Sand Castle Page #3

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Calm the f*** down.

What are you talking about?

-He's f***ing movin'.

-What the f***?

What the hell you talking about?

-Oh, sh*t!

-See?

-Hey! Whoa! Are you crazy?

-What the f***?

Will you put the gun down?

It's 113 degrees, all right?

He's thawing out. That's why

he's jumping around like a catfish.

-You sure?

-Will you chill out? Put that sh*t away.

[Laughing]

This sh*t ain't funny, Burton, man!

I almost had a f***in' heart attack!

Mission came down.

0200 this morning,

an apache spotted a weapons exchange.

Unleashed hell

on a truck filled with rpgs.

Hey, whereabouts are we talking?

Small village up north.

Outskirts of baqubah.

I mean, a Toyota

filled with dead terrorists...

Doesn't seem like a big problem, sir.

No, the big problem is the big f***ing

hole we left in their water station

when the apaches fired on them.

Command wants some of our guys

to attach to the sf team on the ground.

You'll report to a captain syverson

and run water to the town.

-What do you mean? Like delivery boys?

-That, and we're giving you some capital

to get the locals working with

the engineers on the pumping station.

Look, lieutenant, everybody's

been talking about going home.

And now you want us to go to some place

we don't control. For what? A photo op?

Yeah.

[Chuckles] Christ.

You look like you went swimming.

-There was no ventilation back there.

-Oh, that's why I ride up top.

I see more of the country

than anyone else.

Nah. Nah, you couldn't pay me enough

to ride the turret.

We hit sh*t, all the fire's

coming your way, buddy.

Yeah, that's true.

[Chuckles]

But when we get home,

I'll remember the breeze, sunshine.

Like you'll remember sitting in the dark,

sweating your ass off.

[Enzo] Are we just f***ing allergic

to good news or what?

[Stammers]

Special forces?

We don't do that sh*t.

That's true.

Look, guys, I don't want anybody

who's not fully on board. Okay?

You don't want in, you let me know,

and I'll get you replaced.

Oh, I think you should take

the tampon out of your ass.

All right? I'm tired

of this whole green zone sh*t.

I'm in.

[Enzo scoffs] I f***in' knew it.

Hey. You go, I go.

You want that on your conscience?

Are you a grown man?

Then make your own decisions.

[Enzo sighs]

Can we at least get

the sat phone to call home?

Yeah. Yeah, I'll make it happen.

[Music playing on headphones]

[Matt] Hey, sergeant, you done?

Uh, yeah. Yeah,

i was just calling my fiance.

Well, how is she doing?

I got the... the answering machine.

You tell her much about Iraq?

Only the stuff that won't worry her.

I figure what's the point, right?

Yeah.

I mean, my mom thinks

i work in the kitchen.

I told her... [chuckles]

It's stupid. I told her everyone

calls me private okra.

[Chuckles]

Okay. But your dad, right? He was in.

You could talk to him. He gets it.

He went awol when I was six.

That burn you up?

No. No, I was too young.

All I remember is, uh, the day he left...

He told me he was going to get a coke,

and then just never came back. [Chuckles]

So now I only drink Pepsi out of spite.

[Sighs]

What's on your mind, ocre?

I was just, uh, thinking

about this place they're sending us.

-Baqubah.

-Yeah.

You know, these small towns,

we don't control them.

Yeah, it's not all yahtzee

and flip-flops like it is here.

And... you know,

we destroyed their water supply,

so they're not gonna be happy to see us.

Yeah, but they will be

when we get that water flowing again.

Right. Right.

I just think that there's a chance

we're walking into something bigger.

I don't think I'm cut out for that sh*t.

Burton's tough as nails, and chutsky

isn't afraid of anything. I... I'm--

look, chutsky sees a fire,

he sticks his hand in it.

I need somebody smart,

somebody who sees the bigger picture.

And if I don't go?

If you don't go,

then I was wrong about you.

And I don't want anybody I was wrong about

watching my back.

It's up to you. You can't come out here

and outsource your decision to me.

If you're in, here's the sat phone.

You got a call to make.

You ain't gotta look good.

Just gotta do good, right?

[Chutsky] Sh*t. Looking good's

the most important part.

He's strange.

Okay, where the f***

are your plates, private?

-There's not enough to go around.

-But... somebody cough up a plate.

Here, take one of mine.

No, Burton, you're top gun.

That's not... f***. Chutsky.

-Hey, sergeant, I'm good--

-just shut the f*** up, ocre.

So you gotta ask yourself,

"am I more likely to get shot

in the chest or the back?"

Choose wisely.

[Harper] Okay, kit up.

Downstairs in 20 minutes.

-[Burton] Yes, sergeant!

-[Enzo] Hold up.

[Indistinct chatter]

-Morning.

-Morning, lieutenant.

Morning.

The tank. Fasi, the driver.

Salaam. Sergeant Harper.

Ied attacks up and down the way,

so maintain convoy integrity.

-Roger that.

-No vehicles in or out.

Money in the back.

And that's it. Load it up!

Get on it.

Oh. Enjoy syverson. He's a blast.

[Chutsky] Holy sh*t!

All right, look.

Hide this up your a**hole,

i will split it with you.

Y'all wanna maintain 10 to 15 meters

at all times. Thank you.

Enzo! Mount up.

Dad's coming. Missed out

on the f***ing money, ocre.

[Chutsky] We could've been rich, ocre!

[Crowd chanting]

Hey, sy. Convoy's pulled up.

Give me a moment, gentlemen.

-Hey. Get that water flowing.

-[Harper] What?

Get that water flowing.

I say get back!

Get back! Let's go! Let's go!

Get back!

Burton, get those f***ers off that truck!

Chutsky, come on!

God f***ing damn it!

-[Enzo] Get the f*** off the truck!

-[Chutsky] Get back!

-[Enzo] Get off the truck.

-[Harper] Get the f*** back!

Ocre! Ocre!

-I want these people back!

-I know. Yes, sergeant.

-Stay down!

-Get off the f***ing truck!

Get off! Stay there, okay?

Let this kid through.

Let this woman through.

Women and children first! Stay back!

-Get the f*** down!

-[Woman] No!

[Woman grunting]

Hey. No, get back!

Chutsky, you okay?

Hey! Hey! Hey!

Stay the f*** back!

[Clamoring]

All right, guys, your job is real simple.

You keep that water flowing,

win their hearts and minds,

and then the Iraqis start pointing fingers

and giving me and the boys

some targets to hit.

[Machmoud] Captain.

-Machmoud.

-You got my 20?

[Chuckles]

This is machmoud.

These boys are gonna fix

your water problem.

Are there more?

Yeah, isn't that a Daisy?

Go on. Get.

But I want my 20, okay?

Dollars, not dinars.

How about I pay you

in freedom and democracy?

[Laughs]

Taught that guy Texas hold'em.

Do not play him.

Turns out he's a goddamn prodigy.

Come on.

[Rock music playing on speakers]

This one's me.

Have you guys had much contact

with the tribal leader?

Sheikh's a waste of time.

You ladies are in here.

Make no mistake, no one

outside that gate wants you here.

So you do your job

and turn those roars to a whisper.

At night, we go dark.

Snipers so much as see a bit of light,

they will start popping shots.

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