This is 26. Roger that. Moving there now.
Move out!
Captain Steele. Captain Steele, come in.
Go ahead, 25. This is 64.
We got two wounded and we got both the pilots dead in the chopper!
We need a medivac over here now!
25 is telling me it's too hot to land a bird. You gotta secure the perimeter first. Over.
Where are the humvees?
Be advised, 25, the convoy will be there.
They're encountering a lot of resistance. 64 out.
- Get the 50 up! - You should see the crash directly ahead.
All I see is a roadblock!
All right, I'll have to figure out another way.
Give me a defensive perimeter so we can load the wounded.
Fire your weapon, Othic!
Tell my girls I'll be okay.
Othic!
Medic!
Hoo-ah!
Medic! Medic!
Joyce! Joyce! Come on, help me pick him up!
Get us off this fucking street! Where's the crash site? Say again.
Keep going straight 200 meters.
Roger that.
Let's go!
Let's go, God damn it, let's go!
Hey, Twombles. Come here.
The humvees ain't coming back, dude.
What?
Were we supposed to go to them?
I thought they were supposed to come to us.
Shit.
- I think we're supposed to go to them. - Shit.
Okay, let's go to the crash site.
Okay.
Just don't fire that thing so close to my head. I can barely hear as it is.
Okay, move out.
Shit! Get down!
What did I just tell you? I swear to God if you do that again...
Shut up!
You okay? Nelson.
You all right?
What?
Search and rescue bird on station inserting medics.
Go!
Go, go!
Son of a bitch. C-2, this is 68. We've been hit.
Super 68, there is smoke coming from the top of your rotor.
- Advise you to come out now. - Roger.
Dropping last man.
Art, I've got skinnies with RPGs at 12 o'clock. Can you see them?
Got them. Give me 90 degrees left.
68 coming out.
Super 68 is out. Over.
Hey, Wilkie, what's the situation in there?
Both pilots are dead.
25, we can't move these guys, Matty.
We'll kill them just carrying them.
- Stabilize in here? - Roger.
Stabilize in the bird. Repeat: Stabilize in here. Over.
Understood, Wilkie. We got you covered. Over.
Super 64, come inbound and take Wolcott's position.
Roger. 64 is inbound.
Super 64, you all right?
This is Super 64. We're good.
You sure? You look like you got clipped pretty good.
Instrument panels are okay.
No, we're good. Got a slight vibration in the pedals, but we're good.
All right, put her down on the airfield, 64. Have it checked out just to be safe.
Roger.
I'm getting a lot of movement in these pedals. Check the systems again.
We lost the tail rotor! It's gone!
64 is going down!
64 is going in hard.
64 going down.
We're going down.
Get Struecker's column back out there.
They need to get to Durant's crash site fast.
- Got another bird down. - I want them out of there.
All of them.
Super 64 is out.
What?
They talking about another Hawk?
Captain Steele, we got to move or we're gonna get pinned down!
We're moving just as fast as we can.
You let me do my job and you do yours. Over.
- Fuck! Fuck! - Ruiz, stay down.
- I fucking knew... - Medic.
Fuck this! Captain Steele, I'll take out the threat in the window.
We'll rally point the gray building. Coming through, Captain.
Sarg'nt!
All right, let's move!
- Let's move! Now! - Move! Move!
Cover me!
- Let's go, let's move! - Moving out.
Friendly!
Friendlies coming through!
Let's go, let's go! Move up!
Come on, come on!
Come on!
Move up! Go! Move up!
What the fuck are you doing out there?
I'm doing my job! Now we got to get to that crash site!
We got to get out on that street, and we got to move!
And you have got to keep up, sir!
Don't you ever give me orders, Sergeant.
We are combat ineffective, you understand me?
We got too many dang wounded to move!
Then give me some of your shooters and I'll circle us to the bird.
Grimes! You're with Chalk Four?
Yes, sir!
All right, hook up with Delta! Rejoin with Sergeant Eversmann.
The rest of you men, secure this position!
Treat the wounded, we'll wait for the convoy!
Then we'll rally at the crash site. Roger!
Come on, guys, let's go!
C- 2, I have two Delta snipers, Shughart and Gordon...
volunteering to secure crash site two. Over.
No, Super 62, negative that request. Can't risk another bird.
We don't see anything moving down there now, we don't even know if anyone's alive.
A ground team is being organized to go in now.
ETA on ground team? Over.
Unknown, not long.
Do what you can from the air.
All right, gather around!
Durant's 64 is down. We're going back in to get him!
That's crazy. Is there anyone alive on that?
Doesn't matter, no one gets left behind. You know that.
- We're wasting time here. - All right.
Refit and max out ammo and grenades, you got five!
Sizemore, where the hell do you think you're going?
- With you guys. - Not with that cast on you're not.
All right, all right, all right. Go get your k-pot.
Talk to me.
I can't go back out there.
Thomas, everyone feels the same way you do. All right?
It's what you do right now that makes a difference.
It's your call.
Hoo-ah?
Hoo-ah.
It'll probably help to wash the blood out of the humvees.
Sergeant Struecker!
Sergeant Struecker! Can I go, Sarge?
- You got some ammo? - Roger that, Sarge!
Hop in!
Wait!
Let's go, Thomas. Get in!
Nelson, Twombly, come in. This is Galentine.
We need to position the convoy. Over.
Nelson, Twombly, come in. This is Galentine. Over.
What?
- You said something. What? - What?
Fine.
I can't raise him, Sergeant, I can't raise him.
Sergeant, let's get the fuck out of here and evac.
- Let's move out. - All right!
Back to the stronghold!
Come on.
Which way?
- That way, I think! - Not so fucking loud.
Nice donkey.
Rangers?
Who?
It's Yurek! You fucking assholes!
Fuck!
Dude, we almost fucking killed you!
- Come to us! - Fuck you, come to me.
Sorry, Sarge!
Dude, where the fuck have you been?
Never mind, you brought NOD, right?
No, I didn't bring it, and you want to know why?
Because you said: "You're not gonna need that, dude, we'll be back in a half-hour."
No, I wasn't saying it to you.
Nelson, cover this way.
Man, we're gonna need night vision.
What's the matter with you?
Oh, he's deaf. It's my fault.
- We need to get out of here! - That way.
We can't be far from the crash. Which way?
I thought you might know.
Let's move out.
Ground forces have occupied several buildings along Marehan Road...
but they're all spread out.
Eversmann's Chalk Four has set up a perimeter around Wolcott's crash site here.
DiTomasso is in the adjacent structure.
Captain Steele and about 40 men, Rangers, are here, a couple blocks away.
They're banged up pretty bad.
He set up a casualty collection point, I don't think they're gonna be able to move.
Sergeant Sanderson and a small Delta team...
are moving from Steele's position to the crash site as we speak.
Draw off fire!
When this asshole stops to reload, cover me!
- Go! - Sir.
Again!
Loading!
Keep going! Keep going!
I'm jammed!
I got it!
No, shit!
RPG!
You all right? You okay?
Yeah. I can hear bells ringing.
Come on! Come on!
Go!
There's a crowd advancing six, seven blocks from the crash.
Shughart and Gordon again request permission...
to secure until convoy arrives. Over.
General, crowds are in the hundreds now.
From where they are, they can see things clearer than any of us.
They know what they're asking.
Let me talk to them.
This is Garrison.
I want to make sure that y'all understand what you're asking for...
so say it out loud and clear.
We're asking to go in and set up a perimeter until ground support arrives.
And you realize that I cannot tell you when that might be, it could take a while.
- Roger that. - You still want to go in there?
Yes, sir.
- Colonel Harrell? - Yes, General?
It's your call.
Roger that.
Goffena, put them in.
Motherfucker. Motherfucker.
RPG!
Set up your perimeter!
There's a fucking rocket in him, sir!
Othic, calm down, goddamn it! There's live ordnance, now get out!
Son of a bitch.
All right, lift him up! Lift him up! Easy, easy!
All right, get him in there! Good, good! Easy, easy!
Get in that truck and drive.
- But I'm shot, Colonel. - Everybody's shot.
We need the prisoners! Let's go!
Surveillance says to take Hawlwadig, then go straight.
McKnight, we need you to turn around and head back to Hawlwadig.
You're shitting me! We just came through there!
There's gotta be a better route!
That's the info I'm getting from JOC, you need to turn around and head back.
Roger that. Roger that.
I cannot believe this shit! Turn us around, Maddox.
They're trying to get us all fucking killed, aren't they, sir?
Just get it over with! Drive!
God damn!
Get us out of here, God damn it, drive!
Keep your foot on the gas!
Fuck!
Shit.
C- 2, Shughart and Gordon are on the deck. Over.
Roger.
Friendlies!
God, it's good to see you!
It's good to see you. How bad?
My leg's broken and my back feels kind of weird.
We've got to get you out of here, buddy.
I'm pulling him out! Cover!
Wait, I...
I'm putting you down.
C-2, we're at the 64 crash site, securing perimeter.
Roger that.
- You all right? - Yeah, I'm good.
You're locked and loaded.
Any skinnies come around these corners, you watch our backs.
- Where's the rescue squad? - We're it.
C-2, you keep talking about the convoy.
I'd like to know where in hell it is. Over.
The perimeter has to be tighter for the convoy.
You're too far from the crash.
Stay spread out like that and you're all liable to be overrun.
All right, stop, stop, Maddox. Stop.
Son of a bitch.
Romeo 64, we're right back where we started.
I'm running low on ammo, I got many wounded including me...
vehicles that are barely running.
Okay, Danny, I need a no-b.s. Assessment here.
Can you get to the crash site?
Colonel, I can't see shit.
Negative.
With the amount of wounded we have, we'd do more harm than good.
We need to come back to base, rearm and regroup and then we can go back out.
Roger.
C-2, bring them back. Get them out of there.
Roger. Return to base.
We're going home!
Let's go. Left.
Roger that. Understand. Convoy returning to base.
- What's up? - They're sending them back.
The convoy's headed back to base camp.
Oh, now that makes sense, don't it?
We need to exfil the wounded now and get the hell out of here before it's too late!
If Colonel McKnight went back to base, then he had a good reason.
It changes nothing.
All right, listen up.
We're going to hold the perimeter and we're going to hold the strongpoint.
- Hoo-ah? - Hoo-ah.
Conserve your ammo. Only shoot at what you can hit.
The convoy is going to come.
We're going to get home.
Loading!
Randy, I need a pistol mag!
Loading!
Randy, last mag!
Gordy!
Fuck!
Gordy is gone, man. I'll be outside.
Good luck.
We need the 10th Mountain in there. Everything they got.
Pakistanis, Malays, I want their tanks and APCs.
They don't know we've gone in.
Look, we have stirred up the hornet's nest here. We're fighting the entire city.
I want every vehicle possible that's got 4 wheels and armor. Get it. Get everything.
Now, once they've assembled, we're gonna move our men out of the hostile area...
and back to the Pakistani Stadium, the safe zone.
- Now, let's go. - Roger that, boss.
On your knees! Get down! Get down!
Stay with me. You just got a bullet in the leg.
See where those tires are burning? All that black smoke?
Roger. I can see it, but I can't get there. Over.
Go 100 meters past it. That's the crash.
Negative. You don't understand.
It's roadblock after roadblock. You have to find us another route. Over.
There ain't one. The only other route is all the way around the city.
Roger that.
Kilo 64, this is Kilo 11.
Request permission to move to crash site number two on foot. Over.
Green light, Kilo 11.
Stop the vehicle. Let me out.
- What? - Don't you hear that?
- Is it the convoy? - No. No, it's not the convoy.
After I'm finished with this, I'll whip you boys up some margaritas.
The usual. Blended, no salt.
This is Kilo 12. We've got to change our position. Over.
Eversmann, come in.
Eversmann.
- Roger, who is this? - Sanderson.
Do not... I say again, do not fire to the east. We are coming to you.
Understood.
DiTomasso and his men are on the southeast corner.
We need you on the northeast building.
Roger. We'll take it.
Watch out for skinnies. They're all over the rooftops.
They're in prayer but not for much longer.
Hold your fire to the east.
Eversmann? It's Yurek.
I got Nelson and Twombly with me.
We got the chopper in sight. Where are you?
We're on the southwest corner.
Where the hell have you been? Are you okay?
Yeah.
Hold your fire. We're coming in.
We got to go.
Shawn! Shawn, listen! Sergeant Yurek's going to run first.
When he gets across the street...
he's gonna turn around and he's gonna cover you as you run.
Listen closely. When you get there...
you're gonna turn around and you're gonna cover me, okay?
You're not gonna just run to Eversmann's position.
You're gonna stop, you're gonna turn around and you are gonna cover me.
It's important you understand that.
Okay, you ready?
Yeah, I guess.
- Don't forget. - What?
Don't forget.
I got them in my sight, Sarg'nt. They're coming up on the west gate.
I see them.
Let's move out.
Can you cover us, Sergeant?
We got you.
Nelson!
Fuck!
Twombly!
Smith! No!
You all right?
Get it off of me!
Get it off!
Come on, man. Come on.
Doc! Need some help with Smith here!
My leg! My leg!
Come on, Jamie, I got you!
Up, one, two, three.
- You're all right. - I need pressure on this wound.
My right thigh!
Pressure, yeah.
- Are my balls okay? - You still have your balls.
I need more men in here.
Twombly! Nelson!
- Put him down. - Oh, man, that really...
I need that chair.
- It really hurts! - Direct pressure on that.
It's okay, it's okay.
- Let me see it! - All right.
All right, let me get a look at that.
Oh, shit!
Oh, fuck!
- What the fuck was that? - It's all right.
Hold that down. I need a medivac now.
Fuck. Galentine!
It's all right.
Galentine! Get me Captain Steele!
- Sarg'nt Ruiz, how you doing? - Juliet 64, come in. Over.
They're not going to come and get us. They're not going to come for us.
I need you to suck it up, Sarg'nt. I need you to focus for me.
- All right? Can you do that? - Juliet 64, come in. Over.
Now, can you hold your weapon?
Yes, sir.
Anybody comes through that door...
you give him two in the chest and one in the head.
- You understand? - I'm still in the fight, sir.
Captain Steele, I need a medivac in here now!
- Corporal Smith has been hit! - Hold on, 25.
Still in the fight.
Captain Steele, he's hurt pretty bad.
25, we got wounded, too. You're just gonna have to maintain your situation, over.
If he doesn't get to a hospital in a half-hour, he's in trouble!
C- 2, this is 64.
I'm requesting an immediate medivac...
for a critically wounded at Chalk Four's location. Over.
Command, Chalk Four is requesting medivac.
Can't risk it. It's still too hot.
Captain, we cannot send in medivac at this time. Sit tight. Over.
25, this is 64. It's a negative on the medivac. It's not possible.
JOC cannot risk another bird. You're just gonna have to hold on.
All right. I got him.
I want direct pressure on the wound.
It's going to be all right. It's going to be okay.
This is Kilo 11. I'm at the Durant crash site.
Roger that.
Crash site two secured.
Lieutenant Colonel Cribbs for you, sir.
Cribbs?
- Sir, they're still debating the route. - How long?
At least a couple of hours.
We haven't got that long, Joe.
Pakistani General says, since we didn't deign to inform him of the raid...
it's gonna take some time to mobilize the 10th Mountain and 100 vehicles.
You tell the general this:
I understand, but it is my duty to remind him...
that my men are surrounded by thousands of armed Somali militia.
It is imperative that we move them out of the hostile area and into the safe zone.
I need his help now.
Yes, sir.
Durant.
Michael Durant.
Yes.
You are the Ranger who kills my people?
I'm not a Ranger. I'm a pilot.
That's right.
None of you Americans smoke anymore.
You all live long, dull, uninteresting lives.
What do you want with me?
You have taken hostages.
We have you.
My government will never negotiate for me.
Then perhaps you and I can negotiate, huh?
Soldier to soldier.
I'm not in charge.
Of course not. You have the power to kill, but not negotiate.
In Somalia, killing is negotiation.
Do you really think if you get General Aidid...
we will simply put down our weapons...
and adopt American democracy?
That the killing will stop?
We know this: Without victory, there can be no peace.
There will always be killing, you see?
This is how things are in our world.
Mike Durant, we won't leave you behind.
You got to take over from me. Both hands.
It's the femoral artery, but I can't see it.
Which means that it's retracted up into the pelvis.
Which means that I have to find it and clamp it. The only way to stop the bleeding.
I got no more IVs.
So, I'm going to need you to assist. Okay?
Yeah, yeah.
Now listen, Jamie. I got to do something, it's going to hurt.
Okay?
I got to cause you more pain, but I have to do it to help you.
All right, you understand?
- Morphine. - I can't.
It'll lower your heart rate too far. I'm sorry.
Twombly, why don't you take his hands there?
I need you to hold the wound open, keep pressure on the top of the leg.
Yurek, you're gonna take the feet and a flashlight.
On my count.
All right, Jamie. All right.
One. Two.
Three.
Wait, wait. Okay. I feel it.
I feel the pulse.
I got it. I got it.
I got it, yeah. I got it.
- I got it. - You got it?
Clamp?
I got it clamped.
- Hold it. - Got it.
Here, grab it.
- It's tearing. - I got it.
- Doc, it's going back in! - Hold it!
It's tearing!
- Okay. Get out. Hold the wound. - Okay, I'm holding.
Move your hand.
What?
Fix it?
Yeah, yeah. We got it.
What the hell are you doing?
It's all in the grind, Sarg'nt. Can't be too fine, can't be too coarse.
Grimesy, you are squared away.
Sarg'nt, how would you like a nice hot cup of Joe?
Gold Coast blend.
Sit down. I want to take a look at that foot.
- No, it's not a problem. - Come on, come on.
- Where the hell did they find you? - Behind a desk.
No, really. What, you think I'm kidding?
- Is anybody hit? - We're good!
You all right?
Yeah!
Is everybody all right?
Yeah!
Incoming!
DiTomasso's hit! Pull him out!
Ranger here. This is Kilo 11.
This is Chalk Four. We're at the southeast corner of the crash site. Who's this? Over.
This is Hoot. I'm coming in with three friendlies.
I need some cover and fire. Over.
Roger that, Kilo 11. Hold your fire! Deltas coming in.
Hold your fire! Hold your fire!
Ground personnel will have to mark target positions with infrared strobes.
Get little birds on strafing runs and keep them going all night long.
If we don't hold back this city...
we'll have a 100 caskets to fill by morning.
Yes, sir.
Colonel Harrell, ground personnel at crash site one...
will have to mark the target with infrared strobes in preparation for air strike.
McKnight.
Between the 10th Mountain and U.N., we got enough personnel, okay?
Danny, you guys do not have to go back out again.
I can't die here, man.
You're not going to die, all right? You're not going to die.
I'm sorry.
You don't have anything to be sorry for.
You saved Twombly. You did perfect.
You okay, Twombs?
Yeah, I'm okay, Jamie.
You did what you were trained to do.
You should be proud of that.
Be proud of that.
- Ev? - Yeah.
Do me a favor.
Yeah.
You tell my parents that I fought well today.
That I...
And that I fought hard.
You're going to tell them yourself, okay?
Do you hear me?
All right?
- Are the humvees here? - They're coming, Jamie.
They're coming.
You just got to hang in there a little bit.
- You hold on for just a little bit. - I can.
I can.
It's nothing.
- It's nothing. - It's nothing.
Nothing.
Oh, shit.
Hold the wound.
Doc.
It's okay.
What are you doing?
We need the ammo.
You did all you could here.
They should've sent a medivac.
Right now we'd be out there defending another crashed chopper.
More men would get torn up.
Maybe.
See, you're thinking. Don't.
Because, Sergeant, you can't control who gets hit or who doesn't.
Who falls out of a chopper or why.
It ain't up to you. It's just war.
Yeah, well, Smith's still dead.
If Blackburn wouldn't have fallen, none of this would have happened.
Should have or could have, it don't matter.
You'll get plenty of time to think about all that later. Believe me.
Sergeant, you got your men this far.
You did it right today.
You need to start thinking about getting these men out of here.
Well, shall we?
I need four guys in this corner now!
RPG!
This is Barber 52 in position for gun run.
Jesus Christ. Look at that.
This is 25! I can see you. You're right above me.
Eversmann, I can't tell who's who down there. Too much activity.
I'll mark the target with a strobe! Over.
Roger that.
You see it?
Nah, I can't see shit.
- I'm putting it on the roof. - You're going to need some help!
Cover me.
Okay, guys, we're going to lay down some cover fire for him on three!
Ready?
One.
Two.
Three. Go!
I got your position. I got the target. We're inbound and hot.
Y'all keep your heads down. We're coming back around.
Copy that, C-4.
C-2, this is 64. Where the hell is the convoy? We're getting fucked here. Over.
You're half a click from your location. Hang in there.
Shit!
C- 2, miniguns dry. Request permission to return to base. Rearm. Over.
Roger that. Second team inbound. Your station.
On your location, four minutes.
All right, they're here. Get the wounded ready to move.
Move! Move!
Lay down some cover fire!
I thought I heard a noise out here!
Get your men loaded up. We're getting the hell out of here.
Yes, sir.
25, this is 64. The rescue column has arrived.
Will be at your location in about 5 minutes.
Prepare your men for exfil, Sarg'nt.
Yeah, roger that, sir! Roger that!
Five minutes! The convoy is going to be here in five minutes!
I need a mag! Eversmann, I'm out!
Here! It's my last one!
The convoy is here!
Sergeant Eversmann. I heard you guys needed a lift!
Yes, sir!
Bring your wounded right over there and start loading them up!
Hey, I got you. I got you.
It's okay. I want to walk.
Yeah, I would, too. Let's go!
Move! Move!
We get the pilots' bodies out, and then we go to the stadium.
We're running out of room around here.
Just gonna have to cram into every possible space.
Okay, 10th Mountain provides security for armor, walks us out of the hot zone.
10th Mountain? No.
Sir, with respect, my Rangers can provide rear security.
We'll walk you out of the hot zone, then we'll jump on the last few vehicles.
Okay, let's get out of here.
Let's go.
- All right, you got him? - Yeah, come on.
Come on!
These things are fucking bullet magnets. Come on, let's go!
We go when I'm ordered to, soldier.
Careful.
Easy. Go easy.
Easy.
Colonel, what is going on down there?
They're dismantling the entire cockpit around the body.
How long is it going to take? I need an honest, no-shit assessment.
They can't say!
Danny...
no one gets left behind.
You understand me, son?
Yes, General.
You do what you have to do.
Roger.
- How much longer? - Forty-five minutes.
- We don't have 45 minutes. - What?
We don't have 45 minutes. Do you understand?
Okay.
- All right, come on. Bring him through. - I got him.
- Get all of his gear. Get the wounded out. - Got you, sir!
- Go! Move! - Got you!
Move out! Move out! Let's go!
Fuck!
Fire in the hole!
- Let's go! Move! - Let's go! Let's go!
- Open up the hatch! We got men back here! - No room here! Go on the roof!
What's going on?
- The roof? - I'm not getting on no fucking roof!
No, no, it's full.
We're running out. Keep moving. Use the vehicles as cover.
Move it! Let's go!
All right, hold it up. Hold it up.
- Move! - Go! Move!
Go!
Get down! Get down!
Get down, lady!
I'm out of ammo!
Sanderson, I'm out of ammo!
Don't you do it.
- What are you doing? - Don't you damn do it.
Kurth, let's go!
Easy. Easy.
Ah, shit.
Bullet missed your jugular by about three millimeters. Don't move.
Aim later. Go!
Go!
Hurry up, hurry up.
Hey, don't let that man crawl. Somebody help that man.
Help him.
Grimes, you did good.
Oh, shit!
Where are the baths, Major?
They're through there, Captain.
Ruiz.
Hey, Sarg'nt. Hey.
Captain.
Lorenzo. How you doing?
It went in and out, so the medic said I should be okay in a couple of days.
That's great news.
We're going after them?
You bet your ass we will. We got to regroup.
Don't go out without me.
Don't go back out there without me.
I can still do my job.
You get some rest now, okay?
Grimes.
Little short on coffee, but I got you some tea.
How you doing, soldier?
Can't feel a thing.
You're going back in?
There are still men out there.
God damn.
When I go home...
and people ask me:
"Hey, Hoot, why do you do it, man?
"Why? You some kind of war junkie?"
I won't say a goddamn word.
Why?
They won't understand.
They won't understand why we do it.
They won't understand it's about the men next to you.
And that's it.
That's all it is.
Hey, don't even think about it, all right? I'm better on my own.
Hey, we started a whole new week. It's Monday.
I was talking to Blackburn the other day...
and he asked me, "What changed? Why are we going home?"
And I said, "Nothing."
But that's not true, you know. I think everything's changed.
I know I've changed.
A friend of mine asked me before I got here...
It was when we were all shipping out.
He asked me:
"Why are you going to fight somebody else's war?
"What, do y'all think you're heroes?"
I didn't know what to say at the time...
but if he asked me again, I'd say no.
I'd say there's no way in hell.
Nobody asks to be a hero.
It just sometimes turns out that way.
I'm gonna talk to your ma and pa when I get home, okay?
My love, you are strong and you will do well in life.
I love you and my children deeply.
Today and tomorrow, let each day grow and grow.
Keep smiling and never give up, even when things get you down.
So, in closing, my love...
tonight, tuck my children in bed warmly.
Tell them I love them. Then hug them for me...
and give them both a kiss good night for Daddy.