The Long Road Home (2017) s01e01 Episode Script
Black Sunday
1 (PAINFUL SCREAMS) (INAUDIBLE CHATTER) (PAINFUL SCREAMS) (INAUDIBLE CHATTER) (PAINFUL SCREAMS) (INAUDIBLE CHATTER) (PAINFUL SCREAMS) (INAUDIBLE CHATTER) (PAINFUL SCREAMS) SHANE: Mina and Elijah.
Come on guys, the sun is almost down, Daddy's serious.
(CHILDREN'S LAUGHTER) MINA: Daddy, daddy.
- I got you.
- You found us.
Hey, did you guys hear me calling you? ELIJAH: We're just playing.
Nuh-uh, you made us run away.
- No, I didn't.
- Elijah, come on, bud.
Elijah! All right, come here, bud.
Come on, oh, okay.
Now, look, I know you're upset, okay, but we talked about this, right? It's a little like football.
I'm the team captain.
We've all been training really hard, now, it's just time, okay? It's time for us to go play in the big game.
But you've never been to war before.
Oh, well, it's not really a war, buddy.
I'm just going over there to go help some people.
That's it.
Then you don't have to go.
Soldiers only go to wars.
AMBER: Sometimes, they go for peace, too.
And those guys in my platoon, those are my guys.
You understand? They're my family, too, and daddy's got to go over there and keep them safe.
You like them better than us.
- Hey, Elijah, no.
- I hope you never come back.
Hey, come on bud, Elijah, hey, get back, hey.
Let him go, let him go, let him get it out.
Talk to him in the morning.
It's okay, he'll be okay, he'll be fine.
Yeah, yeah.
These two wanted to say goodbye.
EDDIE: Your humble Knights, ma'am.
Oh, God.
Come on, you take care out there.
ERIC: We'll watch out for him, don't worry.
Oh, yeah.
You guys got enough DVDs to pass the time out there? This man will insist all four seasons of The Sopranos.
Dude, it's TV history.
CATHY: Stay safe out there, Tomas.
TOMAS: I will.
You better.
Battalion mount up, all units board to transport.
I got to go.
ISRAEL: Come on, Lupe, I got other people to hug too.
ROBERT: Mom, what? SYLVIA: I won't see you for a year, mijo, I just wanna remember.
Oh, I love you, little brother.
- I love you, Tracie.
- Bye, mijo.
- I'm gonna miss you so much.
- Yeah.
You'll be back before we know it.
Oh.
Mind your weapon, Guzman.
PEDRO: Sorry, Sergeant B.
Any news on our duty assignment yet, sir? No, not yet.
It'll be one of the Four R's though, Rebuild, Restore.
- Reuse, Recycle? - That's right.
How does a man do that, sleep in this? Chen.
Chen could sleep through a nuclear explosion, sir.
PILOT (OVER LOUDSPEAKER): 1st Cavalry, starting our decent.
Next stop, the great unknown.
How are you feeling? - Good.
You, sir? - Yeah? I feel ready.
JONATHAN: What, what should I do, sir? Just tap the horn and put some muscle into it, Riddell.
They'll move, man.
(HORN) You got to let go of this polite Oregon hippie driving, man, this is the Middle East.
So we get to the meet, and in walks in this, this huge dude with like a foot long beard.
He look like, like Hagrid from Harry Potter.
And the Iraqis are like, Lieutenant, this is our Chief of Security, so Hagrid comes up to me and he's, like, "Hello, nice to meet you, I'm Chief Fahker.
" MATT: No.
I swear to God.
I'm, like, "I'm sorry, Chief, Chief Fahker?" He's like, "Yeah, Chief Monther Fahker.
" I cannot shake this man's hand with a straight face.
- Whoa.
- Whoa, Riddell.
You did that on purpose, Monther Fahker.
I swear I didn't, Sergeant.
We're still gonna make it to rendezvous point with the crew at this rate.
And how far away are we, Riddell? Well, sir, I, I believe that we crossed Route Aeros just a few blocks back.
Like, a, a little, little while back.
In other words, you have no idea? Yeah, I, I have no idea, sir.
JASSIM: Lieutenant, I can tell you where we are.
Oh, no, no, no, I want Specialist Riddell here to figure it out.
- Sir, I.
- Fine, I will do it.
The Army in its infinite wisdom has, after all, provided us with these very excellent, hi-tech, navigational systems.
Sir, I'd like to note a rooftop anomaly, nine o'clock.
Are those, are those goats? I believe that's the case, sir.
Jassim, why, why would they put goats on their roof? Where else would one put goats to keep them safe? Good, good point, Jassim.
Good, good point.
Okay, looks like we are at Routes Fox and Florida, boys.
We got to back this thing up, Riddell.
Oh, wait, back it up? Don't shit your pants, Riddell.
(FLIES BUZZING) CARL: I'm gonna throw up.
Specialist Wild, do not throw up in my Victor, that's an order.
I'll try, Sergeant B.
BEN: Holy shit, yeah, that's a goat's head.
How is this warrior's work? Babysitting shit suckers.
Well, welcome to Sadr City, Jackson.
Sergeant Hayhurst, advise the convoy, we have a truck approaching from 6:00, another pep squad for Mookie Al-Sadr.
Again? Maybe we'll get lucky this time they'll try a drive-by.
Yeah, I doubt it.
All Comanche Reds, this is Red Four, be advised we've got a pep squad approaching, over.
ALL: Muq-tada, Muq-tada, Muq-tada, Muq-tada.
All Comanche Reds, Red One, be civil, over.
Muq-tada, Muq-tada, Muq-tada, Muq-tada.
Muq-tada, Muq-tada.
Down USA, down USA, down USA.
Yeah, I'll give you USA.
(CHANTING) Pansy-ass pussies.
Hey, Mookie Al-Sadr.
What's he so pissed off at us for? Well, did we drop a bomb here at some point or something? No, the Iraqis made this place all by themselves.
- So why follow that ugly mug? - The family name.
All sector's named after his dad, Grand Ayatollah Saddam had wasted some years back.
Mookie wants the streets for himself, just wants us out of here.
Yeah, whose gonna do that for him, those guys, the big and bad Sadr Bureau? I think I want my money back.
DISPATCHER (OVER RADIO): Advisory to all units, all outbound First Armored Division elements must complete loading by 17:45 hours.
I say again, all outbound First Armored Division elements must complete loading by 17:45 hours.
Transfer of authority is 18:00.
TROY: All incoming patrols report quiet, a few sporadic demonstrators still angry over the CPA shuttering Al-Hawza, but nothing like the marchers yesterday, looks to be finally be calming down on that front.
GARY: All right, good.
Once this business of transition is over, let's set meetings with all the local leaders and go to the status of our projects, any security issues.
What our men seeing so far? Main issue in the most depressed areas remains theft.
One of my patrols saw two men on Route Texas yesterday trying to saw into a live main to steal a wire for copper.
DYLAN: Well, that's industrious.
Also, we got generators at two local hospitals failing because people are drilling into them, trying to siphon fuel.
Brother Randazzo, what do you have? I'm still concerned with the tone of Friday's sermons.
Not just Al-Sadr, but other mid-level clerics.
Marked up-tick in anti-American sentiment, more calls to end the occupation.
I'm not surprised, Al-Sadr blames us for all the problems, takes credit every time the power flicks on.
All we can do is lead by example.
- You think That'll do it, sir? - I do.
Think of it as a drum beat, Brother Denomy.
Every time we do something good here, it's a beat of that drum.
Now, if we keep doing it, that beat is gonna grow faster and stronger until eventually we are going to drown out all those negative voices.
I hope people are going to see amazing things from us here.
And in less than one hour, this place is officially ours for the year.
Duties permitting, I'd like everyone present for the transfer of authority, okay? Yes, sir.
- All our patrols back? - Comanche Red is still out, sir.
Aguero.
All right, still to come.
- I want candy, just give me.
- Oh, okay, okay, wait, wait.
Okay, okay.
All right, I think I got some candy.
Okay, relax.
(SPEAKING IN ARABIC).
It's for you, it's for you, he's going in my pocket.
Okay, okay, that's it.
EDDIE: Sir, sir, sir.
(SPEAKING IN ARABIC).
Guzman, doc, come here a minute.
PEDRO: What's up? See what you can do about this.
Jassim, let him know we're gonna help him.
(SPEAKING IN ARABIC).
He's a tough kid, guess out here he's got to be, huh? He is gonna need to see a doctor though.
(SPEAKING IN ARABIC).
What these? It's widely believed here they have X-Ray vision.
- This, the sunglasses? - Yeah.
You want them, ask him if he want, you want them? (SPEAKING IN ARABIC).
Yeah? Yeah, yeah, he wants it, he wants it.
Let's see, pull back, huh? Do you think you could do it, Wild? - Do what? - Shoot a kid.
If it came to that.
I don't know man, hope I never have to.
JACKSON: No matter what? You'd let one of them put a bullet in you? Shut up.
Something's happening.
Sir.
- What? - Tanker crew.
Hey, son of a bitch.
All Comanche Reds, remount.
Come on now, go.
Let's go.
What do you think happened, sir? I don't know, man.
Something spooked them.
- Sir, everybody's in.
- Riddell, go.
(SPEAKING IN ARABIC).
LEANN: Are you nervous? GINA: A little.
Don't be, it's a quick introduction.
Good Palm Sunday.
Good Palm Sunday morning, everyone.
I'm LeAnn Volesky, I'm one of the Family Readiness leaders here on base.
Just a quick announcement, we are collecting supplies for care packages to be sent over to Iraq.
I also wanted to introduce Gina Denomy, one of our new Care Team leaders.
Oh, thank you.
Hello, I am Gina, well, I just really like to say that I very much look forward to working with all of you.
Oh, and this is Merrick.
Thank you.
Deployments can be hard in ways you don't expect, always remember that you're not alone.
Family Readiness is family.
There is no rank among us here, flyers in the back have our numbers.
Call us, day or night.
We're here for you.
CHAPLAIN: Thank you, LeAnn, very much.
I'd like to begin with a word of prayer.
AMBER: Elijah, come on, Elijah.
ELIJAH: Go away.
Please.
Get up, Elijah.
So, can we talk? I'm not hungry.
What if breakfast was waffles? We could go out.
In fact, we have to go out.
Do you remember what today is? Doesn't the gang have a mystery to solve? It's Scooby Doo day! Okay, hey, but you have to be ready in 10 minutes.
MINA: Race you.
I wanna see those teeth brushed.
ROBERT: What the hell? RAFAEL: You should've seen your face, your face.
You're an asshole, Martin.
ISRAEL: What's going on? That, yo, someone get that thing.
Oh, I'm on it, bro.
Oh, shit, it went in, man.
No, man, no.
TOMAS: I got this, I got this.
Yo, what're you doing, Young? Get a knife or something.
Hell, take my rifle.
It's all right.
All right, you see the size of that thing? Martin, I'm gonna kill you.
Come on, soldiers, it's just a baby.
- That's a baby? - It's your new best friend.
Yow, it's just a camel spider, man.
They don't even bite, I wouldn't do you like that.
It's actually a whiptail scorpion.
Yeah, they're harmless.
You put that thing on me, you don't even know what it was? - I thought it was.
- Asshole.
All right, I'm sorry, Holmes.
Yo, what're you doing here, anyway ain't you supposed to be on patrol? Damn man, I missed the roll-out.
"Saddam's Revenge" got me on the toilet.
Maybe because you ate one of these things.
What the hell is this supposed to be? Is this chicken? Damned if I know.
Anybody got any hot sauce or something? Arsiaga.
Man, if you don't want that, I'll eat it.
You like this shit? Hey, we're in a war zone, Garza.
Crazy, huh.
Thought you wanted Afghanistan.
Yeah, I did, this is the war I got.
ROBERT: What do you know about it? War.
You ever even been shot at? - I have.
- I'm not asking you, Specialist.
I'm asking PFC Young.
- That's not what I.
- That's not what? No Staff Sergeant, I have never been shot at.
You ever fired your weapon at a human being? No Staff Sergeant.
Well, then do me a favor and shut up.
Ain't nothing out there like you think it is, nothing.
You know, ain't no training gonna prepare you, there's no glory out there, no heroes, it's just death and rot.
(SPEAKING IN ARABIC).
ERIC: Close eye on our six.
(SPEAKING IN ARABIC).
JASSIM: He says you have to let them go, they've quit.
All of them.
SHANE: Why? (SPEAKING IN ARABIC).
He says a man came over at the last pump site and told them they'd be killed, uh, them and their families that anyone working for the Coalition is now an enemy of Al-Sadr.
Okay, Jassim, ask him.
Hold up, sir, he left something out.
(SPEAKING IN ARABIC).
Targets, infidels.
So you've missed that part, Jassim? He said he and his men are tired of having targets on their backs with the infidels.
I was trying to be polite.
How about do your job? Okay Jassim, tell this man he doesn't have to be afraid and our men our troops will protect him.
(SPEAKING IN ARABIC).
He says, "You Americans say that, but how will you protect us?" (SPEAKING IN ARABIC).
"How will you protect us and our families tonight when you're back safe behind your base walls? You can't and we have to live here after you are gone.
" What do you wanna do, sir? Let them go.
(INAUDIBLE CHATTER) Yes, sir.
That's what they said, that they and their families would be killed, that anyone working for us now was Al-Sadr's enemy, over.
TROY: Copy that, Red One.
Swing by Al-Sadr Bureau on your way back, just make sure nothing's brewing, over.
SHANE (OVER RADIO): Copy that, Comanche Six, over.
Comanche Six out.
JONATHAN: It looks quiet.
All right, Riddell, this is Delta, turn left here.
Al-Sadr Bureau's just up the road.
Sir, should we get some guys together for a game tonight? Oh God yes please.
Jassim, you interested? What is this? - D&D.
- What's D-N-D? - Dungeons & Dragons.
- What's Dungeons & Dragons? You'll see.
(SPEAKING IN ARABIC).
CARL: Sergeant, AK, 9:00.
Whip us around.
Red One, this is Red Four.
We got a potential hostile with an AK, over.
(SPEAKING IN ARABIC).
(SPEAKING IN ARABIC).
Just listen to what I'm saying! - Let me take over, Sergeant.
- Please.
(SPEAKING IN ARABIC).
Jassim, please translate.
I'm Lieutenant Shane Aguero of the First Cavalry.
(SPEAKING IN ARABIC).
Coalition rules prohibit public possession of weapons.
These men must disarm and hand over their rifles, they must do so, now.
(SPEAKING IN ARABIC).
(SPEAKING IN ARABIC).
Uh, he, he says the weapons are, um, uh, registered and permitted to protect the Mosque and the Imam.
Who are they affiliated with? Sadr Bureau, KDP, SCIRI? (SPEAKING IN ARABIC).
SCIRI.
Have your men take custody of the weapons.
(SPEAKING IN ARABIC).
All right, come on, let's call this in.
Sergeant, you're with me.
Yup.
(SPEAKING IN ARABIC).
Come on, come on, move it.
(SPEAKING IN ARABIC).
Lancer Mike, Comanche Red One, I need Comanche Six or Lancer Six, over.
GARY: Red One, this is Lancer Six, go ahead, over.
Lancer Six, we have a group of armed men at the Mosque on Delta, south of the Sadr Bureau, they said that they're SCIRI, permitted to carry to protect the Mosque.
We have taken custody of their weapons.
What is your guidance, over? Is that true? DYLAN: There is a Coalition rule that allows for armed guards inside Mosque perimeters.
Enacted after a string of Sunni attacks.
Red One, do you see any evidence of hostile intent, over? Negative Lancer Six, over.
Sir, the guy was on the street.
Lancer Six, Red Four reports one of the men was on the street with his weapon, over.
No evidence of hostile intent.
Let's try to keep the peace.
Red One, return the weapons.
Advise the guards a proper adherence to the rules or we will have to confiscate them and then return to base, over.
Roger that, Lancer Six, over.
All right, give them back.
Jassim, tell them our mistake but they've got to stick to the rules.
No weapons outside of the Mosque or we will take them.
(SPEAKING IN ARABIC).
All right, all Comanche Reds, remount.
This is bullshit.
Staff Sergeant Miltenberger? They opened up the phones, don't you wanna call home? ROBERT: I said everything I needed to before I left.
All right then.
(OVERLAPPING CHATTER) PRIEST: From the Gospel of Matthew, Chapter 21.
(CELL PHONE RINGING) As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage on the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two disciples saying to them.
LUPITA: Israel? Baby, sweetie.
I can't believe it's you.
I'm in church, baby.
PRIEST: Untie them and bring them to me.
If anyone ask anything.
Are you okay? I've been so worried.
Ah, you always worry too much, babe.
They just opened up the phones.
Got Arsiaga here, too.
Hey, Lupe.
Hey listen, um, I don't got a lot of time but I, I wanted to tell you about this dream I had last night, it was amazing Lupe.
And I, in it, I, I was already back and we were all together, just, just hugging and, and kissing, and it was so real, baby.
I, I woke up hugging my rug-sack.
Lucky Arsiaga wasn't next to me or he would've woken up to me trying to hump his ass.
I love you so much, baby.
But don't worry, you hear me? We're gonna be fine.
Sergeant Chen, thought you'd be joining us for D&D after chow? EDDIE: Never again sir, definitely not.
Come on sir, who'd Sergeant Chen even be? He could be a bard.
Waiting on the love of a traveling soldier, our love would never end Guys! Where the hell is everyone? (DISTANT GUNFIRE) Whoa, whoa, listen.
Was that.
Comanche Reds, this is Red Four.
We have contact.
Looks like a lone shooter.
Moving to isolate, over.
SHANE: All Comanche Reds, Red One, halt and move to Red Four's position, over.
Come on, Riddell.
Get us back there.
Come on, go, go.
Anyone see the shooter? Negative.
Lancer Mike, this is Comanche Red One.
We have received fire.
Route Delta, just south of the Sadr Bureau, over.
TROY: Red One, Comanche Six, what type of fire, over? Comanche Six, unclear, over.
(MISSILE) Ambush.
(GUNFIRE) All Comanche Reds, remount.
Get back in your vehicles, over.
(GUNFIRE) (GUNFIRE) BEN: My plate caught them, my plate caught them.
Get in, everybody remount.
Comanche Six, this is Red One.
We have renewed contact, over.
Red One, how heavy is the contact, over? What? How heavy is your contact, over? Really damn heavy.
We're in a complex ambush.
Everyone's in.
Go, Riddell.
Come on, go, go.
(GUNFIRE) (GUNFIRE) (MUTED GUNFIRE) Oh, man.
(GUNFIRE) - Sir? - Punch us through.
- You sure? - Yes.
Chen, inside now.
SHANE: Everybody okay? Yeah.
Oh man, sir, there's no one following.
Shit.
JONATHAN: I don't see them either.
Stop the vehicle, Riddell.
Stop, stop, stop.
All Comanche Reds, this is Red One.
Do you copy, over? (RADIO SQUELCH) All Comanche Reds, come in.
(RADIO SQUELCH) You don't see them? No, sir.
- Turn us around.
- What? Two of those Victors have no armor, Riddell.
Come on, we got to get back fast.
(DISTANT GUNFIRE) Anyone got a visual? Negative, sir.
(SPEAKING IN ARABIC) (DISTANT GUNFIRE) - What the hell happened here? - Looks like RPG hits.
Red Four, this is Red One.
What the hell is going on, over? (RADIO SQUELCH) Red Four, come in.
MATT: Their antennas must've got shot up.
Riddell, stop here.
Wait for me here.
What? Wait, sir, where are you going? (GUNFIRE) Let's go, let's go, floor it.
(GRUNTING) - Perry, you okay? - Yes, sir.
Punch it.
- Bourquin, what is going on? - Enemy fired two RPGs.
Perry evaded but his engine and windshields got blown out.
Three hit a barricade and got pinned down.
Taylor, punch it again.
Come on, are you kidding me? Son of a bitch.
Sir, these two Vics are dead light.
We got to get the hell off of this street.
We cannot fit 19 men inside the two Victors.
We need to find shelter.
All right, empty out the equipment from the two Victors.
Z-out the radios.
Roger that, two and three dismount.
(GUNFIRE) Shit.
- We leaving now? - Chen? Where's he hit? - I don't know.
- Is he okay? How bad is it? It's bad, he's not breathing.
Jassim, Jassim.
Do you know CPR? - Yes.
- Start.
Fisk, on the .
50 cal, return fire.
Comanche Six, this is Red One.
Fisk.
Comanche Six, this is Red One.
We need QRF support and immediate evac.
We have an urgent surgical, two vehicles down.
I repeat, we need immediate evac, over.
TROY: Red One, Comanche Six, find a secure defensive position and wait for extraction.
We're coming, over.
Be ready to move.
Hey, Red Platoon, we are moving.
Time, now.
Get in the cover of your armored Victors, come on.
Hey, Guzman, look at me.
Hand that stuff off to somebody else.
Chen's been hit.
- What? - Understand? Go.
Bring it in, let's go.
- Go, go, go, come on, hurry.
- Sir.
- How bad is it? - I don't know.
All right, look, we got to move, okay? Let's go.
(INAUDIBLE).
Hey! You.
(GUNFIRE) Cover across.
(GUNSHOTS) Sergeant, alley.
Are you sure you're not worried? There has only been one incident in the entire city in the last year.
We're not even bringing the heavy armor.
If there's a gun going off of there, it's probably just some fool celebrating a Cowboys game.
Well, it never hurts to be extra sure.
- An amulet of magical armor? - It's the most important one.
Rogers, give me two above the cross, go.
Sergeant.
- Slow down, Danny.
- Sergeant, that rooftop.
Roger that.
Cover across.
Watch these doors.
GARY: What is their current position? DYLAN: Unknown, sir.
What? The trackers aren't active yet.
Computer is still connected to the outgoing unit.
How the hell are we gonna find them? (BANGING) (PAINFUL SCREAMS) (INAUDIBLE CHATTER) (PAINFUL SCREAMS) We need some IVs.
Alex, it's time for breakfast.
I'm not eating unless it's chocolate pancakes.
LEANN: Alex, I'm counting to three.
One, two, two and a half.
We have a Christmas tree? - Yes, we do.
- But it's not Christmas.
That's true.
But since I'm not gonna be here for Christmas this year, I thought maybe we could celebrate early.
What do you think? Do you want your present now or later? Now, now, now.
No way, Mom, look.
Oh, my gosh, more cars.
That's just what you need.
What do you say to your daddy? Thanks, dad.
Merry Christmas, son.
Do you wanna play cars with me? Not now sweetheart, how about after we eat? All right, you heard your mom, let's go.
Wow, this looks incredible, hon.
Thank you.
Chocolate, my favorite.
Uh-hmm, it's your daddy's favorite, too.
Alex, would you like to say grace this morning? Um, okay, dear Lord, thank you for the food we're about to eat.
Please watch over my daddy when he's in Iraq.
Don't let him get hurt by the bad guys or fall in a hole and get lost.
Please keep him safe from scorpions and big bears.
Alex, I don't think there are any big bears in Iraq.
Mom, I wasn't done.
I'm sorry, so on.
Please protect my daddy from small bears and medium bears, too.
Don't let him break his arm or his leg.
Don't let him get blown away by a tornado.
Took the car in for an oil change.
It should be good for a while.
Did I tell you that Alex offered to mow the lawn while you were gone? - Did he really? - Uh-hmm, he had a serious face on.
He said, "Mom, I know that daddy always mows the lawn.
When he's in Iraq, I can do it.
" - He's a good kid.
- You're his hero.
You know who's my hero, my heroine? It's you, I mean it.
With you here, I know I don't have to worry about anything or anyone.
TOMAS: Sir, ma'am, I'd like to introduce my mother.
Mom, this is Lieutenant Colonel Volesky, our Battalion Commander.
It's a pleasure, ma'am.
CATHY: Maybe you can explain to me why my son is going to Iraq, when the terrorists who attacked us are in Afghanistan.
- Mom, I'm sorry, sir.
- It's okay.
You let your mother speak.
We've found Saddam Hussein, but no sign of those WMD's we were promised.
That was all lies.
I don't mind your candor.
And to answer your question, as a soldier, your son goes where the United States Government sends him.
And right now, our orders are to go to Iraq.
Why, so we can have cheaper gas? Where we're going, Sadr City, over two million people lived under a dictator's boot for 24 years.
And we can build a better future for them, for the whole country.
That's why we're going.
That's why your son is going.
You believe that? That's why I do what I do.
Please, bring my baby home.
I promise you.
Every man is coming back safely.
How can you promise that? Because I believe that too.
And because it's my responsibility.
Come here.
- (CRASH) - Staircase, left.
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey.
- Hey, freeze, freeze.
- Come down slowly, slowly.
Come slowly, come really slow.
Wild, secure him.
(SPEAKING IN ARABIC).
JACKSON: What the hell is she saying? Please.
Come to me, slow, slowly.
Shit, Wild, on me.
Stop, stop.
Perry, watch her.
Jackson, you're with me.
Haubert, Bellamy, search the kitchen.
Stay frosty.
Every household's permitted an AK here, let's go.
Stop, on the ground.
JERRY: How is he? JONATHAN: I don't know.
SOLDIER (OVER RADIO): Red One, this is Lancer Six.
- You got him? - Yeah, go.
Over here in the shade, come on.
Come on, help me get this Kevlar off.
Everything off now.
Jackson, give me one.
FAIZA: Please, no hurt.
Slowly.
Jackson, secure her.
(GUNSHOT) Jackson, take her downstairs.
Wild, Rob? Up here, Sergeant B.
Sergeant Rob got us roof access.
Well, scope it out.
I gotta go check on Chen.
Chen.
What do you got, doc? Put her down.
Sir, we got roof access.
It's good, high ground advantage.
Sergeant Rob's up there now.
All right, Perry.
- Yes, sir.
- You stay with the family.
Jackson, everyone else, to the roof, set a perimeter.
Come on, let's go.
How is he doing? He's not breathing.
Sir, I have Colonel Volesky.
What do we do, doc? Oh, I got to take care of his wound.
Hey, we're fixing you up, all right? Lancer Six, Comanche Red One, over.
Quiet at the TOC! Comanche Red One, we need your coordinates.
The GPS trackers in your vehicles are not active, over.
LANCER SIX: Contact began north of the Mosque near the Sadr Bureau, continued for some time.
The Mosque is right here.
I'm not really sure of our current position.
We turned right down an alleyway, break.
Lancer Six, I have a litter-urgent soldier in need of evac.
It's Sergeant Chen, sir, over.
Copy that, Red One.
You stay vigilant.
Help is on the way.
Lancer Six out.
Stay here, keep them informed.
Squad leaders cover their own guys, understood? Copy that.
Relay a base-wide alert for all men to get into combat gear.
Yes, sir.
All right, he's been hit between his fourth and fifth rib.
Yeah.
I need a J-Tube, I got to open up his airway.
All right, what's his status? At least one lung is punctured.
All right, you hold this one.
Put pressure on that right there, put pressure on it.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
What can I do to help? - Sergeant B.
- Yeah? Give me short breaths in cycles of two when I tell you.
I need you to alternate with compressions when I tell you, all right.
Here we go, one, two, three, four, five.
Go ahead and breathe for us, bud.
Come on Chen, breathe that out for me.
I sent them to the Sadr Bureau.
You let that go, brother.
They timed this attack to the change in authority for maximum chaos.
It could've been anyone's platoon.
All right, now, let's work this out.
We've got the men and the vehicles to extract, but we don't have the heavy weapons or the armor to penetrate.
We have what, a handful of Bradleys at the most? What about the outgoing unit's QRF? The Crusaders, 2-37 Armor Battalion.
They've stood down.
Their deployment's over.
They're leaving for Kuwait now.
You get me their commander.
With their tanks leading, we take two convoys in.
Rescue 1 will link up with those Crusaders, God willing, make contact with the Platoon and extract.
Let me lead Rescue 1, they're my guys.
Very good.
I'll take Rescue 2, I'll be 15 minutes behind you.
Secure a wide corridor around the target.
And we're gonna take the same corridor in.
We'll go Route Aeros to Copper to Delta.
We'll link up here.
Before we launch, we wait for the Crusader tanks to penetrate the enemy defenses.
Roger that.
All right, let's brief the men.
Get the convoys assembling.
Yes, sir.
Hey, we'll get them home, brother.
We'll get them home.
VOLESKY (OVER RADIO): Crusader X-Ray, this is Lancer Six.
Lancer Six, this is Duke Six.
Duke Six, I understand that you've stood down, but I have troops in contact north of the Sadr Bureau on Route Delta.
I need immediate deployment of your QRF to help extract, is this possible, over? Lancer Six, we've turned in all our main gun ammo but we'll fight out of the hatches if we have to.
The QRF will deploy.
Will advise once en route, over.
Thank you, Duke Six.
Lancer Six out.
Order Lieutenant Dean to set the QRF to Redcon One.
No weapons inside.
We found access to the adjacent rooftop.
Haubert and Davis have the perimeters set with Rogers, Denney, and Taylor.
I don't see any hostiles.
Maybe it's over? No, no, they're just regrouping.
Wild, with me, we got to bring up more ammo, let's go.
All right, we're gonna swap out.
- Roger that.
- Okay, go.
Go ahead and breathe it out, bud.
Hey, what are you doing? His lungs are filled with blood.
You're not giving up.
Chen, Chen.
Come on, Chen.
Wake up for me, come on.
Come on Chen.
, come on.
Breathe for me, Chen.
Come on, come on, brother.
Wake the hell up.
Come on, Chen.
No! You, what did you do? JASSIM: What, I didn't do anything.
I tried to help.
He did the best he could, Sergeant, stand down.
Sir, this was a wide well-planned ambush.
People knew.
Those men at the mosque knew.
Somebody tipped the enemy off to our movements.
And it's usually the interpreters.
- Are you an informant, Jassim? - No, absolutely not, sir.
Jassim, look at me right now.
- Yeah.
- Look at me.
Did you do this? I was helping him.
I did everything I could.
Guys, listen up.
This man was in my Humvee.
He got shot at just like the rest of us.
And he tried to save Chen, you understand? There's nothing Jassim or anybody could have done to save Chen.
You don't know that.
- Yeah, I'm a damn medic.
- Enough already.
Enough, both of you.
You guys wanna make it back to base without any more casualties? Huh? Now, we have to work together, is that clear? - Yes, sir.
- Yes, sir.
Is that clear? - Yes, sir.
- Then move.
Grab the dismount and get the rest of the ammo up to the roof.
Sergeant Bourquin, that was a direct order.
Sergeant.
You okay, Jassim? I wanna apologize.
We're all just emotional right now.
I understand.
Go inside.
Find Perry, he could use an interpreter.
Mrs.
Volesky, Mrs.
Donemy, I'm Lupita Garza.
Israel is a Specialist with the 2-5.
So is Angel's brother, Robert Arsiaga.
Oh, the twins? Yeah.
We just heard something happened in Sadr City.
I don't understand, I just spoke to Israel.
My friend's husband is stationed in Baghdad.
He told her there was radio chatter, something about an ambush.
GINA: Oh, my God.
LEANN: Okay, let's not jump to conclusions.
There are always rumors during deployment, and, and they're rarely true.
I know.
That's why I wanted to see you.
I mean, they would notify Family Readiness, right? We would be among the first that they would call.
Look, I'm sure that everything's fine.
LeAnn, what if something did happen? Let me call Dexter Jordan.
He's the Rear Detachment Commander.
He would be the first person they'd call.
Thank you so much.
Hi, Dexter, it's LeAnn Volesky.
Good.
Listen, apparently, there's some chatter about an attack going on in Sadr City.
Have you heard anything? Great, okay.
Thank you, no, I'll talk to you soon.
There's no word of any trouble.
- Oh, thank God.
- I'm so sorry.
I didn't mean to scare everyone.
Just this deployment's driving me crazy and they've only just left.
- I know the feeling.
- We all do.
Israel's never even been overseas, not once.
It is just a peacekeeping mission.
He'll be fine.
They will all be fine.
How can you know? Because in his 20 years in the Army, my husband's never lost a man in combat.
SHANE: Hey, bud, I, uh, I don't know if, uh, I don't know if you were a religious man, but, uh, I guess we never really talked about that stuff, huh? Um, like, I don't really know when the last time I went to mass was, but, um, I guess if it's okay with you I'd like to say a little prayer.
Dear Lord, I humbly entrust to you my brother, Eddie Chen.
I pray that you may take him into your arms, dear Lord.
Allow him entry into your paradise that his soul may rest in peace.
In Your name, I pray.
I'm so sorry.
I'm so sorry.
What's he going on about? Um, he's just complaining about being tied up.
Sergeant, 11:00.
The Humvees.
ERIC: We got all the equipment.
Z'd out the radios, theres nothing left for the enemy.
No, not that.
We can use them as markers for the rescuers.
The minaret they can see from miles away, but those can help pinpoint our position.
That's good.
Okay look, I get it, okay? You're upset about Chen, so am I.
Not everyone here is the enemy.
- Yeah, I know that.
- These men look up to you.
They follow your lead.
I need to know that you can still work with Jassim, understand? Roger that, sir.
Yeah, all right, yeah.
JONATHAN: Sarge? Yeah, I see her.
(GUNSHOTS) Hey Riddell, are you okay? Yeah! Sir, we got a peeker! West wall, hundred meters out! Take him out! Holy sh Hey guys, Riddell just got himself a head shot! - Hell, yeah.
- All right.
- Yeah.
- Whoa.
Good job there, Riddell.
CRUSADER (OVER RADIO): Crusader X-Ray, this is Crusader Blue One, approaching the perimeter of Sadr City.
No sign of hostile activity.
(INAUDIBLE).
Can you believe it's only our day four here? Home feels about a million miles away right now, doesn't it? Yeah.
I've been meaning to ask you, uh, someone said you're a teacher for a at-risk youth or something? Back in Arkansas, yeah.
Why? Back home, I was at-risk youth.
Yet here we both are.
Here we both are.
(INAUDIBLE CHATTER).
GARY: The Crusaders are en route.
We'll launch soon, what's our status? TROY: Almost ready, sir.
Armor's a concern.
Some of the vehicles we can reinforce, but the LMTVs have no protection in the back.
Plus we only have four Bradleys, two for each convoy.
Yeah, with the Crusaders, that should be sufficient.
I'll take the LMTV's in the rear of my convoy.
Roger.
Also we're short on radios.
All right, let's get an order out to all team leaders.
You maintain visual contact with your convoy at all times, got it? Yes, sir.
ROBERT: This is crazy.
We'll be sitting ducks.
ISRAEL: And we'd be able to aim out.
We're just gonna be guarding the cordon.
Guess you ain't nervous if you're bringing a book.
TOMAS: I just don't wanna lose it.
What is it, anyway? It's just war poetry.
ROBERT: What's this, it's book club meeting? And when we're out there, and this, this goes for all of you, hey, listen up.
Remember that simple rule, the only thing you'll be focused on, the only thing that can keep you and your fellow soldier safe is that you cover your sector, and trust the man next to you is doing the same, that's it.
You, uh, you lose focus, you try to be a hero, you end up dead, that clear? - Yes, sergeant.
- Yes, sergeant.
- Yes, sergeant.
- Okay, sergeant.
Is, uh, that it Staff Sergeant? Staff Sergeant, aren't we heading out a few minutes? What is his deal? Don't worry about it, man.
Dude's a crank, but he's been doing this a hell of a lot longer than us.
He's a solid soldier.
Is he? What else would they've stop-lossed him and made him come here? That's what I'm worried about is to follow that guy's lead.
Hey, do you think I got time to call Tracie before we go? Yeah, I think we have a few minutes.
- Tracie's gonna be pissed.
- She's gonna be proud.
Lupe's gonna be pissed.
May I help you, Staff Sergeant? You want something for the road? Uh, I think I'd like to sit down for a meal actually if you have something left.
- Sure, do you have time? - Yeah, yeah, I have time.
Time for just one last meal.
Red One, Lancer Six, over.
SHANE (OVER RADIO): Lancer Six, we've spotted our two immobilized Victors on Delta.
Our position is approximately 250 meters northwest down an alley, over.
Solid copy, Red One.
QRF is on its way.
Prepare your men for exfil and evac of the wounded, over.
Lancer Six, Sergeant Chen is dead, sir, over.
Copy that, Red One.
I'm sorry.
Continue your prep.
Six out.
I promised Chen's parents I'd get him home safe.
I promised to all of them.
Sir, you're needed at the TOC.
Something has happened to the QRF.
(GUNFIRE OVER RADIO) DYLAN: Sir, the Crusaders have been ambushed.
What? CRUSADER (OVER RADIO): Mitchell is dead, sir.
I repeat, Sergeant Mitchell has been killed.
First Lieutenant Dean and Specialist Sanders have both been hit.
Blue Two is black on coax.
All Crusader Blues, Blue One, abort and pull back for casualty evac.
We cannot continue, over.
GINA: How is Alex handling everything? LEANN: Well, he knows his Daddy is helping people in foreign country.
Uh-hmm.
But He just doesn't understand he can't come home more often.
He's a very brave little boy.
Yes, he is.
You know, we almost lost him when he was first born.
Really? - He was born at 25 weeks.
- Hmm.
- So underweight and, - Mmm and the doctor thought that he might not live the night.
But he was a fighter.
Gary and I decided right then and there we were just gonna love him, every day of his life, and then that was two days or 200 years.
Troy and I didn't even know if he'd be here when Merrick was born.
Now I guess the upside is he's too young to really miss his dad.
The thing I worry about is if he comes back different, you know.
Uh-hmm.
We hear stories about guys who come back changed and He's in good hands with Gary.
And the Lord never gives us more than we can handle.
I wish I had your faith.
I just believe that what's meant to happen will happen.
And there's no point worrying about it until it does.
Just like Daddy's car, huh? It's not a car, it's a Humvee.
Sir, our police liaison reports Al-Sadr's militia has seized control of all police stations.
Apparently, the men who attacked the Crusaders ambushed them using police uniforms.
This is city-wide, sir.
There's no one else right now.
Just us.
What are your orders, sir? We launch now.
Sir, the Crusaders still have to complete casevac There's no time.
It could take an hour.
It could take several until they're back in the fight and to target.
Our guys don't have that long.
We launch.
Brother Randazzo, the Crusader loader who was killed, Mitchell, you find out his first name and where he was from.
Yes, sir.
Sir, shouldn't the QRF be here by now? SHANE: They'll be here.
Have no fear, Fisk, it's not your time yet.
The big man upstairs knows you still plan to whoop my ass in some D&D.
I will, too.
I'll be on the roof.
Get me if there's an update.
Yes, sir.
Put this on.
Sir.
Put it on.
Sergeant Chen doesn't need his armor anymore.
Someone should use it.
Good.
I might need you in the fight, too.
AERIC: You want one? JACKSON: Yeah, thanks.
Thanks.
BEN: I remember the first day we got here, we drove by a car crash.
The driver was still inside, all bloodied and shit, been dead for two days.
Yeah.
And I'm just making the point.
There's a dead guy laying in the middle of the street with flies crawling out of his eyeballs and nostrils, not one person cared enough to even stop.
Maybe these people are just numb.
I mean, look at this place.
People must drop dead here every day.
Screw them.
We're here to clean up their shit up and they're pissed at us? We did invade and occupy their country, Riddell.
To get rid of Saddam Hussein.
The asshole who abused them.
And we don't do this.
These people use their kids.
And who does that? Look around you, what's death to living in this shit? Paradise.
That's great for them.
They've made me into, into a killer.
I hope they're happy.
(EXPLOSION) SHANE: What the hell was that? Sir.
(INAUDIBLE CHATTER) (KNOCK) Come in.
Sir, the Crusaders loader you asked about, Sergeant Michael W.
Mitchell, from Porterville, California.
He volunteered for the mission, sir.
He was 25, about to be married.
Thank you, brother.
Lord, please care for Sergeant Chen and Sergeant Mitchell and their families.
Bless them for their sacrifice and let them be the last to fall in this battle.
Send me those angels you promised.
SOLDIER (OVER RADIO): Red platoon reports two Victors have been abandoned.
The Crusaders got ambushed.
We got to go ahead alone.
- I'll give the order to roll.
- Godspeed, brother.
I'll be 15 minutes behind you.
Let's get the boys back.
All right, Comanche Whites, mount up, we're rolling.
Everyone ready, Weibley? Ready, sir.
- Spicer? - Ready.
Chaplain, would you say a blessing for a second? CHAPLAIN: Of course, sir.
Merciful God, we ask you to bring peace to these men as they go out in faith.
(GUNFIRE) Give them courage, Lord.
Courage to perform their duties with honor and dignity.
May they be triumphant in victory as they show mercy to our enemies.
(EXPLOSION) Out of the depths, we call to you, O Lord.
Protect these men.
Be their constant companion and their strength in battle.
Though they may enter the unknown let their fate be of comfort.
Bless these brothers and help them remain steadfast in their mission.
Give each men renewed strength and purpose.
Cast away any sense of fear they may have, and give them solace in the face of adversity.
Guide them, O Lord, that they may return in safety.
Hear our voices, O Lord, bring them home.
This we ask of you.
In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
Come on guys, the sun is almost down, Daddy's serious.
(CHILDREN'S LAUGHTER) MINA: Daddy, daddy.
- I got you.
- You found us.
Hey, did you guys hear me calling you? ELIJAH: We're just playing.
Nuh-uh, you made us run away.
- No, I didn't.
- Elijah, come on, bud.
Elijah! All right, come here, bud.
Come on, oh, okay.
Now, look, I know you're upset, okay, but we talked about this, right? It's a little like football.
I'm the team captain.
We've all been training really hard, now, it's just time, okay? It's time for us to go play in the big game.
But you've never been to war before.
Oh, well, it's not really a war, buddy.
I'm just going over there to go help some people.
That's it.
Then you don't have to go.
Soldiers only go to wars.
AMBER: Sometimes, they go for peace, too.
And those guys in my platoon, those are my guys.
You understand? They're my family, too, and daddy's got to go over there and keep them safe.
You like them better than us.
- Hey, Elijah, no.
- I hope you never come back.
Hey, come on bud, Elijah, hey, get back, hey.
Let him go, let him go, let him get it out.
Talk to him in the morning.
It's okay, he'll be okay, he'll be fine.
Yeah, yeah.
These two wanted to say goodbye.
EDDIE: Your humble Knights, ma'am.
Oh, God.
Come on, you take care out there.
ERIC: We'll watch out for him, don't worry.
Oh, yeah.
You guys got enough DVDs to pass the time out there? This man will insist all four seasons of The Sopranos.
Dude, it's TV history.
CATHY: Stay safe out there, Tomas.
TOMAS: I will.
You better.
Battalion mount up, all units board to transport.
I got to go.
ISRAEL: Come on, Lupe, I got other people to hug too.
ROBERT: Mom, what? SYLVIA: I won't see you for a year, mijo, I just wanna remember.
Oh, I love you, little brother.
- I love you, Tracie.
- Bye, mijo.
- I'm gonna miss you so much.
- Yeah.
You'll be back before we know it.
Oh.
Mind your weapon, Guzman.
PEDRO: Sorry, Sergeant B.
Any news on our duty assignment yet, sir? No, not yet.
It'll be one of the Four R's though, Rebuild, Restore.
- Reuse, Recycle? - That's right.
How does a man do that, sleep in this? Chen.
Chen could sleep through a nuclear explosion, sir.
PILOT (OVER LOUDSPEAKER): 1st Cavalry, starting our decent.
Next stop, the great unknown.
How are you feeling? - Good.
You, sir? - Yeah? I feel ready.
JONATHAN: What, what should I do, sir? Just tap the horn and put some muscle into it, Riddell.
They'll move, man.
(HORN) You got to let go of this polite Oregon hippie driving, man, this is the Middle East.
So we get to the meet, and in walks in this, this huge dude with like a foot long beard.
He look like, like Hagrid from Harry Potter.
And the Iraqis are like, Lieutenant, this is our Chief of Security, so Hagrid comes up to me and he's, like, "Hello, nice to meet you, I'm Chief Fahker.
" MATT: No.
I swear to God.
I'm, like, "I'm sorry, Chief, Chief Fahker?" He's like, "Yeah, Chief Monther Fahker.
" I cannot shake this man's hand with a straight face.
- Whoa.
- Whoa, Riddell.
You did that on purpose, Monther Fahker.
I swear I didn't, Sergeant.
We're still gonna make it to rendezvous point with the crew at this rate.
And how far away are we, Riddell? Well, sir, I, I believe that we crossed Route Aeros just a few blocks back.
Like, a, a little, little while back.
In other words, you have no idea? Yeah, I, I have no idea, sir.
JASSIM: Lieutenant, I can tell you where we are.
Oh, no, no, no, I want Specialist Riddell here to figure it out.
- Sir, I.
- Fine, I will do it.
The Army in its infinite wisdom has, after all, provided us with these very excellent, hi-tech, navigational systems.
Sir, I'd like to note a rooftop anomaly, nine o'clock.
Are those, are those goats? I believe that's the case, sir.
Jassim, why, why would they put goats on their roof? Where else would one put goats to keep them safe? Good, good point, Jassim.
Good, good point.
Okay, looks like we are at Routes Fox and Florida, boys.
We got to back this thing up, Riddell.
Oh, wait, back it up? Don't shit your pants, Riddell.
(FLIES BUZZING) CARL: I'm gonna throw up.
Specialist Wild, do not throw up in my Victor, that's an order.
I'll try, Sergeant B.
BEN: Holy shit, yeah, that's a goat's head.
How is this warrior's work? Babysitting shit suckers.
Well, welcome to Sadr City, Jackson.
Sergeant Hayhurst, advise the convoy, we have a truck approaching from 6:00, another pep squad for Mookie Al-Sadr.
Again? Maybe we'll get lucky this time they'll try a drive-by.
Yeah, I doubt it.
All Comanche Reds, this is Red Four, be advised we've got a pep squad approaching, over.
ALL: Muq-tada, Muq-tada, Muq-tada, Muq-tada.
All Comanche Reds, Red One, be civil, over.
Muq-tada, Muq-tada, Muq-tada, Muq-tada.
Muq-tada, Muq-tada.
Down USA, down USA, down USA.
Yeah, I'll give you USA.
(CHANTING) Pansy-ass pussies.
Hey, Mookie Al-Sadr.
What's he so pissed off at us for? Well, did we drop a bomb here at some point or something? No, the Iraqis made this place all by themselves.
- So why follow that ugly mug? - The family name.
All sector's named after his dad, Grand Ayatollah Saddam had wasted some years back.
Mookie wants the streets for himself, just wants us out of here.
Yeah, whose gonna do that for him, those guys, the big and bad Sadr Bureau? I think I want my money back.
DISPATCHER (OVER RADIO): Advisory to all units, all outbound First Armored Division elements must complete loading by 17:45 hours.
I say again, all outbound First Armored Division elements must complete loading by 17:45 hours.
Transfer of authority is 18:00.
TROY: All incoming patrols report quiet, a few sporadic demonstrators still angry over the CPA shuttering Al-Hawza, but nothing like the marchers yesterday, looks to be finally be calming down on that front.
GARY: All right, good.
Once this business of transition is over, let's set meetings with all the local leaders and go to the status of our projects, any security issues.
What our men seeing so far? Main issue in the most depressed areas remains theft.
One of my patrols saw two men on Route Texas yesterday trying to saw into a live main to steal a wire for copper.
DYLAN: Well, that's industrious.
Also, we got generators at two local hospitals failing because people are drilling into them, trying to siphon fuel.
Brother Randazzo, what do you have? I'm still concerned with the tone of Friday's sermons.
Not just Al-Sadr, but other mid-level clerics.
Marked up-tick in anti-American sentiment, more calls to end the occupation.
I'm not surprised, Al-Sadr blames us for all the problems, takes credit every time the power flicks on.
All we can do is lead by example.
- You think That'll do it, sir? - I do.
Think of it as a drum beat, Brother Denomy.
Every time we do something good here, it's a beat of that drum.
Now, if we keep doing it, that beat is gonna grow faster and stronger until eventually we are going to drown out all those negative voices.
I hope people are going to see amazing things from us here.
And in less than one hour, this place is officially ours for the year.
Duties permitting, I'd like everyone present for the transfer of authority, okay? Yes, sir.
- All our patrols back? - Comanche Red is still out, sir.
Aguero.
All right, still to come.
- I want candy, just give me.
- Oh, okay, okay, wait, wait.
Okay, okay.
All right, I think I got some candy.
Okay, relax.
(SPEAKING IN ARABIC).
It's for you, it's for you, he's going in my pocket.
Okay, okay, that's it.
EDDIE: Sir, sir, sir.
(SPEAKING IN ARABIC).
Guzman, doc, come here a minute.
PEDRO: What's up? See what you can do about this.
Jassim, let him know we're gonna help him.
(SPEAKING IN ARABIC).
He's a tough kid, guess out here he's got to be, huh? He is gonna need to see a doctor though.
(SPEAKING IN ARABIC).
What these? It's widely believed here they have X-Ray vision.
- This, the sunglasses? - Yeah.
You want them, ask him if he want, you want them? (SPEAKING IN ARABIC).
Yeah? Yeah, yeah, he wants it, he wants it.
Let's see, pull back, huh? Do you think you could do it, Wild? - Do what? - Shoot a kid.
If it came to that.
I don't know man, hope I never have to.
JACKSON: No matter what? You'd let one of them put a bullet in you? Shut up.
Something's happening.
Sir.
- What? - Tanker crew.
Hey, son of a bitch.
All Comanche Reds, remount.
Come on now, go.
Let's go.
What do you think happened, sir? I don't know, man.
Something spooked them.
- Sir, everybody's in.
- Riddell, go.
(SPEAKING IN ARABIC).
LEANN: Are you nervous? GINA: A little.
Don't be, it's a quick introduction.
Good Palm Sunday.
Good Palm Sunday morning, everyone.
I'm LeAnn Volesky, I'm one of the Family Readiness leaders here on base.
Just a quick announcement, we are collecting supplies for care packages to be sent over to Iraq.
I also wanted to introduce Gina Denomy, one of our new Care Team leaders.
Oh, thank you.
Hello, I am Gina, well, I just really like to say that I very much look forward to working with all of you.
Oh, and this is Merrick.
Thank you.
Deployments can be hard in ways you don't expect, always remember that you're not alone.
Family Readiness is family.
There is no rank among us here, flyers in the back have our numbers.
Call us, day or night.
We're here for you.
CHAPLAIN: Thank you, LeAnn, very much.
I'd like to begin with a word of prayer.
AMBER: Elijah, come on, Elijah.
ELIJAH: Go away.
Please.
Get up, Elijah.
So, can we talk? I'm not hungry.
What if breakfast was waffles? We could go out.
In fact, we have to go out.
Do you remember what today is? Doesn't the gang have a mystery to solve? It's Scooby Doo day! Okay, hey, but you have to be ready in 10 minutes.
MINA: Race you.
I wanna see those teeth brushed.
ROBERT: What the hell? RAFAEL: You should've seen your face, your face.
You're an asshole, Martin.
ISRAEL: What's going on? That, yo, someone get that thing.
Oh, I'm on it, bro.
Oh, shit, it went in, man.
No, man, no.
TOMAS: I got this, I got this.
Yo, what're you doing, Young? Get a knife or something.
Hell, take my rifle.
It's all right.
All right, you see the size of that thing? Martin, I'm gonna kill you.
Come on, soldiers, it's just a baby.
- That's a baby? - It's your new best friend.
Yow, it's just a camel spider, man.
They don't even bite, I wouldn't do you like that.
It's actually a whiptail scorpion.
Yeah, they're harmless.
You put that thing on me, you don't even know what it was? - I thought it was.
- Asshole.
All right, I'm sorry, Holmes.
Yo, what're you doing here, anyway ain't you supposed to be on patrol? Damn man, I missed the roll-out.
"Saddam's Revenge" got me on the toilet.
Maybe because you ate one of these things.
What the hell is this supposed to be? Is this chicken? Damned if I know.
Anybody got any hot sauce or something? Arsiaga.
Man, if you don't want that, I'll eat it.
You like this shit? Hey, we're in a war zone, Garza.
Crazy, huh.
Thought you wanted Afghanistan.
Yeah, I did, this is the war I got.
ROBERT: What do you know about it? War.
You ever even been shot at? - I have.
- I'm not asking you, Specialist.
I'm asking PFC Young.
- That's not what I.
- That's not what? No Staff Sergeant, I have never been shot at.
You ever fired your weapon at a human being? No Staff Sergeant.
Well, then do me a favor and shut up.
Ain't nothing out there like you think it is, nothing.
You know, ain't no training gonna prepare you, there's no glory out there, no heroes, it's just death and rot.
(SPEAKING IN ARABIC).
ERIC: Close eye on our six.
(SPEAKING IN ARABIC).
JASSIM: He says you have to let them go, they've quit.
All of them.
SHANE: Why? (SPEAKING IN ARABIC).
He says a man came over at the last pump site and told them they'd be killed, uh, them and their families that anyone working for the Coalition is now an enemy of Al-Sadr.
Okay, Jassim, ask him.
Hold up, sir, he left something out.
(SPEAKING IN ARABIC).
Targets, infidels.
So you've missed that part, Jassim? He said he and his men are tired of having targets on their backs with the infidels.
I was trying to be polite.
How about do your job? Okay Jassim, tell this man he doesn't have to be afraid and our men our troops will protect him.
(SPEAKING IN ARABIC).
He says, "You Americans say that, but how will you protect us?" (SPEAKING IN ARABIC).
"How will you protect us and our families tonight when you're back safe behind your base walls? You can't and we have to live here after you are gone.
" What do you wanna do, sir? Let them go.
(INAUDIBLE CHATTER) Yes, sir.
That's what they said, that they and their families would be killed, that anyone working for us now was Al-Sadr's enemy, over.
TROY: Copy that, Red One.
Swing by Al-Sadr Bureau on your way back, just make sure nothing's brewing, over.
SHANE (OVER RADIO): Copy that, Comanche Six, over.
Comanche Six out.
JONATHAN: It looks quiet.
All right, Riddell, this is Delta, turn left here.
Al-Sadr Bureau's just up the road.
Sir, should we get some guys together for a game tonight? Oh God yes please.
Jassim, you interested? What is this? - D&D.
- What's D-N-D? - Dungeons & Dragons.
- What's Dungeons & Dragons? You'll see.
(SPEAKING IN ARABIC).
CARL: Sergeant, AK, 9:00.
Whip us around.
Red One, this is Red Four.
We got a potential hostile with an AK, over.
(SPEAKING IN ARABIC).
(SPEAKING IN ARABIC).
Just listen to what I'm saying! - Let me take over, Sergeant.
- Please.
(SPEAKING IN ARABIC).
Jassim, please translate.
I'm Lieutenant Shane Aguero of the First Cavalry.
(SPEAKING IN ARABIC).
Coalition rules prohibit public possession of weapons.
These men must disarm and hand over their rifles, they must do so, now.
(SPEAKING IN ARABIC).
(SPEAKING IN ARABIC).
Uh, he, he says the weapons are, um, uh, registered and permitted to protect the Mosque and the Imam.
Who are they affiliated with? Sadr Bureau, KDP, SCIRI? (SPEAKING IN ARABIC).
SCIRI.
Have your men take custody of the weapons.
(SPEAKING IN ARABIC).
All right, come on, let's call this in.
Sergeant, you're with me.
Yup.
(SPEAKING IN ARABIC).
Come on, come on, move it.
(SPEAKING IN ARABIC).
Lancer Mike, Comanche Red One, I need Comanche Six or Lancer Six, over.
GARY: Red One, this is Lancer Six, go ahead, over.
Lancer Six, we have a group of armed men at the Mosque on Delta, south of the Sadr Bureau, they said that they're SCIRI, permitted to carry to protect the Mosque.
We have taken custody of their weapons.
What is your guidance, over? Is that true? DYLAN: There is a Coalition rule that allows for armed guards inside Mosque perimeters.
Enacted after a string of Sunni attacks.
Red One, do you see any evidence of hostile intent, over? Negative Lancer Six, over.
Sir, the guy was on the street.
Lancer Six, Red Four reports one of the men was on the street with his weapon, over.
No evidence of hostile intent.
Let's try to keep the peace.
Red One, return the weapons.
Advise the guards a proper adherence to the rules or we will have to confiscate them and then return to base, over.
Roger that, Lancer Six, over.
All right, give them back.
Jassim, tell them our mistake but they've got to stick to the rules.
No weapons outside of the Mosque or we will take them.
(SPEAKING IN ARABIC).
All right, all Comanche Reds, remount.
This is bullshit.
Staff Sergeant Miltenberger? They opened up the phones, don't you wanna call home? ROBERT: I said everything I needed to before I left.
All right then.
(OVERLAPPING CHATTER) PRIEST: From the Gospel of Matthew, Chapter 21.
(CELL PHONE RINGING) As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage on the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two disciples saying to them.
LUPITA: Israel? Baby, sweetie.
I can't believe it's you.
I'm in church, baby.
PRIEST: Untie them and bring them to me.
If anyone ask anything.
Are you okay? I've been so worried.
Ah, you always worry too much, babe.
They just opened up the phones.
Got Arsiaga here, too.
Hey, Lupe.
Hey listen, um, I don't got a lot of time but I, I wanted to tell you about this dream I had last night, it was amazing Lupe.
And I, in it, I, I was already back and we were all together, just, just hugging and, and kissing, and it was so real, baby.
I, I woke up hugging my rug-sack.
Lucky Arsiaga wasn't next to me or he would've woken up to me trying to hump his ass.
I love you so much, baby.
But don't worry, you hear me? We're gonna be fine.
Sergeant Chen, thought you'd be joining us for D&D after chow? EDDIE: Never again sir, definitely not.
Come on sir, who'd Sergeant Chen even be? He could be a bard.
Waiting on the love of a traveling soldier, our love would never end Guys! Where the hell is everyone? (DISTANT GUNFIRE) Whoa, whoa, listen.
Was that.
Comanche Reds, this is Red Four.
We have contact.
Looks like a lone shooter.
Moving to isolate, over.
SHANE: All Comanche Reds, Red One, halt and move to Red Four's position, over.
Come on, Riddell.
Get us back there.
Come on, go, go.
Anyone see the shooter? Negative.
Lancer Mike, this is Comanche Red One.
We have received fire.
Route Delta, just south of the Sadr Bureau, over.
TROY: Red One, Comanche Six, what type of fire, over? Comanche Six, unclear, over.
(MISSILE) Ambush.
(GUNFIRE) All Comanche Reds, remount.
Get back in your vehicles, over.
(GUNFIRE) (GUNFIRE) BEN: My plate caught them, my plate caught them.
Get in, everybody remount.
Comanche Six, this is Red One.
We have renewed contact, over.
Red One, how heavy is the contact, over? What? How heavy is your contact, over? Really damn heavy.
We're in a complex ambush.
Everyone's in.
Go, Riddell.
Come on, go, go.
(GUNFIRE) (GUNFIRE) (MUTED GUNFIRE) Oh, man.
(GUNFIRE) - Sir? - Punch us through.
- You sure? - Yes.
Chen, inside now.
SHANE: Everybody okay? Yeah.
Oh man, sir, there's no one following.
Shit.
JONATHAN: I don't see them either.
Stop the vehicle, Riddell.
Stop, stop, stop.
All Comanche Reds, this is Red One.
Do you copy, over? (RADIO SQUELCH) All Comanche Reds, come in.
(RADIO SQUELCH) You don't see them? No, sir.
- Turn us around.
- What? Two of those Victors have no armor, Riddell.
Come on, we got to get back fast.
(DISTANT GUNFIRE) Anyone got a visual? Negative, sir.
(SPEAKING IN ARABIC) (DISTANT GUNFIRE) - What the hell happened here? - Looks like RPG hits.
Red Four, this is Red One.
What the hell is going on, over? (RADIO SQUELCH) Red Four, come in.
MATT: Their antennas must've got shot up.
Riddell, stop here.
Wait for me here.
What? Wait, sir, where are you going? (GUNFIRE) Let's go, let's go, floor it.
(GRUNTING) - Perry, you okay? - Yes, sir.
Punch it.
- Bourquin, what is going on? - Enemy fired two RPGs.
Perry evaded but his engine and windshields got blown out.
Three hit a barricade and got pinned down.
Taylor, punch it again.
Come on, are you kidding me? Son of a bitch.
Sir, these two Vics are dead light.
We got to get the hell off of this street.
We cannot fit 19 men inside the two Victors.
We need to find shelter.
All right, empty out the equipment from the two Victors.
Z-out the radios.
Roger that, two and three dismount.
(GUNFIRE) Shit.
- We leaving now? - Chen? Where's he hit? - I don't know.
- Is he okay? How bad is it? It's bad, he's not breathing.
Jassim, Jassim.
Do you know CPR? - Yes.
- Start.
Fisk, on the .
50 cal, return fire.
Comanche Six, this is Red One.
Fisk.
Comanche Six, this is Red One.
We need QRF support and immediate evac.
We have an urgent surgical, two vehicles down.
I repeat, we need immediate evac, over.
TROY: Red One, Comanche Six, find a secure defensive position and wait for extraction.
We're coming, over.
Be ready to move.
Hey, Red Platoon, we are moving.
Time, now.
Get in the cover of your armored Victors, come on.
Hey, Guzman, look at me.
Hand that stuff off to somebody else.
Chen's been hit.
- What? - Understand? Go.
Bring it in, let's go.
- Go, go, go, come on, hurry.
- Sir.
- How bad is it? - I don't know.
All right, look, we got to move, okay? Let's go.
(INAUDIBLE).
Hey! You.
(GUNFIRE) Cover across.
(GUNSHOTS) Sergeant, alley.
Are you sure you're not worried? There has only been one incident in the entire city in the last year.
We're not even bringing the heavy armor.
If there's a gun going off of there, it's probably just some fool celebrating a Cowboys game.
Well, it never hurts to be extra sure.
- An amulet of magical armor? - It's the most important one.
Rogers, give me two above the cross, go.
Sergeant.
- Slow down, Danny.
- Sergeant, that rooftop.
Roger that.
Cover across.
Watch these doors.
GARY: What is their current position? DYLAN: Unknown, sir.
What? The trackers aren't active yet.
Computer is still connected to the outgoing unit.
How the hell are we gonna find them? (BANGING) (PAINFUL SCREAMS) (INAUDIBLE CHATTER) (PAINFUL SCREAMS) We need some IVs.
Alex, it's time for breakfast.
I'm not eating unless it's chocolate pancakes.
LEANN: Alex, I'm counting to three.
One, two, two and a half.
We have a Christmas tree? - Yes, we do.
- But it's not Christmas.
That's true.
But since I'm not gonna be here for Christmas this year, I thought maybe we could celebrate early.
What do you think? Do you want your present now or later? Now, now, now.
No way, Mom, look.
Oh, my gosh, more cars.
That's just what you need.
What do you say to your daddy? Thanks, dad.
Merry Christmas, son.
Do you wanna play cars with me? Not now sweetheart, how about after we eat? All right, you heard your mom, let's go.
Wow, this looks incredible, hon.
Thank you.
Chocolate, my favorite.
Uh-hmm, it's your daddy's favorite, too.
Alex, would you like to say grace this morning? Um, okay, dear Lord, thank you for the food we're about to eat.
Please watch over my daddy when he's in Iraq.
Don't let him get hurt by the bad guys or fall in a hole and get lost.
Please keep him safe from scorpions and big bears.
Alex, I don't think there are any big bears in Iraq.
Mom, I wasn't done.
I'm sorry, so on.
Please protect my daddy from small bears and medium bears, too.
Don't let him break his arm or his leg.
Don't let him get blown away by a tornado.
Took the car in for an oil change.
It should be good for a while.
Did I tell you that Alex offered to mow the lawn while you were gone? - Did he really? - Uh-hmm, he had a serious face on.
He said, "Mom, I know that daddy always mows the lawn.
When he's in Iraq, I can do it.
" - He's a good kid.
- You're his hero.
You know who's my hero, my heroine? It's you, I mean it.
With you here, I know I don't have to worry about anything or anyone.
TOMAS: Sir, ma'am, I'd like to introduce my mother.
Mom, this is Lieutenant Colonel Volesky, our Battalion Commander.
It's a pleasure, ma'am.
CATHY: Maybe you can explain to me why my son is going to Iraq, when the terrorists who attacked us are in Afghanistan.
- Mom, I'm sorry, sir.
- It's okay.
You let your mother speak.
We've found Saddam Hussein, but no sign of those WMD's we were promised.
That was all lies.
I don't mind your candor.
And to answer your question, as a soldier, your son goes where the United States Government sends him.
And right now, our orders are to go to Iraq.
Why, so we can have cheaper gas? Where we're going, Sadr City, over two million people lived under a dictator's boot for 24 years.
And we can build a better future for them, for the whole country.
That's why we're going.
That's why your son is going.
You believe that? That's why I do what I do.
Please, bring my baby home.
I promise you.
Every man is coming back safely.
How can you promise that? Because I believe that too.
And because it's my responsibility.
Come here.
- (CRASH) - Staircase, left.
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey.
- Hey, freeze, freeze.
- Come down slowly, slowly.
Come slowly, come really slow.
Wild, secure him.
(SPEAKING IN ARABIC).
JACKSON: What the hell is she saying? Please.
Come to me, slow, slowly.
Shit, Wild, on me.
Stop, stop.
Perry, watch her.
Jackson, you're with me.
Haubert, Bellamy, search the kitchen.
Stay frosty.
Every household's permitted an AK here, let's go.
Stop, on the ground.
JERRY: How is he? JONATHAN: I don't know.
SOLDIER (OVER RADIO): Red One, this is Lancer Six.
- You got him? - Yeah, go.
Over here in the shade, come on.
Come on, help me get this Kevlar off.
Everything off now.
Jackson, give me one.
FAIZA: Please, no hurt.
Slowly.
Jackson, secure her.
(GUNSHOT) Jackson, take her downstairs.
Wild, Rob? Up here, Sergeant B.
Sergeant Rob got us roof access.
Well, scope it out.
I gotta go check on Chen.
Chen.
What do you got, doc? Put her down.
Sir, we got roof access.
It's good, high ground advantage.
Sergeant Rob's up there now.
All right, Perry.
- Yes, sir.
- You stay with the family.
Jackson, everyone else, to the roof, set a perimeter.
Come on, let's go.
How is he doing? He's not breathing.
Sir, I have Colonel Volesky.
What do we do, doc? Oh, I got to take care of his wound.
Hey, we're fixing you up, all right? Lancer Six, Comanche Red One, over.
Quiet at the TOC! Comanche Red One, we need your coordinates.
The GPS trackers in your vehicles are not active, over.
LANCER SIX: Contact began north of the Mosque near the Sadr Bureau, continued for some time.
The Mosque is right here.
I'm not really sure of our current position.
We turned right down an alleyway, break.
Lancer Six, I have a litter-urgent soldier in need of evac.
It's Sergeant Chen, sir, over.
Copy that, Red One.
You stay vigilant.
Help is on the way.
Lancer Six out.
Stay here, keep them informed.
Squad leaders cover their own guys, understood? Copy that.
Relay a base-wide alert for all men to get into combat gear.
Yes, sir.
All right, he's been hit between his fourth and fifth rib.
Yeah.
I need a J-Tube, I got to open up his airway.
All right, what's his status? At least one lung is punctured.
All right, you hold this one.
Put pressure on that right there, put pressure on it.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
What can I do to help? - Sergeant B.
- Yeah? Give me short breaths in cycles of two when I tell you.
I need you to alternate with compressions when I tell you, all right.
Here we go, one, two, three, four, five.
Go ahead and breathe for us, bud.
Come on Chen, breathe that out for me.
I sent them to the Sadr Bureau.
You let that go, brother.
They timed this attack to the change in authority for maximum chaos.
It could've been anyone's platoon.
All right, now, let's work this out.
We've got the men and the vehicles to extract, but we don't have the heavy weapons or the armor to penetrate.
We have what, a handful of Bradleys at the most? What about the outgoing unit's QRF? The Crusaders, 2-37 Armor Battalion.
They've stood down.
Their deployment's over.
They're leaving for Kuwait now.
You get me their commander.
With their tanks leading, we take two convoys in.
Rescue 1 will link up with those Crusaders, God willing, make contact with the Platoon and extract.
Let me lead Rescue 1, they're my guys.
Very good.
I'll take Rescue 2, I'll be 15 minutes behind you.
Secure a wide corridor around the target.
And we're gonna take the same corridor in.
We'll go Route Aeros to Copper to Delta.
We'll link up here.
Before we launch, we wait for the Crusader tanks to penetrate the enemy defenses.
Roger that.
All right, let's brief the men.
Get the convoys assembling.
Yes, sir.
Hey, we'll get them home, brother.
We'll get them home.
VOLESKY (OVER RADIO): Crusader X-Ray, this is Lancer Six.
Lancer Six, this is Duke Six.
Duke Six, I understand that you've stood down, but I have troops in contact north of the Sadr Bureau on Route Delta.
I need immediate deployment of your QRF to help extract, is this possible, over? Lancer Six, we've turned in all our main gun ammo but we'll fight out of the hatches if we have to.
The QRF will deploy.
Will advise once en route, over.
Thank you, Duke Six.
Lancer Six out.
Order Lieutenant Dean to set the QRF to Redcon One.
No weapons inside.
We found access to the adjacent rooftop.
Haubert and Davis have the perimeters set with Rogers, Denney, and Taylor.
I don't see any hostiles.
Maybe it's over? No, no, they're just regrouping.
Wild, with me, we got to bring up more ammo, let's go.
All right, we're gonna swap out.
- Roger that.
- Okay, go.
Go ahead and breathe it out, bud.
Hey, what are you doing? His lungs are filled with blood.
You're not giving up.
Chen, Chen.
Come on, Chen.
Wake up for me, come on.
Come on Chen.
, come on.
Breathe for me, Chen.
Come on, come on, brother.
Wake the hell up.
Come on, Chen.
No! You, what did you do? JASSIM: What, I didn't do anything.
I tried to help.
He did the best he could, Sergeant, stand down.
Sir, this was a wide well-planned ambush.
People knew.
Those men at the mosque knew.
Somebody tipped the enemy off to our movements.
And it's usually the interpreters.
- Are you an informant, Jassim? - No, absolutely not, sir.
Jassim, look at me right now.
- Yeah.
- Look at me.
Did you do this? I was helping him.
I did everything I could.
Guys, listen up.
This man was in my Humvee.
He got shot at just like the rest of us.
And he tried to save Chen, you understand? There's nothing Jassim or anybody could have done to save Chen.
You don't know that.
- Yeah, I'm a damn medic.
- Enough already.
Enough, both of you.
You guys wanna make it back to base without any more casualties? Huh? Now, we have to work together, is that clear? - Yes, sir.
- Yes, sir.
Is that clear? - Yes, sir.
- Then move.
Grab the dismount and get the rest of the ammo up to the roof.
Sergeant Bourquin, that was a direct order.
Sergeant.
You okay, Jassim? I wanna apologize.
We're all just emotional right now.
I understand.
Go inside.
Find Perry, he could use an interpreter.
Mrs.
Volesky, Mrs.
Donemy, I'm Lupita Garza.
Israel is a Specialist with the 2-5.
So is Angel's brother, Robert Arsiaga.
Oh, the twins? Yeah.
We just heard something happened in Sadr City.
I don't understand, I just spoke to Israel.
My friend's husband is stationed in Baghdad.
He told her there was radio chatter, something about an ambush.
GINA: Oh, my God.
LEANN: Okay, let's not jump to conclusions.
There are always rumors during deployment, and, and they're rarely true.
I know.
That's why I wanted to see you.
I mean, they would notify Family Readiness, right? We would be among the first that they would call.
Look, I'm sure that everything's fine.
LeAnn, what if something did happen? Let me call Dexter Jordan.
He's the Rear Detachment Commander.
He would be the first person they'd call.
Thank you so much.
Hi, Dexter, it's LeAnn Volesky.
Good.
Listen, apparently, there's some chatter about an attack going on in Sadr City.
Have you heard anything? Great, okay.
Thank you, no, I'll talk to you soon.
There's no word of any trouble.
- Oh, thank God.
- I'm so sorry.
I didn't mean to scare everyone.
Just this deployment's driving me crazy and they've only just left.
- I know the feeling.
- We all do.
Israel's never even been overseas, not once.
It is just a peacekeeping mission.
He'll be fine.
They will all be fine.
How can you know? Because in his 20 years in the Army, my husband's never lost a man in combat.
SHANE: Hey, bud, I, uh, I don't know if, uh, I don't know if you were a religious man, but, uh, I guess we never really talked about that stuff, huh? Um, like, I don't really know when the last time I went to mass was, but, um, I guess if it's okay with you I'd like to say a little prayer.
Dear Lord, I humbly entrust to you my brother, Eddie Chen.
I pray that you may take him into your arms, dear Lord.
Allow him entry into your paradise that his soul may rest in peace.
In Your name, I pray.
I'm so sorry.
I'm so sorry.
What's he going on about? Um, he's just complaining about being tied up.
Sergeant, 11:00.
The Humvees.
ERIC: We got all the equipment.
Z'd out the radios, theres nothing left for the enemy.
No, not that.
We can use them as markers for the rescuers.
The minaret they can see from miles away, but those can help pinpoint our position.
That's good.
Okay look, I get it, okay? You're upset about Chen, so am I.
Not everyone here is the enemy.
- Yeah, I know that.
- These men look up to you.
They follow your lead.
I need to know that you can still work with Jassim, understand? Roger that, sir.
Yeah, all right, yeah.
JONATHAN: Sarge? Yeah, I see her.
(GUNSHOTS) Hey Riddell, are you okay? Yeah! Sir, we got a peeker! West wall, hundred meters out! Take him out! Holy sh Hey guys, Riddell just got himself a head shot! - Hell, yeah.
- All right.
- Yeah.
- Whoa.
Good job there, Riddell.
CRUSADER (OVER RADIO): Crusader X-Ray, this is Crusader Blue One, approaching the perimeter of Sadr City.
No sign of hostile activity.
(INAUDIBLE).
Can you believe it's only our day four here? Home feels about a million miles away right now, doesn't it? Yeah.
I've been meaning to ask you, uh, someone said you're a teacher for a at-risk youth or something? Back in Arkansas, yeah.
Why? Back home, I was at-risk youth.
Yet here we both are.
Here we both are.
(INAUDIBLE CHATTER).
GARY: The Crusaders are en route.
We'll launch soon, what's our status? TROY: Almost ready, sir.
Armor's a concern.
Some of the vehicles we can reinforce, but the LMTVs have no protection in the back.
Plus we only have four Bradleys, two for each convoy.
Yeah, with the Crusaders, that should be sufficient.
I'll take the LMTV's in the rear of my convoy.
Roger.
Also we're short on radios.
All right, let's get an order out to all team leaders.
You maintain visual contact with your convoy at all times, got it? Yes, sir.
ROBERT: This is crazy.
We'll be sitting ducks.
ISRAEL: And we'd be able to aim out.
We're just gonna be guarding the cordon.
Guess you ain't nervous if you're bringing a book.
TOMAS: I just don't wanna lose it.
What is it, anyway? It's just war poetry.
ROBERT: What's this, it's book club meeting? And when we're out there, and this, this goes for all of you, hey, listen up.
Remember that simple rule, the only thing you'll be focused on, the only thing that can keep you and your fellow soldier safe is that you cover your sector, and trust the man next to you is doing the same, that's it.
You, uh, you lose focus, you try to be a hero, you end up dead, that clear? - Yes, sergeant.
- Yes, sergeant.
- Yes, sergeant.
- Okay, sergeant.
Is, uh, that it Staff Sergeant? Staff Sergeant, aren't we heading out a few minutes? What is his deal? Don't worry about it, man.
Dude's a crank, but he's been doing this a hell of a lot longer than us.
He's a solid soldier.
Is he? What else would they've stop-lossed him and made him come here? That's what I'm worried about is to follow that guy's lead.
Hey, do you think I got time to call Tracie before we go? Yeah, I think we have a few minutes.
- Tracie's gonna be pissed.
- She's gonna be proud.
Lupe's gonna be pissed.
May I help you, Staff Sergeant? You want something for the road? Uh, I think I'd like to sit down for a meal actually if you have something left.
- Sure, do you have time? - Yeah, yeah, I have time.
Time for just one last meal.
Red One, Lancer Six, over.
SHANE (OVER RADIO): Lancer Six, we've spotted our two immobilized Victors on Delta.
Our position is approximately 250 meters northwest down an alley, over.
Solid copy, Red One.
QRF is on its way.
Prepare your men for exfil and evac of the wounded, over.
Lancer Six, Sergeant Chen is dead, sir, over.
Copy that, Red One.
I'm sorry.
Continue your prep.
Six out.
I promised Chen's parents I'd get him home safe.
I promised to all of them.
Sir, you're needed at the TOC.
Something has happened to the QRF.
(GUNFIRE OVER RADIO) DYLAN: Sir, the Crusaders have been ambushed.
What? CRUSADER (OVER RADIO): Mitchell is dead, sir.
I repeat, Sergeant Mitchell has been killed.
First Lieutenant Dean and Specialist Sanders have both been hit.
Blue Two is black on coax.
All Crusader Blues, Blue One, abort and pull back for casualty evac.
We cannot continue, over.
GINA: How is Alex handling everything? LEANN: Well, he knows his Daddy is helping people in foreign country.
Uh-hmm.
But He just doesn't understand he can't come home more often.
He's a very brave little boy.
Yes, he is.
You know, we almost lost him when he was first born.
Really? - He was born at 25 weeks.
- Hmm.
- So underweight and, - Mmm and the doctor thought that he might not live the night.
But he was a fighter.
Gary and I decided right then and there we were just gonna love him, every day of his life, and then that was two days or 200 years.
Troy and I didn't even know if he'd be here when Merrick was born.
Now I guess the upside is he's too young to really miss his dad.
The thing I worry about is if he comes back different, you know.
Uh-hmm.
We hear stories about guys who come back changed and He's in good hands with Gary.
And the Lord never gives us more than we can handle.
I wish I had your faith.
I just believe that what's meant to happen will happen.
And there's no point worrying about it until it does.
Just like Daddy's car, huh? It's not a car, it's a Humvee.
Sir, our police liaison reports Al-Sadr's militia has seized control of all police stations.
Apparently, the men who attacked the Crusaders ambushed them using police uniforms.
This is city-wide, sir.
There's no one else right now.
Just us.
What are your orders, sir? We launch now.
Sir, the Crusaders still have to complete casevac There's no time.
It could take an hour.
It could take several until they're back in the fight and to target.
Our guys don't have that long.
We launch.
Brother Randazzo, the Crusader loader who was killed, Mitchell, you find out his first name and where he was from.
Yes, sir.
Sir, shouldn't the QRF be here by now? SHANE: They'll be here.
Have no fear, Fisk, it's not your time yet.
The big man upstairs knows you still plan to whoop my ass in some D&D.
I will, too.
I'll be on the roof.
Get me if there's an update.
Yes, sir.
Put this on.
Sir.
Put it on.
Sergeant Chen doesn't need his armor anymore.
Someone should use it.
Good.
I might need you in the fight, too.
AERIC: You want one? JACKSON: Yeah, thanks.
Thanks.
BEN: I remember the first day we got here, we drove by a car crash.
The driver was still inside, all bloodied and shit, been dead for two days.
Yeah.
And I'm just making the point.
There's a dead guy laying in the middle of the street with flies crawling out of his eyeballs and nostrils, not one person cared enough to even stop.
Maybe these people are just numb.
I mean, look at this place.
People must drop dead here every day.
Screw them.
We're here to clean up their shit up and they're pissed at us? We did invade and occupy their country, Riddell.
To get rid of Saddam Hussein.
The asshole who abused them.
And we don't do this.
These people use their kids.
And who does that? Look around you, what's death to living in this shit? Paradise.
That's great for them.
They've made me into, into a killer.
I hope they're happy.
(EXPLOSION) SHANE: What the hell was that? Sir.
(INAUDIBLE CHATTER) (KNOCK) Come in.
Sir, the Crusaders loader you asked about, Sergeant Michael W.
Mitchell, from Porterville, California.
He volunteered for the mission, sir.
He was 25, about to be married.
Thank you, brother.
Lord, please care for Sergeant Chen and Sergeant Mitchell and their families.
Bless them for their sacrifice and let them be the last to fall in this battle.
Send me those angels you promised.
SOLDIER (OVER RADIO): Red platoon reports two Victors have been abandoned.
The Crusaders got ambushed.
We got to go ahead alone.
- I'll give the order to roll.
- Godspeed, brother.
I'll be 15 minutes behind you.
Let's get the boys back.
All right, Comanche Whites, mount up, we're rolling.
Everyone ready, Weibley? Ready, sir.
- Spicer? - Ready.
Chaplain, would you say a blessing for a second? CHAPLAIN: Of course, sir.
Merciful God, we ask you to bring peace to these men as they go out in faith.
(GUNFIRE) Give them courage, Lord.
Courage to perform their duties with honor and dignity.
May they be triumphant in victory as they show mercy to our enemies.
(EXPLOSION) Out of the depths, we call to you, O Lord.
Protect these men.
Be their constant companion and their strength in battle.
Though they may enter the unknown let their fate be of comfort.
Bless these brothers and help them remain steadfast in their mission.
Give each men renewed strength and purpose.
Cast away any sense of fear they may have, and give them solace in the face of adversity.
Guide them, O Lord, that they may return in safety.
Hear our voices, O Lord, bring them home.
This we ask of you.
In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
Amen.