Kajaki Page #8

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It's funny...

- What's that?

My mum always said

I was born under a lucky star.

How?

Kept on winning things,

you know, like raffles and stuff.

Yeah.

I won her a pair of diamond

earrings at the Sabre Centre.

She always wore them when I came home.

And I've always felt lucky.

My life.

My job.

Gill.

So lucky.

PEARSON:

You're no' f***ing wrong, Mark.

You're the luckiest guy I know, mate.

You could sail through

a sh*t storm, buddy

and come out smelling

of f***in' roses. Eh?

TUG:

There you go.

You'll come out of this as well, too, pal.

I think my luck's run out, guys.

No, pal, you just gotta...

you just gotta hold on.

Just hold on, pal.

I'm cold, Tug.

I'm f***ing cold.

Not long now, Mark.

We'll have you out of here.

I'm going, I can feel it, I'm f***ing dying...

- No, you're... you're not.

I am.

- No, you're not. You're alright... Fine...

Tell Gill that I love her.

Tell her I want her to be happy...

want her to marry some other fella.

I ain't f***in'...

Shut up with all that sh*t now.

Tell my mum and dad that I love them.

Tell them have a piss-up on me

at the Minto.

No cash bar.

Tell them to look after my dog.

You f***in' getting this?

- I'm with you.

PEARSON:

Shut the f*** up, Mark.

This time next week, mate...

...we're gonna be drinking

cold lager in the Fox, buddy.

Telling our f***in' war stories.

Impressin' the f***in' locals, eh?

Tell my uncle that I died

being a good soldier, eh? A good Para.

Would do, mate, but you're not f***in'

dying, eh, you big squeeze.

MARK GROANS:

We'll get you out of here...

- Yeah.

Just f***in' hold on, pal. Eh?

MARK GROANS:

You hold on.

F***!

- F***! No!

Cover up!

Tell him it's a f***in' mine field!

It's a minefield.

- It's a f***ing mine field!

...f***in' mine field! Hey!

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa whoa! No!

It's a f***in' mine field!

Watch your step.

Hang on!

- Wait till your guys know. It's a mine field.

Right. Right guys, come on.

Let's get him over there now.

See you f***in' soon, man. alright?

- Give me my f***ing rifle!

Watch your heads, right, lads!

Watch your f***in' heads!

RADIO:
Alpha, we're extracting

the... LZ... zero point.

RADIO:

On point. Copy that.

Over here, critical!

Morphine. One.

He's got a bad bleed on the right side.

alright, Mark?

Mark! You with me!

You're up! You're up!

OK, got him.

Prepare to change.

- Let's get this guy loaded on.

This guy's a f***in' hero.

Stu? Can you hear me?

Can you hear me?

Is he OK?

- He's gonna be alright, buddy.

Out... stop. Right, take over. And away.

Did they all get out?

Yes, Mark. They all got out.

Mark? Mark? Crash!

...need morphine.

SPUD:

Any of you who were in there

I want you down on the HLS.

Get yourselves checked out.

# Here's a new place, here are new faces

and yet you are all that I see.

# There is your T-shirt, there is your jacket

and that's how your hair used to be.

# Come with me through

the sand and the snow.

# Run with me as the rain

starts to flow.

# I'll dream of you every night

and I'll love you for all of my life.

# You will be close as we all make a toast

to the good times, the new and the old.

# Sharing the night, we all laughed till we cried

at the stories and jokes that you told.

# Stand with us as we all reunite.

# Dance with us till the sky becomes light.

# We'll think of you every night

and we'll love you for all of our lives.

# I can't pretend I felt fine at the end

as I watched you walk out and leave.

# But I hear your voice as you made

your choice and said, this is the life for me.

# We hear your laugh

in the stories we tell.

# Remember your smile

as you waved us farewell.

# We'll think of you every night

and we'll love you for all of our lives.

# Run with me through

the sand and the snow.

# Hold me close as the rain

starts to flow.

# I'll be with you every night

and I'll love you for all of my life.

# I'll love you for all of my life. #

ALL SOLDIERS OVER RADIO:

Emerald Seven Nine, confirm D3s. Over.

Zero, nothing good. Out.

Cobalt Four Five. Team close. Over.

Emerald Seven Nine confirmed merge.

Wheels up. Over.

Bronze Seven Seven.

Movement on eastern edge of Wombat Wood...

...can hermes get eyes up? Over.

Zero. No, I say again.

I need a lock-stat on the MERT. Over.

Emerald Seven Nine. Roger.

We need fast air now... bravos quick. Over.

Cobalt Four Five. Contact. RPG firing point

in the vicinity of Kilo Five Two. Over.

Bronze Seven Seven. Contact. Wait out.

Zero, this is Cobalt Four Five.

That's contact with IBF. Wait out.

Cobalt Four Five, this is zero.

Roger your request for fast air.

Be advised no MERT available for cas evac

at this time. Stand by for alternate. Over.

Zero. Cobalt Four Five. Roger your last. Sit rep

comprehensive... with multiple firing points. Over.

Zero. Bronze Seven Seven. S.A.L.T. Sierra,

unknown. Alpha, two times RPGs.

Lima, india, hotel, six seven nine five,

four five seven seven.

Tango sixteen zero eight hours. Alpha, engaging

with fifties, fifty-ones and eighty-ones. Over.

Emerald Seven Nine. Acknowledged. Over.

Bronze Seven Seven.

No further activity. TIC closed. Over.

Cobalt Four Five. Contact mortar. Wait out.

Bronze Seven Seven.

Contact rocket attack. Wait out.

Cobalt Four Five. Sierra, unknown.

Alpha,... mortars and rocket fire.

Lima, not seen.

Tango, one six three one hours.

Alpha, to follow.

Engaging known firing points

and request fast air. Over.

Bronze Seven Seven. P1 critical.

Have you got an update on the MERT? Over.

Bronze Seven Seven. Zero. Acknowledged.

You are priority, however be aware

there are multiple TICS at other locations.

Timings may fit to the right. Over.

Zero. This is Sandstone Two Eight.

That's show of force complete.

I can confirm at the AMP checkpoint you are

to provide overwatch onto the DC now. Over.

Emerald Seven Nine to Hitman One Five.

Confirm happy friendlies. Happy target

clear of Kilo Two Bravo's ordinance.

In from the north.

Call for clearance. Call stores.

Cobalt Four Five.

Cas rep one times P1. One times...

Zero. Roger. Cas evac inbound Sangin.

ETA with you in figures one hour. I say again.

One hour. Can you hold on? Over.

Cobalt Four Five. Contact. Wait out.

Hitman One Five. Negative.

BDA unsuccessful. Request re-attack.

Bronze Seven Seven.

Contact. Wait out.

Zero north. Say again.

Zero, this is Cobalt Four Five...

Sit rep. DC has been over-run. AMP now appear

to be re-joined towards the visual HQ. Over.

Bronze Seven Seven.

Contact. Rocket attack. Wait out.

Cobalt Four Five. Casualty sit rep OK.

Over... Up to a thousand Taliban in...

unsuccessful attack, request...

Sandstone Two Eight, Sandstone Two Eight

this is zero... Zero. Sandstone Two Eight.

Contact mortars... Standby for... Over.

Can I get an ETA on the MERT...

Bronze Seven Seven. Sit rep. Over.

Hello, Bronze Seven Seven.

This is zero. Message. Over.

Bronze Seven Seven.

Sit rep. No change. Over.

Hello, Cobalt Four Five. Hello, Cobalt Four Five.

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