We Were Soldiers Page #3

Hold me, hold me

Never let me go

Until you've told me

told me

What I want to know

and then just hold me

Hold me

Make me tell you

I'm in love with you

Thrill me, thrill me

Thank you, sir.

By the way, Hal,

since we're being deployed...

they're renumbering the units.

You're now

the commanding officer...

of the 1st Battalion

of the 7th Cavalry.

The 7th.

The same regiment as Custer.

Thank you, sir.

Be sensible with your new love

Don't be fooled thinking

This is the last

you'll find

But they never stood

in the dark

With you, love

When you take me

in your arms

And drive me slowly

out of my mind

Kiss me, kiss me

And when you do

I'll know

Look around you.

In the 7th Cavalry...

we got a captain

from the Ukraine.

Another from Puerto Rico.

We've got Japanese, Chinese...

Blacks, Hispanics,

Cherokee Indians.

Jews and gentiles.

All Americans.

Now, here in the States...

some men in this unit...

may experience discrimination

because of race or creed.

But for you and me now...

all that is gone.

We're moving into the Valley

of the Shadow of Death...

where you will watch

the back of the man next to you...

as he will watch yours.

And you won't care

what color he is...

or by what name he calls God.

They say we're leaving home.

We're going to what home

was always supposed to be.

So let us understand

the situation.

We are going into battle...

against a tough

and determined enemy.

I can't promise you...

that I will bring you

all home alive.

But this I swear--

before you and before

Almighty God--

that when we go into battle...

I will be the first

to set foot on the field...

and I will be

the last to step off.

And I will leave no one behind.

Dead or alive...

we will all come home together.

So help me God.

I love you.

Hal, last night the enemy

hit our camp at Plaei Me.

- How many casualties?

- None.

The enemy forces withdrew

toward this mountain...

near the Cambodian border.

How many men do you have

battle-ready?

- Sergeant Major?

- Three hundred ninety-five, sir.

Exactly.

What do you estimate

the enemy strength?

We appraise their numbers

as manageable, Colonel.

You have no idea.

We have no idea.

Simple orders, Hal.

Find the enemy and kill him.

They attack us, no casualties.

They run and hide in the mountains.

Naturally we chase them, of course.

Smell like an ambush to you?

They get close enough to kill us,

we'll be close enough to kill them.

Round trip by chopper, 30 minutes.

So the first 60 men on the ground

will be there a half an hour alone.

Son of a b*tch.

I think maybe you ought to

get yourself that M-16.

Time comes I need one, there'll be

plenty of 'em lying on the ground.

Well, let's go do

what we came here to do.

Yes, sir.

Garry Owen!

It was a Sunday.

November 14, 1965.

Before that day,

the soldiers of North Vietnam...

and those of America...

never met each other

in a major battle.

Two miles out.

Dropping to nap of the earth.

First Platoon, let's move!

This is Trojan Two. All units

maintain perimeter contact. Over.

It's a scout!

Let's take him prisoner!

Hey! Lieutenant!

There he goes! Come on!

Come on!

Captain, I want you to

keep in contact with all patrols.

Hey, I got something here.

I got a boy! Here.

Boy, hell.

That ain't no boy.

- He say he a deserter.

- Bullshit, he's a lookout.

Ask him where his friends are.

He say this is base camp

of whole division.

- Four thousand men.

- Where?

That mountain.

Same army destroyed French.

And he say they want kill American

very badly.

Just not been able to find any yet.

Captain Metsker, tell all patrols

to hold their positions.

You, take the radio!

- Where are they?

- Sir, we gotta get that guy!

Call in all the patrols!

We have to engage the enemy

as far away from the LZ as possible!

Net Call, Net Call,

this is Trojan-Two.

Grab the wounded!

Break contact!

Fall back!

Get to high ground!

Cover fire!

Get to high ground!

Come on!

Come on! Get up here!

Bring the wounded up to the middle!

Move it, move it!

Cover fire! Cover fire!

Everybody down! Down!

Check your ammo!

Everybody check ammo!

Come on!

I'll get us out of here!

Grab the wounded!

We'll make a run

- Sarge!

- We gotta get out of here!

Stay down! Don't anybody move!

Bungum, stay down!

You're gonna be okay.

Stay down.

Form a perimeter!

Conserve your ammo and stay down!

What's happening with those patrols?

I'm trying to reach them, sir!

This is Trojan-Two! Come in! Over!

Hey! Hey! Calm down!

Understand the situation

and communicate clearly!

Pull the chain on all the firepower

you can get on that mountain!

Alert Crandall!

We have a hot LZ!!

Agent Serpent-Six,

this is Trojan-Two.

You're coming into a hot LZ.

We are taking fire.

Repeat.

We are taking fire.

No sh*t.

This is Too Tall

goin' down and dirty.

Roger that!

Trojan-Two, out!

Herrick's platoon

is cut off and under attack.

Bravo Company's holding.

They're gonna try and flank us.

On the ground now! Move!

- Watch him!

- We gotta go.

We're outta here.

They're coming at us

from the back now! Move!

Savage.

All right, all right,

I got you.

Sir?

Don't let them

get the signal codes.

Roger that, sir.

I'm glad I could die

for my country.

Doc.

Bungum.

Sarge?

Tell my wife...

I love her.

This is Savage.

I need artillery to these

coordinates:
niner-3-3-0-1

Ernie! Ernie, help!

We got more coming!

We are cut off.

Copy? We are cut off.

- Fire!

- Fire!

- Fire!

- Fire!

They're getting closer!

They're getting closer!

A hundred more, sir!

They're right on top of us, sir!

Bring it in close!

It's a hot LZ! We'll be jumping!

We will not touch down.

They're trying

to break right through us!

I want you to reinforce

Alpha Company there! Now! Move!

Follow me!

Charlie Company, up on the ridge!

Doc, the wounded are over

by that termite mound! Go!

Sir, if you don't find some cover,

you're gonna go down!

If you go down, we all go down!

Come on!

Cobain!

I want the M-60 right here!

Radio!

Sir, it's Captain Edwards

on the ridge, sir!

- Bob!

- Colonel, these guys are regulars!

Heavily armed!

AK-47s and pouches of grenades!

Heavy machine guns

and shoulder-fired rockets!

Captain Nadal!

That creek bed is vital.

Vital!

They'll be coming right at you!

Do not let them flank!

I repeat, do not let them flank!

Secure the creek bed!

Tom, I want you to keep trying

to raise those Medevac boys.

I'm all right.

Charlie, come here.

Get me all the air support you

can get me on that mountain! Now!

Requesting immediate

close air support!

I need you to burn 'em out...

on hilltop Alpha,

shift to Alpha Bravo!

Coordinates:
Golf-4-5-0-9!

- Get me something higher up!

- Shifting to hilltop Bravo!

Golf-4-5-7-2!

I say again, 4-5-7-2!

Medevac Command of the 7th Cavalry,

are you inbound?

Looks pretty hot down there.

Yeah. You can make it, though.

Watch our approach, follow us in.

Copy that, 7th Cav.

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