Location:5 km West of Base Camp
Time: 0525 20 July 2000
<Over the radio everyone hears "This is Rattler 2 (SSG Martinez), I hear an unknown vehicle coming hard
down the road, it'll be here within a minute!">
SSG Martinez flips off the safety of the Mk 19 and aims down the road, waiting for the vehicle to appear. SSG Martinez
gets a clear view of the vehicle at a range of about 400 meters. "sh*t! BRDM!" Screams SSG Martinez into
the radio. He calms down a bit then radios "Rattler 1 this Rattler 2, permission to engage? over"