have any direct support?

Still grounded, sir.

Son of a b*tch!

I got a Humvee column rollin'

outta FOB Keenan now, sir.

Keenan?

That's Royal Irish Regiment?

Imjin Company Second Battal...

We goddamned better hope for a

little luck of the Irish here.

They're on the other side of the

sandstorm and they got access.

Now you're telling me that this

is our best worst option, right?

I'm afraid so.

I do have some actual intel on who's the

package that they're traveling with.

Talk to me.

Her name is Anoosh Hassan.

Anoosh Hassan?

I know the name. Who is she?

It's a women's rights' activist.

She's a real hero to the

people in the provinces.

She's a beacon of hope.

The Taliban wants her dead, sir.

And Washington wants her alive.

Yup. She's good PR.

She's good PR. You know

what's bad PR in my book?

Dead marines are bad PR.

She's a keynote speaker

at the United Nations

International Summit

on Human Rights.

She's scheduled to be

in New York in 36 hours.

That's direct from Washington. She's

the president's guest of honor.

And she's with our marines?

Yes, sir.

F***!

Can we call our base?

How are we doin' out there?

Fine as f***, Corporal.

All right.

What's goin' on with

the video camera guy?

He's still there.

You think he's Taliban?

Or a sympathizer.

I don't care if he shoots

for National Geographic.

Let me turn his lights off?

Easy, A-Slash.

It's too quiet.

I don't like it.

The calm before the storm.

Yeah.

Here's that storm you're

talkin' about, Corporal.

Close the door.

Get her to cover.

Now.

All right, Devil Dogs, remember

your training. Semper Fi!

Semper Fi.

Semper Fi.

Comin' in heavy.

Okay, here's what

we're gonna do.

We're gonna draw

their fire out front

and then we're gonna fight

our way through the back.

What's everyone's

ammo situation?

I got four mags left.

I'm doin' about the same.

I got nine full mags.

You got nine full mags?

Hey, I'm the gear queer,

remember?

Jeez.

Funy loaded.

I love ya.

Give me three.

Plus up.

Video camera guy f***ed us.

Hey, you ready for what's

comin' through that door?

Hell, yeah.

You sure?

Hell, yeah. Ain't no one

comin' through that door, Corporal.

Semper Fi.

Oorah.

All right,

here's the deal, Marines.

We got 19 hours to get her out

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