The Darkest Hour Page #4

And a fractured skuII.

I'm the one who says:

That's your target.

I did what we had planned.

There's nothing to do about it.

It's ... I aImost said 'spiIt milk'.

Harsh words, but that's what it is.

It can't be undone,

and you shouldn't bIame yourseIf.

We Iive in a world,

where you watch the news -

- with thousands of peopIe,

who die aII the time ...

So it doesn't bother me if a girI dies.

It's just because you're close to it.

I just think ... We came down here,

and it wasn't done on purpose.

We did exactIy what we're supposed

to do, and we wouId do it again.

That's the way it is.

I'm very tired. My house was burnt

down, and that's why l'm here.

My mother died,

and so did my littIe chiId.

We were away. OnIy my mother

and the IittIe one stayed at home.

I toId my mother to come along,

but she didn't want to.

You have to teII us

which things were destroyed.

QuiIts, matresses, curtains, pIates and

Iots of otherthings in my house.

May God forgive your mother.

She has become a martyr.

Mini, observe for the f***ing pIatoon.

A situation is reported -

- but they move forward anyway.

Let's get the f*** out of here!

Wait!

Oh no ...!

Say something, man!

Is everyone okay? Over.

Negative, negative.

Condition critical.

He can taIk, but has

difficulty breathing. Over.

Copy that. Get him to my position

quickIy. I'll get ready here.

F*** ...! Here we go.

wiII be here in two minutes.

Copy. We'll start moving him

to pick-up point. Over.

We've sent our caII signs

minus four men -

- who're picking up the Iast bits.

We have a vehicIe to secure us

and expect to arrive in ten. Over.

His condition is stable, but his

left Ieg was amputated at the thigh -

- and his right Ieg below the knee.

He was wounded in the groin -

- and in the abdomen,

but there was no internaI bleeding.

They think he'II survive,

but he was seriousIy wounded.

They've found our weak points

and are making the most of them.

Yes, we're good at attacking

and moving forward -

- but we're heId back because

of those damn lEDs we can't find.

It's aII f***ed up.

When you think about it,

you wouldn't feeI guilty about -

- shooting those asshoIes.

I'd feel worse shooting a stray dog.

Right.

On our way back from patroI

we were toId -

- that three men from Romeo 1-5

hit an lED on Highway 1.

At that point, they were category B,

which is seriousIy wounded.

When we got back here,

we were toId aII three were dead.

I think everyone was hoping -

- that we would go down in history

as the first team not to Iose a man.

Then they showed pictures of those

three handsome young men -

- who were smiling,

and whose eyes were shining.

They Iooked happy. I can't take

much more of this, Mads.

- It's really, really hard.

- Yes.

PIease be careful.

Come home soon.

I will.

Anothertwo months to go.

Let's commemorate

ourthree fellow men -

- and honor them and show

our respect with a minute of siIence.

The men are getting tired.

Wahir, where we were doing weII -

- is now infiItrated by the TaIiban.

They know exactIy

how many we are in the camp -

- and when we're up to something

or not. We'll have to see ...

... if ambushing them wiII work.

Is anyone too upset to go?

- l'd Iike to stay home.

- Me, too.

Mads, are you okay?

You don't mind going?

WeII, if you need me,

I'Il come aIong.

Great.

Go get the job done.

You know what to do, so be carefuI.

Give them hell in the morning.

That's the whoIe point.

See you tomorrow.

Safe journey.

One group of enemy forces

reported ready. Over.

Several civiIians

are heading your way.

On the right-hand side

of the men in the back.

Women and chiIdren

are Ieaving the zone.

There are severaI combat indicators.

More famiIies are Ieaving the zone.

There's no mistaking that.

Okay, the Iast lCOM says they've

spotted our patroI and wiII ambush it.

I have a possibIe digger

about 200-250 m north of me -

- at a compound.

Request warning shot. Over.

Copy. Stand by.

- It's a damn kilI zone out there.

- Fine with me, as Iong as they shoot.

AII those on the right,

return to the trees.

- What did you do so far?.

- l gave him morphine in the thigh.

And I gave him Fentanyl.

His pulse was fine.

- Can he have a drink?

- Yes.

Where the hell are those bastards?

- Give me a f***ing TaIiban, man.

- Forward!

Let's go, move forward.

- F***, they aImost got me!

- Cover forfuck's sake! Cover!

I can't hear you.

We're in the open fieId.

Where are you?

You're on my right

in the open fieId.

- Hold yourfire!

- 3, you're shooting at the trees.

- l'm on the other side, you idiot.

- The Taliban are in the ditch.

What the f*** is he taIking about?

The TaIiban are

in the ditch in front of you.

- Right in front of us!

- DanieI!

- Can you get him with a grenade?

- Yes.

Fire in the hoIe!

Now we neutraIize them.

Kim, over here!

- You're waIking towards each other.

- Frederik was hit!

- There's another one here.

- Frederik was hit in the Ieg.

- Who?

- Frederik. He's lying out here.

- Who was hit?

- Frederik. He's lying out here.

- Kim ...! Go heIp Frederik.

- Hold yourfire!

- Here we are, Frederik.

- ls that guy dead, or what?

Frederik, if you can Iimp,

then Iet's get overto that building.

- Super.

- Where to ...?

- Where to?

- To your right.

Stay here.

I'll take him.

Hey! There's one more here!

And two more over there!

- Easy, easy ...

- They have to f***ing die!

- He's already on his way.

- Good job!

- There are three dead overthere.

- Move on, DanieI!

They fired from the corner overthere.

As soon as we've cIeaned up, we ...

- l need you to check my arm.

- What the hell ...? Your arm?

Look at this ...

- lt was stuck in my soft armor.

- Your soft armor?.

- Where preciseIy?

- Look, it's ...

- And through here. And there.

- Sh*t.

- Damn, that was crazy!

- Hole is cleaned!

F***ing pigs, man!

- AIright?

- Yes.

Good.

Keep your hand stiII.

Try hoIding it upwards.

- 30 seconds ...

- 30 seconds.

- Damn, that was crazy.

- There are five dead in the ditch.

Five dead TaIiban right there?

This feels compIeteIy surreaI.

- Where are those asshoIes?

- l shot this one in the head.

- Damn, it stinks.

- Shut up.

- Let go of it.

- There's one more.

- Wait a sec. You cover me!

- Of course.

This wiII be messy. Oh, you went

commando, you sick bastard.

- Are those hand guns or magazines?

- He had a pistoI apparentIy.

They already stink.

Kim, if you've tried sIaughtering

animaIs, this is no big deaI.

That's a bit much, isn't it?

No guns.

It's a good thing

they aren't any heavier.

What are you packing, buddy?

Okay, get ready to move forward.

How many shots did you fire?

You reaIIy went at it.

- Don't they deserve to die?

- Sure. l don't feeI sorry forthem.

- The water in the stream was red.

- You yeIIed:
''There's no one there.''

And we yeIIed:
''Yes, there is!''

Then you figured it out.

It was a ricochet. It nicked me

and was stopped there.

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