The Siege of Firebase Gloria Page #5

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Ah, just a couple of girls.

Wanna come out?

Whaddaya think?

Me friend.

Bullshit.

I smell sapper.

Cut 'em down.

Goddamit, Murphy.

I said take your weapon. . .

F*** you, you just f*** it...

No!

For God's sakes, no!

Listen to me.

This is Vietnam, you understand?

Pretty girls got balls.

Instead of their mommies

putting books in their hands,

and sending 'em to school,

they wrap 'em up in dynamite

and send 'em off to kill GIs.

You got that?

That's the enemy, Murphy.

That's the enemy!

Get it together!

Charlie just reminded us

he had nothing to lose

and everything to gain.

You had to admire his

strength of purpose.

He'd been fighting off foreigners

for hundreds of years.

The Chinese, Japanese,

the French and now, us.

We knew. We just knew he

was never going to give up.

That night, Charlie pulled the

biggest publicity stunt of the war.

The last thing the folks at home

were expecting to see

on their tv sets that

day was a ravaged embassy.

Any news that the Tet offensive had started.

Had been told the war was almost won.

They would not be so trusting again.

All headquarters told me

was to hold the firebase,

whatever it took.

A little religious communication

might not be a bad idea

this late in the game.

I myself, I don't take any chances.

I talk to Mohammed,

Buddha

and to Jesus H. Christ

and any other religious

honchos I can come up with.

There is no sense staying as

an atheist in a combat situation.

Now we don't have a chaplain here,

but I don't see that as any major setback.

You can rest assured,

you will not go in that bag

until I've said a few

appropriate words over you.

I figured about 450 yards.

Set up the main tube.

Pound them!

Recoil 25 four!

F*** their guns!

All right, hold your fire!

Wait now. Wait for my command!

Forceps.

Captain.

I can help.

Give me something to do.

I've done field dressing.

-Uh-huh.

This is a big chance to be a hero.

I want you to maintain

constant contact with DiNardo.

You got it?

Yes, Sergeant Major.

Hold your fire, goddamn it!

Fire!

Yeah, what's it like?

What's it like!?

How many of 'em?

Medic!

Medic!

Charlie was testing us.

He lost his first assault on the northern side

when we were better prepared.

Then through his waiting,

DiNardo's position

on the east perimeter

was tougher for him.

but not so strongly defended.

Nice thinking, Charlie.

You damn your fathers

with our pants down.

Pull back!

Get on the horn to Haffner!

Tell him we're being overrun!

Shortwave!

This is Murphy!

Tell Hafner we need backup.

Now!

Right now!

That's affirmative!

Let's go!

Jones, this is Hafner!

DiNardo's getting overrun.

There are gooks through the wire.

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