Lone Survivor_ The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10 ( PDFDrive )

Danny couldn’t speak now, but he wouldn’t give in. He propped himself up
against a rock for cover and opened fire again at the Taliban, signaling he might
need a new magazine as his very lifeblood poured out of him. I just stood there
for a moment, helplessly, fighting back my tears, witnessing a brand of valor I
had never before been privileged to see. What a guy. What a friend.
Murph called out to me, “The only way’s down, kid,” as if I didn’t know. I
called back, “Roger that, sir.”
I knew he meant the village, and it was true. That was our chance. If we
could grab one of those houses and make a stand, we would be hard to dislodge.
Four SEALs firing from solid cover will usually get the job done. All we needed
to do was coax the Taliban down there. Although if things didn’t get a whole lot
better in the next few minutes, we might not make it ourselves.