Courage Under Fire Page #3

Their Blackhawk was shot down

by an SA-7 west ofAI Kufan.

Five seconds after it locked on,

we were down.

- We didn't know what hit us.

- Our lines were surrounding them so fast,...

..we got caught in a pocket of resistance.

Iraqi ground troops on the ridge above

kept them completely pinned down.

Did you discuss surrendering?

Yes, sir, we did.

We were all wounded one way or another.

We weren't trained

for that kind of situation, sir.

Don't have to make excuses to me.

Go on, Sam.

That's all we got so far, sir.

OK.

- Lieutenant Chelli.

- Yes, sir.

Well,

as ifthings weren't bad enough already,...

..one oftheir T-54s...

..joins the ragheads up on the ridge.

(tank engine)

Incoming! Get down!

That round

kills the medic, Relleno, Gerspach,...

..and, uh, Egan here lost his leg.

So we figure that's it. We're dead.

But then we hear it.

Nothing like the sound of an inbound Huey.

(helicopter)

Yeah!

Yeah!

(Serling) This Huey, didit take anyfire?

Right offthe bat.

But this time

when the Huey comes back, it returns fire.

Ground troops go for cover.

Then the Huey circles back over the tank...

That's when

they threw something overboard.

- Threw something, or something fell off?

- I couldn't tell, but the tank blew.

Oh!

Yeah!

Man, did it ever blow!

We, uh, we never did see

what knocked the Huey down.

(explosion)

We couldn't see the crash.

That night we caught sporadic ground fire.

The Huey was down below,

between us and the enemy,...

..so they caught most of it.

Any communications

between you and them?

No, sir. As I said, our radio was wasted.

Shouting just draws enemy fire.

So the Iraqis,

they start to close in on the Huey...

..under cover fire,...

..and the Huey returns fire.

We figure it's all over,

and that's when we hear the rescue team.

Cobras, Hueys...

And a big-ass A-10 Thunderbolt.

I swear I never heard such a sweet sound.

But now the f***ers are...

I'm sorry, sir.

The Iraqis are letting loose with all they got.

- You were right the first time.

- (laughter)

Plus the Huey crew is stillbanging away.

We load our wounded aboard,...

..and that's when

somebody decided to leave the dead.

I guess it was the commander ofthe rescue.

Mm-hmm.

And this... Huey crew,...

.they, uh, they returned fire

all through the final rescue?

Yes, sir. I... I think so.

I couldn't see much, though.

I heard it.

Nothing else sounds like an M-16.

Not no A-K or M-60.

I heard it, too.

The last thing we see is the Thunderbolt

dropping napalm on the downed choppers.

I don't know if it was Captain Walden...

..but that Huey...

..saved our lives.

It sure sounds like it.

OK.

Thank you for your help.

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