Courage Under Fire

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00:00:37 (Peter Arnett)
00:00:40 if you're still with us,
00:00:42 They are hitting the centre of the city.
00:00:45 (second reporter)
00:00:46 ..off in the distance
00:00:51 Clearly l've never been there,...
00:00:53 ..but this feels like
00:00:58 (radio chatter)
00:01:23 (President Bush) The 28 countries...
00:01:24 ..with forces in the Gulf area...
00:01:26 ..have exhausted all reasonable efforts...
00:01:29 ..to reach a peaceful resolution,...
00:01:31 ..have no choice...
00:01:33 ..but to drive Saddam
00:01:45 (lraqi spokesman)
00:01:47 The mother of all battles.
00:01:50 (Bush) Our objectives...
00:01:51 ..in the Persian Gulf are clear,...
00:01:53 ..our goals defined.
00:01:56 lraq must withdraw from Kuwait...
00:01:59 ..completely, immediately,...
00:02:01 ..and without condition.
00:02:07 (Bush) The liberation of Kuwait...
00:02:09 ..has now entered a final phase.
00:02:11 l have therefore directed
00:02:15 ..including ground forces,...
00:02:17 ..to eject the lraqi army from Kuwait.
00:02:21 (Peter Arnett)
00:02:23 ..that the ground war is only hours away.
00:02:26 Peter Arnett, Baghdad.
00:02:38 Don't ever for one minute
00:02:41 ..but remember, we're better soldiers.
00:02:43 We're fighting with better equipment,
00:02:48 Sleep deprivation.
00:02:51 ..so stay on top of 'em.
00:02:54 Any questions?
00:02:56 Let's have a little prayer.
00:02:58 Dear God, protect us...
00:03:00 ..as we protect our country
00:03:03 Keep us safe that we'll all get home
00:03:07 Amen.
00:03:08 Amen.
00:03:15 - Let's kill 'em all.
00:03:26 You all right, Boylar?
00:03:28 Hell, yeah.
00:03:30 - Let's heat 'em up, Nat.
00:03:33 Yes, sir.
00:03:35 (engines starting)
00:03:57 Battle-carry Sabot.
00:04:00 Sabot bullet coming up, sir.
00:04:07 - Sabot loaded.
00:04:08 Crew report.
00:04:09 - Driver ready.
00:04:11 Gunner ready to give Saddam
00:04:13 - Hu-ah!
00:04:14 Hu-ah.
00:04:16 All right, Boylar?
00:04:18 Roger that.
00:04:19 All Cougar elements, this is Cougar-6.
00:04:27 All Sabre elements, this is Sabre-6.
00:04:31 Move out.
00:04:55 (radio chatter)
00:04:59 Sabre-6, this is Cougar-6.
00:05:01 No joy over here.
00:05:02 Permission to try an alternate route. Over.
00:05:05 Roger that, Cougar-6.
00:05:08 - (Nat) No surprises. Copy?
00:05:10 l'm taking up the right flank.
00:05:18 Contact. l see flashes, 3,500 metres, sir.
00:05:21 - All right.
00:05:27 2,500 metres and closing, sir.
00:05:29 Ready to lase and blaze.
00:05:32 Contact, sir. He's in range.
00:05:33 - Come on, let me kill his ass.
00:05:36 On the way!
00:05:42 Yeah! Yeah!
00:05:43 Yeah, yeah, yeah!
00:05:45 - Find me another target, Patella.
00:05:47 - ldentified.
00:05:56 Fire!
00:06:06 (Patella) Got him! We got him!
00:06:08 Sabre-6, Liberty-6.
00:06:09 We got enemy tangos retreating...
00:06:11 ..vicinity grid 2-4-9er-8.
00:06:14 Your pursuit should intercept
00:06:18 Roger that, Liberty-6.
00:06:20 - Troops!
00:06:41 Cease fire! Cease fire!
00:06:49 (shouting in Arabic)
00:06:51 Come on! Come on!
00:06:56 Sabre-6, this is Cougar-6.
00:06:57 Go ahead, Cougar-6.
00:06:59 l have got mines. Repeat, mines.
00:07:01 l gotta get the fuck out of here.
00:07:03 (Nat) Work your way to grid line Charlie.
00:07:05 Cougar-6 to all Cougar elements.
00:07:12 (shouting in Arabic)
00:07:29 Whoa! What the...
00:07:31 Oh, shit!
00:07:33 All Sabre units, this is Sabre-6.
00:07:35 We just lost a tank.
00:07:38 - l didn't see anything.
00:07:41 Who the hell is shooting at us?
00:07:43 Liberty-6, we got enemy tanks...
00:07:45 ..retreating grid 7-6...
00:07:47 - Patella, that one of our tanks?
00:07:49 Make it out, and fast!
00:07:51 Oh, shit! We're almost browning out.
00:07:54 Nat, what's happening?
00:07:56 Liberty-6, we got enemy tanks on our flank.
00:07:59 This is Cougar-6.
00:08:00 Enemy tangos at phase line delta. Over.
00:08:02 - Patella, find me a target.
00:08:05 Do you or do you not have a target?
00:08:06 l think so!
00:08:07 Gunner, Sabot, tank.
00:08:08 ldentify! Up!
00:08:09 Fire!
00:08:13 He just fired, sir.
00:08:14 They're firing at us!
00:08:15 - Loader!
00:08:18 Fire!
00:08:22 Yeah! That's the one!
00:08:23 All right.
00:08:24 (radio) Sabre-6, we just lost Cougar-6.
00:08:27 - We got him.
00:08:29 l heard you! We... what?
00:08:30 Oh, my God.
00:08:32 You just lit up Boylar, goddamn it!
00:08:34 (radio) Sabre-6, Nat, what's happening?
00:08:36 Patella, was that one of our tanks?
00:08:38 He fired, sir.
00:08:40 At us or at the T-72s?
00:08:42 l don't know.
00:08:43 At us or at the T-72s?
00:08:45 l don't know!
00:08:47 (Patella) Oh, Jesus fucking Christ.
00:08:49 (radio) Colonel Serling, report status now.
00:08:51 (explosion)
00:08:53 They have range on us, sir.
00:08:55 Sir!
00:09:20 Oh, Christ, Colonel...
00:09:25 l gave the order to fire.
00:09:52 So with your thermal equipment,...
00:09:53 ..confused by burning tanks
00:09:57 ..you couldn't tell the difference
00:10:02 l believe that, uh, we...
00:10:03 l should have known the difference,...
00:10:06 ..even with the night scope.
00:10:09 lf we weren't under attack,...
00:10:11 But, under the circumstances,
00:10:19 Under the circumstances,...
00:10:21 ..l suppose there was
00:10:23 There was no way to tell the difference.
00:10:25 Thank you, Colonel.
00:10:27 That's all we need.
00:11:04 (Patella) We're almost browning out!
00:11:06 (Boylar) We got enemy tanks on our flank.
00:11:10 Aah!
00:11:11 We just lost Cougar-6!
00:11:13 You just lit up a friendly!
00:11:15 (knock on door)
00:11:16 Colonel Serling?
00:11:17 Yes.
00:11:18 You OK? Can l get you something?
00:11:21 Yes, l'm fine. Fine.
00:11:22 Uh, yes, you can get me a cup of coffee.
00:11:25 You got it.
00:11:26 We missed you and Meredith
00:11:29 l'm too old to dance with you youngsters.
00:11:32 Meredith's not,
00:11:35 Oh, OK. l will do just that...
00:11:37 ..next time.
00:11:39 (telephone rings)
00:11:41 Colonel Serling.
00:11:42 - Hershberg in five. Coffee's coming.
00:11:45 Yes.
00:11:50 Washington Post?
00:11:54 About?
00:11:57 Yes, l was there.
00:11:58 That's a matter of public record.
00:12:02 Well, thank you very much, Mr...
00:12:05 Gartner. Thank you, Mr Gartner,
00:12:09 No, sir.
00:12:11 No, sir!
00:12:14 Well, l'll do just that.
00:12:16 Right.
00:12:22 Colonel Serling's here, sir.
00:12:25 Ban.
00:12:26 l'm not talking to you.
00:12:30 You and Sylvia have been together,
00:12:32 The way she danced with that marine,
00:12:36 lt may be my last anniversary party.
00:12:38 Were you there for me?
00:12:39 What's up?
00:12:43 Hey, Nat.
00:12:44 l've got to talk to you.
00:12:46 How we holding, Ban?
00:12:47 Running late, sir.
00:12:48 - May l run a few things by you, sir?
00:12:51 Lieutenant Boylar's parents...
00:12:52 Boylar?
00:12:53 Tom Boylar. He died in Al Bathra.
00:12:56 He'd been with me a long time.
00:12:57 - From Virginia, right?
00:13:00 His parents have written to me.
00:13:02 You know we can't discuss it.
00:13:05 - Yes, sir, but...
00:13:08 - He's a hero. That's all they want to know.
00:13:11 We got a call...
00:13:13 ..from the Washington Post.
00:13:15 A reporter named Gartner.
00:13:16 A reporter called you about Al Bathra?
00:13:17 You didn't talk?
00:13:19 Of course not.
00:13:20 Nobody'll hang you out to dry.
00:13:22 Did you listen to the tape, sir?
00:13:24 Colonel, the war's over.
00:13:25 You and l have been given
00:13:29 ..of investigating combat medals
00:13:32 ln other words, we've been passed over.
00:13:34 l prefer to think of it
00:13:37 We understand each other?
00:13:39 Yes, sir.
00:13:40 OK.
00:13:42 The White House heard we're considering
00:13:46 ..who saved some guys
00:13:48 - Naturally they want it for Veterans Day.
00:13:51 Which is why
00:13:54 We've got the rescued soldiers
00:13:59 Attention.
00:14:02 Morning. Take your seats.
00:14:04 Everything in order?
00:14:05 - Just going over the sequence of events.
00:14:10 Morning, sir.
00:14:11 Good to see you again.
00:14:12 Could we get a picture
00:14:14 No, thank you.
00:14:16 - Keep me in the loop.
00:14:21 - Morning.
00:14:23 Doug Bruno, White House.
00:14:27 Nat Serling.
00:14:28 l'll, uh, get out of your way.
00:14:33 - Major.
00:14:34 25 February,
00:14:37 Their Blackhawk was shot down
00:14:41 Five seconds after it locked on,
00:14:44 - We didn't know what hit us.
00:14:48 ..we got caught in a pocket of resistance.
00:14:50 lraqi ground troops on the ridge above
00:14:55 Did you discuss surrendering?
00:15:02 Yes, sir, we did.
00:15:04 We were all wounded one way or another.
00:15:06 We weren't trained
00:15:09 Don't have to make excuses to me.
00:15:11 Go on, Sam.
00:15:12 That's all we got so far, sir.
00:15:14 OK.
00:15:16 - Lieutenant Chelli.
00:15:18 Well,
00:15:22 ..one of their T-54s...
00:15:25 ..joins the ragheads up on the ridge.
00:15:28 (tank engine)
00:15:33 lncoming! Get down!
00:15:38 That round
00:15:43 ..and, uh, Egan here lost his leg.
00:15:45 So we figure that's it. We're dead.
00:15:49 But then we hear it.
00:15:50 Nothing like the sound of an inbound Huey.
00:15:53 (helicopter)
00:15:58 Yeah!
00:15:59 Yeah!
00:16:03 (Serling) This Huey, did it take any fire?
00:16:05 Right off the bat.
00:16:06 But this time
00:16:10 Ground troops go for cover.
00:16:12 Then the Huey circles back over the tank...
00:16:14 That's when
00:16:17 - Threw something, or something fell off?
00:16:23 Oh!
00:16:24 Yeah!
00:16:26 Man, did it ever blow!
00:16:29 We, uh, we never did see
00:16:35 (explosion)
00:16:37 We couldn't see the crash.
00:16:39 That night we caught sporadic ground fire.
00:16:43 The Huey was down below,
00:16:46 ..so they caught most of it.
00:16:48 Any communications
00:16:51 No, sir. As l said, our radio was wasted.
00:16:53 Shouting just draws enemy fire.
00:16:55 So the lraqis,
00:17:00 ..under cover fire,...
00:17:02 ..and the Huey returns fire.
00:17:04 We figure it's all over,
00:17:08 Cobras, Hueys...
00:17:10 And a big-ass A-10 Thunderbolt.
00:17:15 l swear l never heard such a sweet sound.
00:17:17 But now the fuckers are...
00:17:20 l'm sorry, sir.
00:17:21 The lraqis are letting loose with all they got.
00:17:24 - You were right the first time.
00:17:28 Plus the Huey crew is still banging away.
00:17:31 We load our wounded aboard,...
00:17:34 ..and that's when
00:17:37 l guess it was the commander of the rescue.
00:17:39 Mm-hmm.
00:17:40 And this... Huey crew,...
00:17:42 .they, uh, they returned fire
00:17:46 Yes, sir. l... l think so.
00:17:48 l couldn't see much, though.
00:17:50 l heard it.
00:17:51 Nothing else sounds like an M-16.
00:17:55 l heard it, too.
00:17:57 The last thing we see is the Thunderbolt
00:18:02 l don't know if it was Captain Walden...
00:18:06 ..but that Huey...
00:18:08 ..saved our lives.
00:18:13 lt sure sounds like it.
00:18:18 OK.
00:18:21 Thank you for your help.
00:18:25 Thank you, sir.
00:18:26 Thank you, Colonel.
00:18:28 That'll be all.
00:18:29 - Got something for me?
00:18:31 Walden's 201 file. Evaluation reports.
00:18:34 You know l'm going to need
00:18:36 Make sure we don't have a wife-beater
00:18:41 That'll blow it.
00:18:42 About this Congressional Medal of Honour.
00:18:44 lt's not the Congressional Medal of Honour.
00:18:48 Tell that to Congress.
00:18:50 lf Captain Walden wins this medal...
00:18:52 You don't win it. You, uh, receive it.
00:18:54 lt's not a contest.
00:18:56 But that is perfect. That is why l'm here.
00:18:58 l'm not here
00:19:01 ..take these facts and twist them.
00:19:03 l just want to get these nuances out
00:19:07 - lt's a woman.
00:19:10 What did you think the hoopla was about?
00:19:13 Banacek's got information
00:19:16 - The crew chief we're still tracking.
00:19:20 She's the first woman ever to be nominated
00:19:25 l mean, this is gold.
00:19:27 lt's gold.
00:19:29 Unfortunately it's posthumous,...
00:19:31 ..but l've got her little daughter.
00:19:33 l got the President of the United States.
00:19:36 lt's all set in the Rose Garden.
00:19:38 The President's going to lean down and
00:19:42 There is not going to be
00:19:46 Excuse us.
00:19:55 OK, it was 5 to 1,...
00:19:57 ..hook shot.
00:19:59 Me and her are cheerleaders.
00:20:01 - More mashed potatoes.
00:20:05 ..but how about some bread?
00:20:07 Aah!
00:20:10 (Boylar) Aah!
00:20:12 Daddy, can l have your mashed potatoes?
00:20:17 Daddy?
00:20:18 Sir?
00:20:20 Can l have your mashed potatoes?
00:20:23 M... Yeah. Sure.
00:20:25 Yeah,...
00:20:27 ..soldier.
00:20:28 You want 'em all?
00:20:29 (telephone rings)
00:20:31 That enough?
00:20:36 More?
00:20:39 Hello?
00:20:40 Yes.
00:20:41 Uh, who is calling, please?
00:20:44 Just a minute.
00:20:47 lt's for you.
00:20:48 Who is it?
00:20:49 Somebody Gartner.
00:20:53 Want some more peas?
00:21:31 Excuse me.
00:21:45 Where are you going?
00:21:47 Fort Hood.
00:21:48 General Hershberg's got me investigating
00:21:52 lt's a woman.
00:21:54 Good for her.
00:21:57 Posthumous.
00:21:58 Too bad, but still good for her.
00:22:02 Mmm. Too bad.
00:22:11 You talk to the investigators today?
00:22:14 Right.
00:22:18 lt's all right, isn't it, Nat?
00:22:21 Yeah. Fine.
00:22:26 How long are you gone for?
00:22:28 Couple of days.
00:22:33 Then why are you emptying
00:22:38 l may be gone more than a couple of days.
00:22:50 Nat.
00:22:51 Yes.
00:22:54 l don't know what's happening.
00:22:56 Everything's fine.
00:22:59 l'm handling it.
00:23:31 (Nat) Mr Rady,
00:23:34 That's right.
00:23:35 (Nat) Can you tell me
00:23:49 l remember the earth.
00:23:52 l remember... llario's face.
00:23:57 l wish...
00:24:00 - She hadn't needed to be a hero so bad.
00:24:04 We were just doing ourjob.
00:24:06 lt's not Ren's fault l got hit.
00:24:09 She sure as hell saved the lives
00:24:14 - You always defend her.
00:24:17 She was so butch.
00:24:19 Honey, shut up.
00:24:22 She was, you know.
00:24:25 One of those women
00:24:28 Annie, shut up.
00:24:33 She gave her life for those men.
00:24:39 She was a soldier.
00:24:56 There she blows.
00:25:07 (gunfire)
00:25:10 - We're taking fire!
00:25:18 - Kill that motherfucker, Monfriez!
00:25:22 - We need a fucking air strike!
00:25:29 - Making another pass, Ren?
00:25:31 No! We should go for altitude,
00:25:34 After we slow down that tank!
00:25:36 - How we gonna do that?
00:25:39 Altameyer,
00:25:42 Get ready to push it overboard.
00:25:44 Push it overboard, ma'am?
00:25:46 llario, unhook the flare gun!
00:25:48 What the fuck...
00:25:49 Do it!
00:25:50 lt's a bomb, asshole!
00:25:55 Target coming up!
00:25:57 Gimme more!
00:25:58 Ready here!
00:26:00 - Got it?
00:26:04 - Tell us when you're there! He'll kick it!
00:26:07 - The pod will drop at the same velocity!
00:26:11 Pick your moment!
00:26:13 Now!
00:26:21 (cheering)
00:26:25 Oh, my God!
00:26:30 Oh!
00:26:32 Whoa! Shit!
00:26:34 Whoa! Oh, God!
00:26:36 Hang on, llario! Grab ahold of me!
00:26:38 Don't let go of me! Pull me in!
00:26:39 Hang on.
00:26:43 Do something!
00:26:44 No! No! Rady, call in a Mayday!
00:26:48 llario,... call it in!
00:26:52 (lario)
00:26:55 Mayday! Mayday! This is Dustoff-3!
00:26:56 We're going down! Mayday! Mayday!
00:26:58 This is Dustoff-3!
00:26:59 We're going down! We're going down!
00:27:01 Mayday! Mayday! This is Dustoff-3!
00:27:03 We are going down!
00:27:04 Mayday! Mayday! This is Dustoff-3!
00:27:08 We're going down! Oh, my God...
00:27:22 That's it.
00:27:25 l woke up three days later
00:27:28 Nearly bought it, that's sure.
00:27:34 (Larry King) When did you decide
00:27:38 (Schwarzkopf) That happened about
00:27:42 l could have gone in the Air Force.
00:27:44 l stood high enough in my class.
00:27:46 You can't get away from that guy.
00:27:50 - Hell of a soldier, though.
00:27:53 l know so.
00:27:54 Really. How?
00:27:56 l was with him in the Gulf.
00:27:58 No shit.
00:27:59 - Doing what?
00:28:02 Hu-ah.
00:28:04 Hu-ah.
00:28:06 Once upon a time,
00:28:08 - With who?
00:28:10 - You kicked some serious butt.
00:28:13 - One for my friend...
00:28:16 Make it a double for Colonel Serling.
00:28:21 They won't find any criminal culpability
00:28:25 You got nothing to worry about.
00:28:27 Those were my men.
00:28:28 l put that badly. l'm sorry.
00:28:30 Look, l went to Virginia
00:28:36 You what?
00:28:38 l'm sorry, but they got a right
00:28:46 l'll take that.
00:29:01 (steam hissing)
00:29:07 (Serling) And this Huey crew, they, uh,
00:29:12 (Chelli) Yes, sir. l think so.
00:29:14 l couldn't see much.
00:29:15 (Thompson) l heard it.
00:29:18 Not no A-K or M-60.
00:29:19 (Egan) l heard it, too.
00:29:20 (Chelli) Last thing we see
00:29:24 ..on the two downed choppers.
00:29:30 (screaming)
00:29:34 Oh!
00:30:19 Sir!
00:30:23 All right, this is antifungal cream,...
00:30:26 ..but to kill the athlete's foot when
00:30:30 That's disgusting.
00:30:31 What've you got for me today?
00:30:33 You want to get rid of the allergies to
00:30:38 Jesus. l give up coffee,
00:30:41 (chuckles)
00:30:43 - Morning, Colonel.
00:30:46 How many do you want?
00:30:48 l take eight every day.
00:30:49 Four's good.
00:30:50 - l need to talk to you, Specialist.
00:30:53 l'm investigating the recommendation to
00:30:59 Rowtero?
00:31:00 Yeah?
00:31:01 Can you cover for me?
00:31:03 l'm going to go feed the cancer genes.
00:31:05 Do you really need to, uh, l mean...
00:31:13 lt's fine.
00:31:14 Uh, what do you want to know?
00:31:17 How long were you with Captain Walden?
00:31:19 Um... over... over two years.
00:31:22 Quite a long time.
00:31:23 Yeah.
00:31:24 You were her medic.
00:31:25 Yes, sir.
00:31:28 l don't fly any more though.
00:31:32 Well, don't miss it, do you?
00:31:34 Never.
00:31:35 Never again.
00:31:36 That's quite a habit you got.
00:31:39 Yeah, it's, uh...
00:31:41 ..one of the few things l can call my own.
00:31:43 (laughs)
00:31:49 So...
00:31:50 ..tell me what happened at Al Kufan.
00:32:03 See, l'd, uh...
00:32:06 ..l'd never been in... in combat.
00:32:13 (tapping)
00:32:15 (helicopter)
00:32:17 Mayday! Mayday! This is Dustoff-3!
00:32:19 We're going down!
00:32:31 (groaning)
00:32:37 (moaning)
00:32:47 llario?
00:32:48 Yeah, l'm OK.
00:32:50 Rady's hurt.
00:32:52 Monfriez?
00:32:55 (crackling)
00:32:56 Altameyer?
00:32:57 Functioning.
00:32:58 Fire in the hold!
00:33:06 (lario) Come here, buddy.
00:33:10 This is Dustoff-3.
00:33:11 Acknowledge.
00:33:12 This is Dustoff-3.
00:33:14 Here. Come on.
00:33:15 This is Dustoff-3.
00:33:16 Come on.
00:33:18 Dustoff-3. Acknowledge.
00:33:20 Under control. Fuel tank's intact.
00:33:23 (gunfire)
00:33:25 Enemy at the back door!
00:33:26 Come on! Come on!
00:33:27 Monfriez, get that saw working!
00:33:29 Come on! Get down!
00:33:35 l've got the M-16!
00:33:37 (gunfire)
00:33:38 llario?
00:33:40 He's bad. lt's the lung.
00:33:50 We gotta get him out of here.
00:33:53 - Head wound?
00:33:55 Dead. So's the ADT.
00:33:58 Monfriez, easy on the ammo!
00:34:00 We might be here a while!
00:34:02 Captain!
00:34:07 You've seen me do this a million times.
00:34:11 Ammo?
00:34:12 l got this belt and three more boxes.
00:34:17 OK, Altameyer,
00:34:21 We're gonna make a perimeter.
00:34:22 Monfriez, cover us!
00:34:24 Go!
00:34:31 Where's our Kevlar?
00:34:34 l got one!
00:34:36 Well, put it on!
00:34:43 Unh. How's he doing?
00:34:45 He's the same.
00:34:46 l need a hook.
00:34:56 As soon as it gets dark, we dig in.
00:34:57 Then we wait.
00:34:59 For what?
00:35:00 For the good guys.
00:35:02 (laughing and shouting in Arabic)
00:35:05 You won't think it's so funny
00:35:11 Yeah, they were laughing.
00:35:15 You about, uh... You done?
00:35:18 So tell me what happened...
00:35:20 ..during the night.
00:35:23 You were there. You saw the nights.
00:35:25 You know, just... it was black.
00:35:27 Just... black.
00:35:28 Tell me what happened that night.
00:35:31 Well, she put us on two-hour watches.
00:35:34 Um... it's not like
00:35:42 (Monfriez)
00:35:46 You OK, Captain?
00:35:47 Shit in my eye.
00:35:49 Will our guys come tonight?
00:35:51 They'll be here.
00:35:53 Dust is blowing pretty bad.
00:35:54 l don't know
00:35:57 l can hear the ragheads
00:35:59 Then l'd suggest everybody just...
00:36:21 They're going away.
00:36:23 lt was just a probe.
00:36:24 llario?
00:36:25 l'm OK.
00:36:26 Altameyer?
00:36:27 My ear!
00:36:28 Monfriez?
00:36:29 l... l took one.
00:36:31 - Rady?
00:36:36 Unh...
00:36:37 Oh, shit.
00:36:39 Stay with Rady.
00:36:47 l like to come here.
00:36:49 lt's notjust the bikinis,
00:36:52 lt's these kids.
00:36:55 l like to watch them, you know?
00:36:57 My folks had this place
00:37:00 l still go there sometimes, watch 'em dive.
00:37:03 They do the damnedest things.
00:37:04 They never think about the consequences.
00:37:08 lmagine that.
00:37:10 lmagine not thinking
00:37:13 lmagine that.
00:37:19 Are... are we done?
00:37:23 After the attack...
00:37:26 ..during the night...
00:37:28 What?
00:37:30 l mean, we waited.
00:37:31 l... l still don't...
00:37:32 - l... l don't know what you...
00:37:40 Well, Karen,...
00:37:47 Ohh...
00:37:49 Unh...
00:37:52 Unh!
00:37:55 How many rounds left?
00:37:56 Just a sec.
00:37:57 How many rounds?
00:37:59 l just opened my last can of ammo.
00:38:01 Five mags for the M-16,...
00:38:03 ..9-mil's full.
00:38:04 Mine's empty.
00:38:07 Fire a couple of rounds off.
00:38:08 - Let 'em know we're still alive.
00:38:13 Now save your ammo
00:38:19 During the course of the incident,
00:38:23 ..when she had to make
00:38:26 No.
00:38:28 No. Never.
00:38:30 She just made 'em.
00:38:31 Just like that?
00:38:33 Just like that.
00:38:34 Karen,... the captain... she had this quality.
00:38:37 The heavier the pressure,
00:38:40 We knew they were out there,...
00:38:42 ..sneaking up on us.
00:38:43 But we also knew
00:38:47 l don't know why people think only
00:38:51 lncoming!
00:39:02 How many?
00:39:03 100. Maybe more.
00:39:04 Any good at hand-to-hand?
00:39:06 Wait till they get closer.
00:39:08 Make every round count!
00:39:14 - Shit!
00:39:15 What in Christ for?
00:39:17 They know we're here!
00:39:18 Quiet! l hear something!
00:39:20 (helicopter)
00:39:24 Choppers!
00:39:28 Hey!
00:39:30 Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!
00:39:33 Go! Go!
00:39:35 Yeah! (laughs)
00:39:45 Let's get out of here!
00:39:46 llario, get the captain!
00:39:47 There's the rescue!
00:39:56 Help Rady!
00:39:58 Pick him up!
00:40:00 Go! Let's go! Let go! Let's go!
00:40:03 Come on! Let's move! Move it!
00:40:06 Gotta go! We gotta go!
00:40:08 Come back for me with a stretcher!
00:40:10 Go!
00:40:31 llario, let's get the fuck outta here!
00:40:35 Get the fuck outta here!
00:40:49 Aah!
00:40:51 Aah!
00:40:55 Medic!
00:40:58 Come on! Get him up!
00:41:03 Move! Come on! Let's go!
00:41:09 Where's Walden?
00:41:11 Captain Walden is dead.
00:41:16 Strike leader, this is Dustoff-6.
00:41:19 We have all the friendlies.
00:41:22 Roger, Dustoff-6. Going on down.
00:41:33 So...
00:41:35 ls she gonna get it?
00:41:38 Well, l sincerely hope so.
00:41:41 l just... l don't want to tell that story again.
00:41:45 Not one more time.
00:41:47 Yeah, l understand.
00:41:50 May l be excused?
00:41:52 Yes, you can.
00:41:54 Oh, one more thing l'm confused about.
00:41:58 This M-16...
00:42:01 What?
00:42:02 Did it run out of ammo?
00:42:05 Uh, what did l say?
00:42:08 l don't remember. That's why l'm asking.
00:42:13 l guess, uh...
00:42:14 l guess it ran out of ammo
00:42:18 Um...
00:42:20 Or, no, some time during the night...
00:42:22 l don't know.
00:42:23 See, the Blackhawk crew
00:42:26 ..during the rescue that morning.
00:42:30 Did they?
00:42:32 That's right.
00:42:34 Must've been wrong, then.
00:42:36 Them or you?
00:42:37 Who, them or you?
00:42:38 Oh, them. Them, yeah.
00:42:40 No, they must have been wrong.
00:42:41 OK.
00:42:44 OK.
00:42:47 What about the letter?
00:42:50 A what?
00:42:51 You and Walden traded letters to send home
00:42:55 Oh, yeah. Yes, sir.
00:42:56 So, who was hers to?
00:42:57 Her folks.
00:42:58 - So you sent it?
00:43:01 Her folks, they're good people.
00:43:02 They got a farm out in Abilene.
00:43:04 They'd come to Hood, look after her kid
00:43:08 Yeah... Yeah.
00:43:12 OK.
00:43:13 Thank you, Specialist.
00:43:15 Thank you very much, sir.
00:43:22 l read somewhere...
00:43:24 ..that if a child doesn't see a person die,...
00:43:27 ..or dead, like in a casket,...
00:43:30 ..that the person isn't really dead for them.
00:43:35 That'd be nice, wouldn't it?
00:43:38 Yes, ma'am.
00:43:41 lt was, uh... unusual, wasn't it,...
00:43:44 ..for Karen to want to be a helicopter pilot?
00:43:46 l guess that's my fault.
00:43:49 l took her to the fair when she was 11.
00:43:51 12 - 7th grade.
00:43:54 Anyway, there was a helicopter there.
00:43:57 Small one with a bubble up front.
00:43:59 The fella... the pilot was selling rides.
00:44:02 l bought Karen a ticket.
00:44:04 lt was a short ride.
00:44:06 But when she came down...
00:44:09 Well, l don't think
00:44:13 She showed up
00:44:17 ..just after she finished TCU.
00:44:20 She's joined the Army.
00:44:22 She wants to fly helicopters.
00:44:24 She's real stubborn about it, too.
00:44:26 That's our Karen, you know, stubborn.
00:44:28 So's Anne Marie here.
00:44:32 Come here, honey.
00:44:34 Excuse me.
00:44:42 Uh, the young men,...
00:44:43 ..the ones that came to tell us about Karen...
00:44:47 ..they were dressed just like you.
00:44:49 Oh, l see.
00:44:52 Major Teegarden,...
00:44:53 ..her commanding officer, he came, too,
00:44:58 Brought this photo back for Anne Marie.
00:45:03 Meant a lot to us...
00:45:05 ..him coming to see us,...
00:45:07 ..telling us in person how Karen died.
00:45:09 l lost men over there, too.
00:45:12 l spoke to the major.
00:45:14 Everybody thought the world
00:45:20 lt would sure help if l could see her letter.
00:45:23 l mean, if it's not too private.
00:45:25 Letter?
00:45:26 From llario?
00:45:29 l'll check my notes. Must be my mistake.
00:45:32 This her husband here?
00:45:34 No. That's Karen's older brother Billy.
00:45:37 Her husband's up in Michigan.
00:45:41 He and Karen divorced
00:45:44 He never... well,... it was no picnic.
00:45:49 Karen raised Anne Marie on her own.
00:45:51 We'd have been thrilled
00:45:55 ..what with the Army and all.
00:45:58 But Karen was a real good mom.
00:46:01 Never asked for help
00:46:05 You can't imagine how hard it was for her...
00:46:08 ..to go off and leave that little girl
00:46:11 ..but it was important to Karen
00:46:14 So she went.
00:46:18 (children's voices)
00:46:40 You've been out here 20 minutes
00:46:43 - How much longer before that?
00:46:49 l see you, uh...
00:46:52 ..got the new refrigerator.
00:46:54 Do you think the kids will understand
00:46:58 ..instead of playing with them
00:47:01 Or at Fort Hood,
00:47:06 Are you back?
00:47:08 l'm in transit.
00:47:19 You know, Nat, it took me a long time...
00:47:22 ..to figure out how to be an Army wife
00:47:25 lt wasn't easy, but l did it.
00:47:27 l know you did, Mer.
00:47:30 So it wouldn't be a hardship for me...
00:47:32 ..to learn how not to be an Army wife...
00:47:35 ..if my husband wasn't in the Army any more.
00:47:37 The Army's my life, Mer.
00:47:41 And so are we.
00:47:45 You don't have to figure it all out, Nat.
00:47:47 You just have to admit that you can't.
00:47:53 You have to want to be here with us,...
00:47:55 ..that's all.
00:47:59 We'll be here.
00:48:04 For a while.
00:48:16 Now go away.
00:48:18 lf you're not going to stay,
00:48:28 - (tape) This M-16, did it run out of ammo?
00:48:30 (woman) Yes, sir?
00:48:32 - Colonel Serling, you can go in now.
00:48:42 Hey, Nat, what's up?
00:48:43 General.
00:48:45 lt's the Walden file, sir.
00:48:48 Discrepancies?
00:48:49 Yes, sir.
00:48:51 l knew those White House clowns
00:48:54 - lf she doesn't deserve it, she won't get it.
00:48:57 lt's some of the details of the stories
00:49:00 - l don't know how significant...
00:49:04 They're crawling all over my ass
00:49:07 Sir, l just wanted to let you know this is
00:49:12 Now, this specialist, uh, llario,
00:49:16 We're not giving the medal to llario.
00:49:20 Roger.
00:49:21 Splendid. Move forward.
00:49:22 OK. The discrepancies specifically
00:49:26 Come on, Nat! No two eyewitnesses
00:49:30 You know that as well as l do.
00:49:32 When do we get that report?
00:49:34 l want the White House off my back.
00:49:36 A few days, sir.
00:49:37 You agree that this report should be
00:49:42 Which means exactly what, Colonel?
00:49:44 Which means exactly what l said, sir.
00:49:48 (knock on door)
00:49:50 Sorry, sir. This is the second copy
00:49:54 The investigator seemed to have
00:49:58 Rise above.
00:49:59 This will all be over soon.
00:50:02 Will there be
00:50:05 ..when the investigation is over, sir?
00:50:07 There's been a decision not to release
00:50:11 ..has been thoroughly reviewed.
00:50:13 Well, how long do you imagine
00:50:16 l mean, next time l see Lieutenant Boylar's
00:50:22 You know how many grieving parents
00:50:26 This is not Vietnam.
00:50:27 Lieutenant Boylar's tank
00:50:31 We're the only country
00:50:34 We got reporters from the Washington Post
00:50:38 ..and the only person that knows it
00:50:40 ..because these investigators
00:50:44 Someone has got to be
00:50:58 Take a seat.
00:51:11 Nat, l'm going to give you
00:51:15 First you imply l'm not interested...
00:51:17 ..in an accurate report on Captain Walden.
00:51:19 Now you're suggesting there must be
00:51:24 So how do you want me to respond?
00:51:25 As your commanding officer,...
00:51:27 ..or as your friend
00:51:31 ..and fucking burped your kids
00:51:36 Just how should l respond?
00:51:39 l'm sorry, sir.
00:51:42 l should hope by God you would be.
00:51:45 Now,...
00:51:47 ..losing a man like your friend Boylar,...
00:51:52 ..l've been there.
00:51:54 Well, this...
00:51:55 ..whole mess...
00:51:59 lt's my ass on the line
00:52:01 l can feel the chill in the air
00:52:05 Yes, sir.
00:52:07 And l know about the drinking.
00:52:09 And if l have to write you up,...
00:52:12 ..it'll just be one more bite out of your record.
00:52:15 Clean it up.
00:52:16 Get yourself in a programme.
00:52:19 l'll be looking for that report.
00:52:21 Soon.
00:52:36 - (Nat) Yes, this is the Serling residence.
00:52:40 - But at the tone, leave a message and...
00:52:45 (laughter)
00:52:46 (beep)
00:53:06 (gunfire)
00:53:07 You better get your head into this!
00:53:09 l'm going to drop you
00:53:13 You better hurry up!
00:53:16 Morning, sir. Monfriez is over there.
00:53:19 Thank you.
00:53:20 What the fuck are you doing, soldier?
00:53:23 - There, sir.
00:53:26 You see that man?
00:53:27 You and he are brothers.
00:53:31 You never leave a man behind.
00:53:33 - Yes, Drill Sergeant!
00:53:37 (Nat) You were in Panama?
00:53:38 Yes, sir.
00:53:40 Were you there, sir?
00:00:02 And you were also in Desert Storm?
00:00:04 Roger that, sir.
00:00:07 How'd you come to be
00:00:10 l used to hang around the medevac unit.
00:00:12 Wanted to be a medic?
00:00:14 Wanted to hump a nurse once.
00:00:19 See, l play poker.
00:00:20 Those medevac folks, between missions,
00:00:24 Want to know a poker secret, sir?
00:00:26 Always.
00:00:28 The people you play against,
00:00:31 Pretend you're interested.
00:00:33 They start running off at the mouth,
00:00:37 Medevac folks,
00:00:43 Paid for this baby.
00:00:52 So, talk to me about, um,...
00:00:54 ..25 February.
00:00:56 25 February? Yes, sir.
00:01:01 l had some phys rehab time.
00:01:02 Got into boxing.
00:01:04 Want a soda pop?
00:01:05 No, sir. No, l'm good.
00:01:08 25 February.
00:01:09 So, 25 February...
00:01:12 Major, uh, what's his butt? Garden party...
00:01:16 Teegarden. Major Teegarden.
00:01:17 Right. Asked me to go with Walden,
00:01:21 ..so l said, you know, OK, why not?
00:01:23 Grabbed me a saw, bungeed one of
00:01:28 Yeah.
00:01:30 And, uh...
00:01:31 ..the captain was a big hero...
00:01:34 She died tragically in the desert,
00:01:36 - Teegarden.
00:01:37 ..wants her to get the Medal of Honour,
00:01:40 When did the M-16 ammo run out?
00:01:43 What?
00:01:44 M-16 ammo?
00:01:46 Blackhawk crew said
00:01:49 When did it run out?
00:01:51 l wouldn't know anything about that, sir.
00:01:54 You wouldn't?
00:01:57 As... as l recall, and, uh...
00:01:59 ..l'm not really sure,...
00:02:00 ..but the M-16 ammo
00:02:03 First thing in the morning.
00:02:08 Now l'm confused.
00:02:09 - You were there, weren't you?
00:02:12 But l was on the saw.
00:02:16 Altameyer would know, sir.
00:02:17 Altameyer?
00:02:19 - Yes, sir. He was manning the M-16.
00:02:23 OK, let's back up, then.
00:02:25 Um,...
00:02:26 ..when that tank fired on your chopper,...
00:02:28 ..you said that, uh...
00:02:31 ..''You should go for altitude
00:02:36 Sir?
00:02:37 You knew this wasn't Panama.
00:02:39 Men were going to die,
00:02:42 Wh... who told you that, sir?
00:02:44 lt doesn't matter who told me that.
00:02:54 You don't want to know
00:02:57 Yes, l do.
00:02:59 You just want me to sign off on the story...
00:03:01 ..so you can finish yourjob
00:03:06 Are you refusing to tell me?
00:03:08 Colonel, you know
00:03:11 ..when you pull the trigger
00:03:14 You wait, with your weapon pointed in
00:03:18 You open your weapon
00:03:21 ..it blows up in your face.
00:03:24 Leave this round in the chamber, Colonel.
00:03:31 l work at the Pentagon, Sergeant,...
00:03:33 ..so l admit l'm a little slow on the uptake.
00:03:36 Otherwise l'd say you just threatened me.
00:03:41 Did you just threaten me, soldier?
00:03:44 Because, if you did, let me respond to you.
00:03:52 Let me respond to you this way.
00:03:56 l'm an officer, and therefore,
00:03:59 ..but don't abuse that, son.
00:04:01 Don't get in my cross hairs,
00:04:05 ..about getting up to my neck in your ass,
00:04:12 She was afraid, Colonel.
00:04:14 That's the bottom line on Captain Walden.
00:04:22 Get me around so l can fire!
00:04:28 - Go back. Let me have another shot!
00:04:32 l'm going for altitude, call for support.
00:04:34 There's no time!
00:04:36 All right, one more!
00:04:38 But then l'm calling for support.
00:04:41 Unhook the aux fuel cells!
00:04:44 llario, get me the flare gun.
00:04:46 So it was your idea to use the fuel cell?
00:04:48 Yeah.
00:04:49 Me, Rady, somebody.
00:04:50 Adrenaline was pumping. You can't
00:04:54 Try.
00:04:57 Now!
00:05:02 - Yay!
00:05:05 So what happened during the night?
00:05:08 Walden and llario,...
00:05:09 ..they wouldn't shut up about being rescued.
00:05:14 Like the Army had nothing else to do.
00:05:16 Dust is blowing hard out there.
00:05:18 - Think they'll find us tonight?
00:05:22 SOP is for search and rescue
00:05:25 Christ, Captain, are you crying?
00:05:27 lt's OK. lt's just tension.
00:05:28 Hey, you're going to be OK, OK?
00:05:31 They'll find us. lt'll be OK.
00:05:33 l can hear the ragheads moving,
00:05:52 They're going away.
00:05:54 lt was just a probe.
00:05:55 - Shit!
00:05:57 - (Monfriez) l took one.
00:05:59 Hanging in. Captain?
00:06:03 Ah! Oh!
00:06:08 So the rest of the night
00:06:12 Yeah.
00:06:14 Wasn't that enough for one night?
00:06:17 You want to continue this tomorrow?
00:06:21 l don't get emotional about this shit.
00:06:23 l've been there, you know?
00:06:26 OK. Go on.
00:06:28 Well, after the firefight, we argued mainly.
00:06:31 llario was freaked out by the dark, and
00:06:36 She was a wreck, kept asking about
00:06:40 l knew they'd attack at dawn.
00:06:44 So what happened during the evacuation?
00:06:48 Evacuation.
00:06:51 (gunfire)
00:06:54 All right, let's go.
00:06:56 There's the rescue.
00:07:00 Altameyer, give me a hand with Rady.
00:07:04 - Come on, Captain!
00:07:06 Come on!
00:07:07 - No! Don't move me!
00:07:08 Suck it up!
00:07:09 l got you covered! Ready?
00:07:14 Go! Go! Go!
00:07:17 - llario, move!
00:07:20 l'll get her.
00:07:21 No! l'm not leaving!
00:07:23 l'm not leaving! lt's not safe!
00:07:26 They're taking fire!
00:07:29 No! No! No!
00:07:40 Get the fuck outta here!
00:07:45 Come on!
00:07:48 She fired at you?
00:07:49 Near us, yeah.
00:07:50 Then why did you lie to the investigators
00:07:56 They'd already put together
00:08:00 ..before they talked to me. l told them
00:08:05 But that's the truth, so forget about the
00:08:10 So nobody from your Huey crew
00:08:14 That's affirmed, sir.
00:08:16 Monfriez, you ready?
00:08:21 You sure about that?
00:08:22 That's affirmative, sir.
00:08:25 We had no ammo.
00:08:32 So how about it, Colonel?
00:08:33 Want to go a few rounds?
00:08:35 Are you threatening me, soldier?
00:08:37 - Where's your brain bucket?
00:08:40 Don't step in here without one.
00:08:42 l have to tell you again,
00:08:46 Come on, Jersey. Right here.
00:08:49 Let's see what you got.
00:08:50 You got nothing, man.
00:08:53 Come on!
00:09:02 (ringing tone)
00:09:05 - (Meredith) Hello.
00:09:07 How're you doing?
00:09:08 Hi.
00:09:13 How's it going?
00:09:15 Outstanding.
00:09:17 Outstanding.
00:09:18 l was calling, l wondered...
00:09:21 What... what kind of...
00:09:22 What size T-shirts the kids wear?
00:09:24 l want to get the kids some T-shirts.
00:09:28 You know their sizes as well as l do.
00:09:30 Are you OK?
00:09:34 Nat?
00:09:37 l got a pint of, um...
00:09:39 ..Scotch here in a paper bag.
00:09:43 l don't want to drink any of it.
00:09:47 Can you tell me why you need it?
00:09:55 Want me to prattle on for a minute?
00:09:58 (Nat) Please.
00:09:59 OK. Um...
00:10:02 The new refrigerator doesn't work.
00:10:03 The light doesn't come on
00:10:06 l had to drive all the way
00:10:11 ..just so that Brian could practise
00:10:13 He's afraid of falling in front of his friends.
00:10:17 He refuses to let anyone
00:10:22 They've both taken to sleeping in our bed
00:10:28 lt's like sleeping between two tornadoes.
00:10:30 l better go, baby.
00:10:32 Don Boylar called.
00:10:33 Jesus.
00:10:36 l better go.
00:10:37 - Nat, talk to me.
00:10:40 - Why not?
00:10:41 Bullshit. Bull! Talk to me!
00:10:46 (dialling tone)
00:10:51 Oh, Christ.
00:10:54 Colonel?
00:10:55 Colonel?
00:11:04 Can we get some coffee, please?
00:11:10 You're not a happy man.
00:11:13 A woman? The Army?
00:11:16 Al Bathra?
00:11:28 Talk to me.
00:11:30 Off the record, if you want.
00:11:32 Way, way off the record.
00:11:33 Rangers' honour.
00:11:37 Serling,...
00:11:40 How long you been back?
00:11:43 Six months.
00:11:45 And you...
00:11:47 17 years.
00:11:48 Ah, they got me running this inquiry...
00:11:52 ..on this girl pilot.
00:11:54 Captain Karen Walden.
00:11:56 She'll be the first woman
00:12:00 Oh, boy.
00:12:01 And everybody in the beltway
00:12:06 l just want to get something clear.
00:12:09 This time, just want somebody to be a hero.
00:12:12 l want to get something right.
00:12:14 Yeah.
00:12:15 Cos Al Bathra, you know...
00:12:23 Al Bathra.
00:12:24 You talked to Boylar's parents?
00:12:26 Yeah.
00:12:27 Do they know?
00:12:29 They heard from a few of his friends.
00:12:32 Aw, Jesus...
00:12:35 You know...
00:12:37 They told Boylar's parents
00:12:40 l told them that.
00:12:42 l carried the message,
00:12:46 ..watched his mother cry her eyes out.
00:12:48 l stood there
00:12:51 ..and told him
00:12:54 And l was the one
00:12:57 l did it.
00:12:59 Then the Army gave me a medal...
00:13:02 ..for bravery and valour.
00:13:06 Then they buried me...
00:13:08 ..in medals.
00:13:11 Got a sense of humour, don't they?
00:13:17 Yeah.
00:13:20 Can't remember anything else
00:13:25 Either being in it or wanting to be in it.
00:13:32 lt's all l know.
00:13:39 Look, you need to sleep.
00:13:41 You call me any time.
00:13:42 Anything you want to say about anything,
00:13:47 l'm going to leave you alone for a while.
00:13:55 llario. Are you saying you can't find him,
00:14:00 (man) Sir, that's an l... l...
00:14:02 That's right, specialist llario.
00:14:04 Well, we contacted the MPs, sir...
00:14:06 Roger.
00:14:08 Roger that.
00:14:10 Thank you.
00:14:12 Did she display fear when she had
00:14:16 (llario) No, never.
00:14:19 Karen,... the captain... she had this quality.
00:14:22 The heavier the pressure,
00:14:24 And she... you know, she put up
00:14:28 Had to work twice as hard
00:14:32 She'd never let her guard down,
00:14:36 But she was tough. She could handle it.
00:14:39 So, ladies and gentlemen,
00:14:42 ..is to go forth,...
00:14:44 ..to command wisely,...
00:14:46 ..to advise prudently,...
00:14:48 ..to protect with vigilance...
00:14:50 ..and to judge with care.
00:14:53 And above all,...
00:14:55 ..to defend with all your heart,
00:14:58 ..and all your courage...
00:15:00 ..the lives of the men and women
00:15:04 ..and the United States of America.
00:15:08 Are you now saying
00:15:12 As l explained to the White House,
00:15:16 ..before we move forward.
00:15:18 Another matter completely.
00:15:20 That's my point, sir!
00:15:22 llario's disappeared. Altameyer's missing.
00:15:24 - Who?
00:15:27 VA hospital's transferred him out
00:15:29 Paperwork's missing.
00:15:30 Doesn't he have any family?
00:15:32 Negative.
00:15:33 Fucking VA. We can't wait, Nat.
00:15:35 You cannot imagine
00:15:38 Everybody wants it.
00:15:40 Senators, congressmen, one shiny
00:15:46 Whole episode.
00:15:47 Walden or Al Bathra?
00:15:48 Both, damn it, both.
00:15:51 Submit your report today.
00:15:52 l'm sorry, sir.
00:15:55 l won't put my name
00:15:58 May l remind you who recommended you
00:16:01 You saying you chose me
00:16:04 Dereliction of duty,
00:16:08 At best, a dishonourable discharge.
00:16:09 At worst, Al Bathra gives us
00:16:13 At least somebody has finally said it.
00:16:15 Nat, don't do this. l could give you
00:16:19 Yes, you could.
00:16:29 Put Hillerman back on the Walden file!
00:16:31 l handed this to you, Nat, as a way back.
00:16:34 You could've had one hell of a career.
00:16:38 And you give Meredith my best.
00:16:40 Tell her l didn't have any choice.
00:16:43 l'm going to finish this report.
00:16:46 On my own, if l have to.
00:16:48 l'm going to get this one right.
00:17:02 You want one?
00:17:04 No, thank you.
00:17:05 Why is it people never want to eat
00:17:10 l always want to eat.
00:17:16 Need you to help me find somebody.
00:17:18 You want my help?
00:17:20 Yeah.
00:17:24 He was the crew chief on the medevac
00:17:28 - One supposed to get a Medal of Honour?
00:17:31 - The Army's usually tidy about its people.
00:17:37 First he demobbed,
00:17:41 They transferred him.
00:17:44 Why do you need me?
00:17:45 Can't someone in the Pentagon help?
00:17:48 l'm out of the loop.
00:17:50 Somebody pissed at you?
00:17:54 - l'm out of the loop.
00:17:57 - You want to help me or not?
00:18:02 Yeah, sure, l'll help.
00:18:03 Just tell me why l'm doing it.
00:18:05 When you go after stories,
00:18:09 Yeah.
00:18:10 So do l.
00:18:12 OK.
00:18:13 So, l help you find this Altameyer,...
00:18:17 ..and in return...?
00:18:26 There's a tape.
00:18:29 Sweet Jesus. There's always a tape.
00:18:31 - D'you want to hear this?
00:18:33 Yeah, go on.
00:18:35 There's a tape of all communications
00:18:40 Are they trying to make it disappear?
00:18:43 l don't think so, but they're not
00:18:47 The Army and its image.
00:18:53 Where do l reach you
00:18:55 The Bethesda Arms.
00:18:57 A motel?
00:18:58 - Bet everything's great in your life.
00:19:02 Serling,...
00:19:03 ..eat something.
00:19:05 You look awful.
00:19:28 (Karen) # Make me an angel
00:19:30 # Flies from Montgomery
00:19:35 # Make me a poster
00:19:38 # From an old rodeo
00:19:42 # Just give me one thing
00:19:46 # That l can hold on to
00:19:51 # To believe in this livin'
00:19:55 # lt's just a...
00:19:57 # Hard way to go
00:20:01 # To believe in this livin'
00:20:04 # lt's just a...
00:20:07 # Hard way
00:20:09 # To go
00:20:12 (telephone rings)
00:20:20 Hello.
00:20:21 (Gartner) Found Altameyer.
00:20:23 Got any complaints?
00:20:24 Excuse me?
00:20:25 Rashes, fatigue, bleeding gums,...
00:20:27 ..muscle and joint pain,
00:20:30 ..insomnia, reactions to bright sunlight.
00:20:35 l drink too much. Does that count?
00:20:37 Hell, we all drink too much.
00:20:39 Here he is.
00:20:41 Altameyer, you want a shave?
00:20:44 Gentleman here to see you.
00:20:47 What's wrong with him?
00:20:48 Abdominal cancer.
00:20:51 There's many things wrong with him.
00:20:53 He's never awake very long
00:20:56 l'll leave you two, then.
00:20:58 Thank you.
00:21:01 How you doing, Steven?
00:21:04 l'm Colonel Serling.
00:21:06 Nat Serling.
00:21:07 l want to talk to you
00:21:13 They want to give her
00:21:16 ..and l know
00:21:19 Roger?
00:21:23 l was...
00:21:25 ..hit.
00:21:26 ln the back.
00:21:29 Roger.
00:21:30 But you were still able to get Rady out.
00:21:34 Rady.
00:21:36 Yeah.
00:21:37 Good man Rady.
00:21:43 l was...
00:21:46 ..afraid.
00:21:47 l understand, son.
00:21:51 (groans)
00:21:53 That's OK. Take your time.
00:21:55 She was afraid.
00:21:56 She... she was afraid.
00:21:59 The Captain was afraid?
00:22:02 Not...
00:22:06 ..the Captain.
00:22:07 Who then? Was it Rady or llario?
00:22:09 Was llario afraid?
00:22:13 Me.
00:22:18 Did... didn't tell.
00:22:22 You didn't tell what, son?
00:22:26 The major.
00:22:30 Monfriez.
00:22:32 You didn't tell the major Monfriez...
00:22:34 You...
00:22:37 He...
00:22:38 ..and then they...
00:22:42 You and Monfriez didn't tell the major.
00:22:44 (mumbles)
00:22:48 You and Monfriez what, Steven?
00:22:51 Oh, Jesus.
00:22:53 What? What is it?
00:22:54 Tell me son, please. What is it?
00:22:56 Jesus.
00:22:57 What? What?
00:22:58 The fire.
00:22:59 - What? What fire?
00:23:03 What fire?
00:23:03 The napalm fire?
00:23:05 Jesus.
00:23:06 - You see the napalm fire.
00:23:08 Tell me about the fire.
00:23:10 You and Monfriez
00:23:13 - Please, Jesus.
00:23:15 Jesus, please.
00:23:16 ls it napalm fire? Steven?
00:23:18 Please, Jesus.
00:23:19 Jesus, please.
00:23:20 Steven.
00:23:23 Jesus.
00:23:25 Please.
00:23:26 Jesus.
00:23:28 What's he doing?
00:23:29 He's upping his meds. Self-medication.
00:23:31 Well, can you get him to stop?
00:23:33 l mean, l need to talk to him.
00:23:35 Give him a break.
00:23:40 (men singing marching cadence)
00:23:52 Left.
00:23:53 Left.
00:23:54 Left.
00:23:55 Left.
00:23:56 Get off my car, sir.
00:24:04 Think you got
00:24:07 l called around.
00:24:08 You're off this inquiry, so why you here?
00:24:11 Karen Walden sent me.
00:24:17 l just left Altameyer.
00:24:24 What happened out there
00:24:27 ..that it would have Altameyer
00:24:31 ..that's got llario on the run?
00:24:35 That's right, he went AWOL.
00:24:37 What do you think he'll tell them about you
00:24:41 And they're going to catch him, son.
00:24:43 Now, you can tell them,...
00:24:44 ..or you can tell me.
00:24:47 What happened out there?
00:24:49 Nothing happened.
00:24:52 Nothing happened, sir.
00:24:54 lt was a war.
00:24:58 (slams car door)
00:25:00 Don't lie to me, soldier.
00:25:02 Don't lie to me.
00:25:05 lt doesn't matter
00:25:08 lt doesn't matter whether l'm on this inquiry
00:25:12 l'm going to find out the truth.
00:25:16 You said you were a good poker player.
00:25:20 You think l'm bluffing?
00:25:28 No, thank you.
00:25:30 You want it.
00:25:32 l can smell how much you want it.
00:25:42 Tell me about the fire.
00:25:44 l like trains.
00:25:46 Since l was a kid.
00:25:48 Big...
00:25:50 Tough...
00:25:51 lron.
00:25:52 Used to be iron, anyway.
00:25:53 When l got to boxing pro, l was going to
00:25:58 - Don't that have a nice ring to it?
00:26:01 Don't humour me, man.
00:26:04 Don't humour me, either.
00:26:07 Where's my other bottle?
00:26:13 You ever kill anyone
00:26:17 lt's messy.
00:26:27 No.
00:26:29 We're not talking...
00:26:30 ..one of your great big tank guns here.
00:26:32 Oh, that's OK.
00:26:34 l know what you did.
00:26:36 Your own men.
00:26:38 Guys under your command.
00:26:41 How'd it feel?
00:26:43 Bad, right?
00:26:44 Very bad, son.
00:26:46 Very bad.
00:26:47 (train whistle)
00:26:50 And you didn't even mean to kill them.
00:26:55 l've been a good soldier.
00:26:57 A good soldier.
00:27:00 (train whistle)
00:27:03 Listen to that whistle.
00:27:06 Johnny ''Night Train'' Monfriez.
00:27:10 Say it.
00:27:12 Johnny ''Night Train'' Monfriez.
00:27:18 Now get out.
00:27:20 You don't want to do this, son.
00:27:22 Let me help you.
00:27:23 - lt's too late.
00:27:26 Things get fucked up in war.
00:27:29 You can't do this.
00:27:30 Wrong!
00:27:33 l can't do anything else.
00:27:35 Yes, you can. You can put the car in reverse.
00:27:39 We can help each other.
00:27:42 l don't want to lose another good soldier.
00:27:48 (cocks hammer)
00:27:50 l strongly urge you...
00:27:52 ..to dismount the vehicle, sir.
00:28:12 Monfriez. Monfriez!
00:28:25 (screeching)
00:28:28 Aah!
00:28:50 (llario) lmagine that.
00:28:52 lmagine not thinking
00:28:55 lt's not the doing shit that gets to you,
00:28:59 My folks used to have this place
00:29:03 l still go there sometimes.
00:29:08 Guess you told me about this place
00:29:11 lt's beautiful.
00:29:18 The MPs at Fort Stewart...
00:29:20 ..found your stash in your locker.
00:29:27 Pretty ingenious place to keep it, huh?
00:29:31 Not if you wanted it to be found.
00:29:36 Where'd you hide the needle tracks?
00:29:38 l, uh...
00:29:40 l shoot up between my toes.
00:29:45 Monfriez is dead.
00:29:46 Killed himself.
00:29:49 Altameyer is dying.
00:29:56 Aren't we all?
00:29:59 Mayday! Mayday!
00:30:02 We're going down! Mayday!
00:30:04 Mayday! Mayday!
00:30:07 We're going down!
00:30:08 We're going down!
00:30:11 And the chopper went down?
00:30:13 What happened next?
00:30:14 What happened next isn't important.
00:30:19 Monfriez wanted to make a run for it.
00:30:21 At dawn we're dead.
00:30:24 Escape and evasion, Captain.
00:30:27 Now's the time to do it.
00:30:31 l told you,...
00:30:32 ..Rady can't be moved.
00:30:34 Right, llario?
00:30:35 That lung - any movement may kill him.
00:30:39 You see?
00:30:46 Oh, great.
00:30:47 Great. The Captain's crying.
00:30:49 lt's just tension, asshole.
00:30:53 lt doesn't mean shit.
00:30:55 Come on, Captain.
00:31:02 llario?
00:31:07 - l don't know.
00:31:09 That'd be great if this was a democracy,
00:31:13 We stay with Rady.
00:31:15 l wouldn't risk your life. l won't risk his.
00:31:18 So if we surrender,
00:31:21 No surrender.
00:31:23 (footsteps)
00:31:26 l hear something moving.
00:31:27 - l say we make for the chopper now.
00:31:31 You don't have to go.
00:31:34 l am in command here!
00:31:36 Well, maybe not any more.
00:31:42 Give me the saw, Monfriez.
00:31:44 l can't stop you from running, but
00:31:50 You're not taking away my weapon.
00:31:56 Yes, l am.
00:31:59 Hey, l can make a white flag, all right?
00:32:02 There's no way
00:32:05 Section 28-J,...
00:32:07 ..code of military justice.
00:32:09 Mutiny,...
00:32:10 ..an offence punishable by death.
00:32:17 Jesus, Monfriez.
00:32:19 Shut up! She's trying to get us killed!
00:32:24 llario, who you with?
00:32:29 Come on, llario, shithead,
00:32:37 Please, Captain.
00:32:42 Oh!
00:32:47 Unh.
00:32:54 They're going away.
00:32:55 lt was just a probe.
00:32:57 Oh.
00:32:57 Shit.
00:32:59 (Altameyer) Are you all right?
00:33:01 (Walden) Shit!
00:33:02 Oh, my God.
00:33:05 Oh, my God.
00:33:06 Shit.
00:33:07 l don't fucking believe it.
00:33:12 Give me your weapon.
00:33:13 Christ, l thought you were firing at me!
00:33:18 (click)
00:33:30 You're wounded, ma'am. Let me see.
00:33:35 You're with him.
00:33:36 You got to let me look at it.
00:33:40 Christ, let him look at it!
00:33:42 l gave birth to a nine-pound baby,...
00:33:45 ..asshole!
00:33:46 l think l can handle it!
00:33:53 Cap, we got to get you out of here.
00:33:56 We stay with Rady.
00:33:59 - And then?
00:34:19 - (Altameyer) lncoming!
00:34:21 150 metres and closing!
00:34:26 (Altameyer) 140!
00:34:29 (Altameyer) 130!
00:34:31 Give me my weapon!
00:34:33 llario, how's Rady?
00:34:34 - He's dead!
00:34:37 Come on, Captain, give him his weapon!
00:34:39 - This is insane! Give me my weapon!
00:34:42 90 metres and closing!
00:34:44 80!
00:34:48 l'm sorry.
00:34:53 OK. OK.
00:34:54 OK, we'll get you out of here, Captain.
00:34:57 lt's all over.
00:34:58 No, Monfriez,...
00:35:00 ..it's not over.
00:35:02 There will be a reckoning.
00:35:04 Count on it.
00:35:09 Hey, what's that?
00:35:11 (helicopters)
00:35:14 There's the rescue!
00:35:31 Let's move it! Move it!
00:35:32 Move it! Move it!
00:35:33 No!
00:35:35 Wait.
00:35:36 Help Rady.
00:35:40 We're pinned down here!
00:35:55 llario, give me the M-16.
00:35:58 Give me the goddamn M-16!
00:36:17 l'll cover you.
00:36:20 Go!
00:36:22 l'll cover you!
00:36:24 Negative, ma'am!
00:36:25 Come back for me
00:36:28 - Karen, please!
00:36:31 Karen, please!
00:36:32 Go! Go!
00:37:02 Wait!
00:37:06 Wait!
00:37:12 Where's Walden?
00:37:14 She's dead!
00:37:28 No!
00:38:33 Monfriez said she would
00:38:38 Altameyer was too fucked up to say anything.
00:38:44 She was...
00:38:45 She was probably killed by small arms...
00:38:47 ..before the napalm ever hit.
00:38:52 Either way,...
00:38:53 ..she never could have
00:38:57 You think that matters?
00:39:06 No.
00:39:10 No.
00:39:11 Hmm.
00:39:30 l couldn't bear to send this.
00:39:32 Uh, l didn't even want to...
00:39:35 l didn't even want to touch it.
00:39:37 Uh...
00:39:53 Can you get it to her parents for me?
00:39:58 Can you...?
00:40:00 Please?
00:40:03 Yeah.
00:40:18 Uh, listen,
00:40:21 You got off the phone for me?
00:40:23 - You'll want me there for this.
00:40:25 Remember that stereo you told me not to buy
00:40:29 When does anyone ever have
00:40:33 Nat, just the man l wanted to see.
00:40:35 Uh, do you know Colonel Serling?
00:40:38 This is Tony Gartner
00:40:40 He was with the 9th in Vietnam.
00:40:42 Mr Gartner.
00:40:43 Colonel.
00:40:44 Take a seat, Nat.
00:40:46 He's following up
00:40:49 ..and it seems that he has a few questions
00:40:53 Let's give him every facility.
00:40:55 - l appreciate that.
00:40:58 l insist we be allowed to schedule
00:41:01 ..to the public regarding casualties.
00:41:04 Well, l wish l could accommodate you, sir,...
00:41:07 ..but, unfortunately, we'll be going with
00:41:13 ..of all radio communications that night.
00:41:18 So,...
00:41:20 ..l'd like you to listen...
00:41:22 ..and then comment for the record.
00:41:24 l can't comment for the record.
00:41:26 This is an ongoing investigation.
00:41:30 (Serling) First right! Turn to the right!
00:41:32 Sabre-6, this is Bobcat-5.
00:41:33 Enemy tangos!
00:41:36 (Boylar) Sabre-6, this is Cougar-6.
00:41:40 - l don't think any more of this...
00:41:43 (Serling) Liberty-6, this is Sabre-6.
00:41:46 Patella, find me a target.
00:41:48 - l think l got one, sir.
00:41:51 lt must be, sir. They're firing at us.
00:41:53 Loader!
00:41:54 Up, sir!
00:41:55 Fire!
00:41:56 On the way!
00:41:57 - Target! We got that sucker!
00:41:59 Sabre-6, we just lost Cougar-6.
00:42:03 Roger that, sir. We got him.
00:42:04 - You just lit up a friendly.
00:42:07 - You just lit up a friendly, goddamn it!
00:42:10 Cougar-6 was one of your own Abrams,
00:42:17 Yes, that's correct.
00:42:21 Sabre-6, Nat, what's happening?
00:42:24 (Serling) Patella, was that one of our tanks?
00:42:26 They fired.
00:42:27 At us or at the T-72s?
00:42:29 l don't know.
00:42:30 - At us or at the T-72s, Patella?
00:42:33 - Colonel Serling, report status now.
00:42:36 They have range on us!
00:42:37 All Sabre elements,
00:42:40 l say again,
00:42:42 Sabre-6, Nat, what's happening out there?
00:42:47 Load us up.
00:42:48 Patella, find me a target.
00:42:52 Patella, come on!
00:42:55 - Target!
00:42:57 - Lights on or off?
00:43:01 - Fire!
00:43:06 - Sir?
00:43:13 Colonel Serling, report status now!
00:43:15 Sabre-6, situation under control, General.
00:43:20 General, Colonel Serling's order
00:43:25 ..was that a standard response
00:43:30 At the critical moment,...
00:43:32 ..in spite of terrible losses,...
00:43:35 ..Colonel Serling didn't hesitate to act.
00:43:38 Ordering those tanks
00:43:40 ..saved the lives
00:43:43 Heroic acts arise...
00:43:46 ..out of desperate circumstances.
00:43:48 l have no trouble at all
00:43:53 Like Captain Karen Walden.
00:43:55 Did you know, Mr Gartner, for the first time
00:43:58 ..for the Medal of Honour
00:44:01 And, um,...
00:44:03 ..Colonel Serling...
00:44:05 ..is just finishing up the inquiry.
00:44:08 How's that going, Nat?
00:44:17 l think, uh,...
00:44:21 ..in order to honour
00:44:26 ..we have to tell the truth, General,...
00:44:29 ..about what happened over there.
00:44:34 The whole, hard,...
00:44:37 ..cold truth.
00:44:40 And until we do that, uh,...
00:44:43 ..we dishonour her...
00:44:47 ..and every soldier who died,...
00:44:49 ..who gave their life for their country.
00:45:13 My full report, General.
00:45:20 Few of us are given the opportunity,...
00:45:23 ..even fewer the courage,...
00:45:26 ..to sacrifice ourselves
00:45:31 ln daily life, even as in battle,...
00:45:34 ..each one of us is mysteriously
00:45:40 And yet,...
00:45:42 ..it is only in death
00:45:46 ..is finally tested and proven.
00:45:50 And who among us really knows...
00:45:53 ..how he might respond
00:46:27 (man) l guess we've been expecting you.
00:46:30 Ahem. First of all, let me, um...
00:46:34 Let me just say that, uh,...
00:46:36 ..there was nothing that, uh,...
00:46:40 ..Tom and l wouldn't do for each other.
00:46:43 Nothing.
00:46:45 He was a good soldier.
00:46:47 He was like a brother to me.
00:46:51 That night, uh, 25 February...
00:46:56 ..there were enemy tanks in our lines.
00:47:02 We thought...
00:47:07 l... l thought that, uh,...
00:47:10 ..Tom's tank was an enemy tank.
00:47:17 And, uh,...
00:47:25 ..l gave the order to fire.
00:47:32 God help me.
00:47:34 l, um...
00:47:38 Yeah, l killed him.
00:47:45 As for the funeral,...
00:47:49 ..the lies the Army told...
00:47:54 ..and the lies that l told...
00:47:59 ..to you, l can only...
00:48:04 ..beg for your forgiveness.
00:48:12 As far as the...
00:48:16 As far as that night, um,...
00:48:20 ..l guess there's no way that, uh,...
00:48:22 ..l can even begin to ask you to forgive me.
00:48:27 l know that,...
00:48:29 ..but it's a burden
00:48:34 Thank you, sir.
00:49:03 Mr President.
00:49:09 (engines roaring)
00:49:34 (Karen) Dear Mom and Dad,...
00:49:35 ..well, this is it - the big push.
00:49:39 Looks like it's gonna really happen.
00:49:42 And l'm afraid,...
00:49:43 ..not of being hurt or killed,...
00:49:45 ..well, kind of, but not much.
00:49:49 My only regret will be
00:49:53 ..and that l'll never see Anne Marie grow up.
00:49:55 But l know she's in good hands, the best.
00:49:58 What l'm really afraid of is that
00:50:03 These people depend on me.
00:50:07 l just can't fail 'em.
00:50:39 Now, l know if you get this letter...
00:50:41 ..it means l'm dead.
00:50:43 l only hope that l've made you proud,...
00:50:45 ..that l did my job,...
00:50:47 ..and l didn't let down my country,...
00:50:49 ..my crew, my fellow soldiers.
00:50:52 l love you guys.
00:50:53 Never stop telling Anne Marie
00:50:57 Your daughter, Karen.
00:51:27 You got it? All right.
00:52:11 (sighs)
00:52:42 (helicopter)
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