so the overall mission in Somalia was really a relief operation we were
really a relief operation we were
really a relief operation we were providing security for the relief
providing security for the relief
providing security for the relief organizations who were there trying to
organizations who were there trying to
organizations who were there trying to distribute food to the starving Somalis
distribute food to the starving Somalis
distribute food to the starving Somalis indeed was the warlord of the day so he
indeed was the warlord of the day so he
indeed was the warlord of the day so he stepped in and started attacking the
stepped in and started attacking the
stepped in and started attacking the United Nations food shipments our
United Nations food shipments our
United Nations food shipments our mission was quite clear some guys had
mission was quite clear some guys had
mission was quite clear some guys had been slightly wounded in some of these
been slightly wounded in some of these
been slightly wounded in some of these firefights that we had been in but
firefights that we had been in but
firefights that we had been in but nothing all that bad this was probably
nothing all that bad this was probably
nothing all that bad this was probably just such a sub-commission
just such a sub-commission
just such a sub-commission another run-of-the-mill raid we felt
another run-of-the-mill raid we felt
another run-of-the-mill raid we felt invincible I know I did not long into
invincible I know I did not long into
invincible I know I did not long into the mission we started to realize that
the mission we started to realize that
the mission we started to realize that this was not as we expected the
this was not as we expected the
this was not as we expected the firefight surrounding the convoy was
firefight surrounding the convoy was
firefight surrounding the convoy was unprecedented the longer we were there
unprecedented the longer we were there
unprecedented the longer we were there the worse than computing hey we got
the worse than computing hey we got
the worse than computing hey we got somebody hit who’s the calf is what’s
somebody hit who’s the calf is what’s
somebody hit who’s the calf is what’s his status
his status
his status he’s ki radios went dead because all so
he’s ki radios went dead because all so
he’s ki radios went dead because all so now it’s a whole different out that
now it’s a whole different out that
now it’s a whole different out that feeling of
feeling of
feeling of disability and all durability went away
disability and all durability went away
disability and all durability went away pretty quick that turning point came
pretty quick that turning point came
pretty quick that turning point came when I saw that shot
this was not a position of ever expected
this was not a position of ever expected finally we’ve got to get to the crash
finally we’ve got to get to the crash
finally we’ve got to get to the crash site and then I start to realize okay
site and then I start to realize okay
site and then I start to realize okay we’ve been shot down it’s only a matter
we’ve been shot down it’s only a matter
we’ve been shot down it’s only a matter of minutes before that guys show part of
of minutes before that guys show part of
of minutes before that guys show part of the Ranger creed is I will never leave a
the Ranger creed is I will never leave a
the Ranger creed is I will never leave a fallen comrade to follow me
fallen comrade to follow me
fallen comrade to follow me and then descended on me they were
and then descended on me they were
and then descended on me they were completely they were doing things that
completely they were doing things that
completely they were doing things that I’ve never seen humans do throughout
I’ve never seen humans do throughout
I’ve never seen humans do throughout summer ten to one but when you know that
summer ten to one but when you know that
summer ten to one but when you know that that battle is mounted there’s so much
that battle is mounted there’s so much
that battle is mounted there’s so much on the line do you realize how dire the
on the line do you realize how dire the
on the line do you realize how dire the situation is become the last thing you
situation is become the last thing you
situation is become the last thing you can do
can do
can do your men see you is not a day goes by or
your men see you is not a day goes by or
your men see you is not a day goes by or at some point I don’t think about
at some point I don’t think about
at some point I don’t think about something in the streets of Mogadishu or
something in the streets of Mogadishu or
something in the streets of Mogadishu or one of the guys we all sell ourselves
one of the guys we all sell ourselves
one of the guys we all sell ourselves short they don’t realize how capable we
short they don’t realize how capable we
short they don’t realize how capable we are and how important we are to people
are and how important we are to people
are and how important we are to people remote which I thought was get done but
remote which I thought was get done but
remote which I thought was get done but I’d ever give up never that level of
I’d ever give up never that level of
I’d ever give up never that level of bonding and that level of care
bonding and that level of care
bonding and that level of care one another this extraordinary secret
one another this extraordinary secret
one another this extraordinary secret war a lifetime
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