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Inside the Green Berets: Ambush | National Geographic


all right well I guess they know that we

all right well I guess they know that we drive up that way whether our multiple

drive up that way whether our multiple

drive up that way whether our multiple IEDs ambush is often not far behind so

IEDs ambush is often not far behind so

IEDs ambush is often not far behind so this could be an all-night are we gonna

this could be an all-night are we gonna

this could be an all-night are we gonna have enough time oh yeah we’ve got

indicating that they have an ambush

indicating that they have an ambush ahead of us at this time we’d like to

ahead of us at this time we’d like to

ahead of us at this time we’d like to know what is available at right now mind

know what is available at right now mind

know what is available at right now mind the air see if I can set up an immediate

the air see if I can set up an immediate

the air see if I can set up an immediate over here Jose the team’s air support

over here Jose the team’s air support

over here Jose the team’s air support specialist sense a distress call to all

specialist sense a distress call to all

specialist sense a distress call to all NATO aircraft nearby and relays the

NATO aircraft nearby and relays the

NATO aircraft nearby and relays the teams exact position

teams exact position

teams exact position five hero seven zero they say that

five hero seven zero they say that

five hero seven zero they say that they’re set up for us right now in an

they’re set up for us right now in an

they’re set up for us right now in an ambush down there in the village and

ambush down there in the village and

ambush down there in the village and possibly up here in the in the ridges

possibly up here in the in the ridges

possibly up here in the in the ridges we’ve been blocked on the cliffside for

we’ve been blocked on the cliffside for

we’ve been blocked on the cliffside for over two hours now it’s a dangerous and

over two hours now it’s a dangerous and

over two hours now it’s a dangerous and nearly indefensible position you as the

nearly indefensible position you as the

nearly indefensible position you as the camera crew yeah well you got to keep

camera crew yeah well you got to keep

camera crew yeah well you got to keep filming of course but if things get bad

filming of course but if things get bad

filming of course but if things get bad I’d hide toward the back of the truck

three-hour delay seven IEDs blown word

three-hour delay seven IEDs blown word finally comes down that the ridge top is

finally comes down that the ridge top is

finally comes down that the ridge top is clear

Robb’s command vehicle carrying two

Robb’s command vehicle carrying two national geographic channel filmmakers

national geographic channel filmmakers

national geographic channel filmmakers is the first to head up the hill

is the first to head up the hill

is the first to head up the hill we turn onto a demine path marked with

we turn onto a demine path marked with

we turn onto a demine path marked with green chem lights

green chem lights

green chem lights once atop the hill we get out to film

once atop the hill we get out to film

once atop the hill we get out to film the next Americans coming up

the night is so dark and even our night

the night is so dark and even our night vision lens has trouble seeing

suddenly truck number three is

suddenly truck number three is illuminated by the headlights of the

illuminated by the headlights of the

illuminated by the headlights of the Afghan army pickup behind it

Afghan army pickup behind it

Afghan army pickup behind it bad move by the Afghans revealing our

bad move by the Afghans revealing our

bad move by the Afghans revealing our position for miles around

as truck number three comes up the lane

as truck number three comes up the lane we film it moving towards us about 30

we film it moving towards us about 30

we film it moving towards us about 30 feet away

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