The Green Berets Page #6

Move out.

Savoy Two-Niner...

...this is Blue Leader.

This is Savoy Six, Blue Leader.

This is Blue Leader. 2 birds are coming

in. Where do you want it dropped?

Air strike.

Savoy Six, Blue Leader.

400 meters from the north wall...

...southwest to northeast.

Do you roger?

This is Blue Leader.

Roger and out.

Savoy Six, this is Bulldog.

Go ahead, Bulldog.

This is Savoy Six.

This is Bulldog. Mike Force is in

position. Tell us when you're ready.

Roger, Bulldog.

Savoy Six.

We'll use the air strike

to keep Charlie's head down.

Execute plan three in two minutes.

Do you roger?

Roger. Out.

Two minutes, pass the word.

Fall back, damn it! Fall back to

the commo bunker! Everybody!

Let go with the phoogas!

Let's go! Keep down.

Take a platoon down and reinforce Evans.

I'm going to the tower.

What's the situation?

We can't even hold this place

with that air strike.

Take that 30 end

and give support to the 50 caliber.

Give me that, I can handle it.

Check the team house.

Traitor!

I'm prepared for that.

Medic!

Parks, how is he?

He's pretty bad, sir, but still alive.

See if that 50's operational.

I'll check it.

Beldo, give me a hand!

Fall back!

Swing her around 180 degrees.

Give them 4 H. E. Maximum elevation...

...and destroy the tube.

Fall back!

Move them out!

Choppers are on their way.

Keep your heads down!

- What about the radio?

- Charges are set and it's ready to go.

- Claymores?

- We got a few spread out.

Move out!

Let's go!

Keep it down. Let's move.

Everybody...

...fall back!

Choppers are here. Hurry up!

- Everyone out to the LT green.

- Fall back!

- Hi, Tom.

- How you doing, Pete?

Take care of that kid,

no matter what happens.

Will do, Pete.

What happened to Nim?

He bought the farm, sir,

but he took a lot of them with him.

Puff the Magic Dragon's on the horn.

This is Two-Niner Savoy. Over.

Puff to ground,

where do you want it?

Put it on the camp.

Those people have it, we don't.

It'll only take a minute.

I think Puff broke their back.

We can probably move in there tomorrow.

God willing, and the river don't rise.

What do we do now, sir?

First we get some sack time.

Then we start all over again.

Check the perimeter. Make sure

the outposts are set for the night.

It couldn't have

been much worse, could it?

We're still alive.

What happens now?

We keep doing our jobs.

You got one to go back to, haven't you?

Yeah, I guess so.

What are you going to say

in that newspaper of yours?

If I say what I feel,

I may be out of a job.

We'll always give you one.

I could do you more good

with a typewriter.

It's Sergeant Sooby's.

He didn't make it.

Funny thing.

Fellow takes one of these into battle...

...and by the grace of God

he comes out in one piece...

...he carries a strange sense of guilt

all the rest of his life.

I'd like permission to take my men

into "A" camp to check equipment.

And also, that sergeant who was pretty

badly hit was asking for you. Provo?

Thank you.

Captain Johanson

is taking the Mike Force...

...back this afternoon.

You can go in with him.

- Happy to have had you aboard.

- Thanks for the ride, Colonel.

Why wasn't he put on the chopper?

The wounded go before the dead, sir.

We thought it better not to move him.

They zapped me good.

You're not gone yet.

Would you do me a favor, sir?

Would you take a touch with me?

I sure will.

Thank you, sir.

Would you do me another favor, sir?

What is it?

You remember the decision I was

trying to make, about my name?

The signs?

I remember.

That's it.

There it is, sir.

That's what he said he wanted?

Affirmative. That's what he wanted

and that's what he's going to get!

Maybe he liked the idea of having

so many men think about him every day.

Besides...

...it sings.

Sings?

Yeah, that's what he said.

It sings.

Provo's Privy. It does sing!

Last time we met, Colonel Cai and I

were going to tell you about a plan...

...and "A" camp 107 got hit.

This can't wait till you take over.

I want you thoroughly briefed.

- Why way out here?

- This is top secret, Mike.

I repeat, top secret.

- How was Saigon?

- Very interesting.

I attended a meeting

with the premier and his staff.

The main subject

was General Pham Son Ti.

He has assumed command of the

entire Viet Cong forces in the south.

Which makes him Number One!

Affirmative.

And it could mean a major offensive.

I had my hands on him

the last time I was out here.

But I couldn't get enough evidence to

hold him against political pressure.

Want to get your hands on him again?

Who wouldn't? But if I know General Ti,

he's surrounded by a regiment.

- My people think several.

- And that brings us up to the plan.

He's somewhere

in Hang Phau Valley.

Surrounded by the regiments

you mentioned, which makes...

...a capture impossible.

Precisely.

Except for one woman...

...and a certain hand-picked team.

Go on, Colonel.

This is the rat.

And this is the trap.

My father was a simple man.

All he wanted was to be free...

...his wife to love,

and his children to raise.

He tried to remain neutral.

That was his mistake.

What he didn't realize was that...

...man has to pay a price

for that freedom.

Therefore, he suffered

the ultimate penalty.

Since that day...

...I've lived but with one thought.

To find the man who ordered

my father and little brother murdered.

I found him.

His name is Pham Son Ti.

And I will give him to you.

When?

One week from tonight.

At the old Costeau Plantation.

Colonel Cai knows where it is.

How much do you know about this girl?

Her father and General Ti's father

grew up together.

Their families were very close.

Even before he moved to Hanoi...

...he had more

than a friendly interest in Lin.

Do you trust her?

Of course.

She's my brother's wife.

Let's see, it's 0400 hours.

That means we'll hit the drop zone...

...around a little after sunrise.

Everything set?

Your gear's on board with Colonel Cai's.

Thank you.

Let's get aboard.

You heard the man.

Stick formation, let's go.

- Keep your head down.

- Don't worry.

Colonel Cai, you haven't

said a word all night.

You know why?

He's never jumped before.

First one's easy.

It's the second one

that's hard to get them to make.

We use the alternative plan Bravo,

don't we, sir?

Alternative plan Bravo!

Kowalski, that means

you take the point.

If you see anything,

don't let them spot you. Freeze!

- Let us know. Got it?

- Got it.

One minute to drop, sir.

The recon was a success...

...probably be no trouble.

But the word is alert!

Get ready.

Port side, stand up.

Starboard side, stand up.

Hook up.

Stand in the door.

Go!

You ready?

Sir, Kowalski's got about

a 5 minute start on us.

Lieutenant Moore

sprained his ankle badly.

Moore, you'd better stay here

with the skylift detail.

You come with us, Watson.

Move out!

Bulldog!

Savoy Three.

Over.

This is Bulldog, Savoy Three. Over!

Savoy Three, Savoy Three.

This is Bulldog. Over.

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