American Sniper - Boekje Pienter

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Man Down
“WHAT THE HELL”
One very hot summer day we took a small apartment building with a
good view of one of the major east-west roads through the center of
Ramadi. It was four stories high, the staircase lined with windows, the
roof open and with a good view of the area. It was a clear day.
Ryan was joking with me as we went in. He was cracking me
up—he always made me laugh, made me relax. Smiling, I posted him
to watch the road. Our troops were working on a side street on the
other side of the roof, and I figured that if the insurgents were going to
launch an ambush or try and attack us, they would come down that
road. Meanwhile, I watched the team on the ground. The assault
began smoothly, with the soldiers taking first one house and then another.
They moved quickly, without a snag.