Location: Near the Road - 100 meters South of the Captured Duece

Time: 0545 20 July 2000

<SGT Holland turns to his companion and tells him to hold tight. He then pulls back into the woodline and heads west towards the battlesite. It's easy to locate the battlesite, as there is a large column of thick black smoke rising from it. After several minutes, you catch a glimpse of someone about 50 meters away, who quickly drops out of sight.>

SGT Holland drops to the ground, trying to become one with it. Not sure, if the individual is Russian or American, he slithers behind the nearest good sized tree.

Location: Near the Road - 50 meters South of the Captured Duece

Time: 0545 20 July 2000

<SSG Cutter catches movement in the woods, and quickly drops to the ground. He figures it has to be human, as the stench of death would keep most animals away. He catches the attention of CPT Wolfe and makes few quick hand signals to him.>

SSG Cutter waits for CPT Wolfe to take cover, and then shouts "COME OUT WITH YOUR HANDS UP!!!"

Location: 500 meters Northwest of the captured Duece

Time: 0545 20 July 2000

<SGM Stewart checks for a pulse, and finds that the soldier is still alive, though unconscious. SGM Stewart administers first aid>

SGM Stewart takes cover facing the direction the soldier came from while waiting for him to come to. Keeping an eye out, SGM Stewart examines the ID card that he acquired. It seems that the soldier is a Junior Noncomm.

Location: The village of Ladek Stary (15 km West of the Captured Duece)

Time: 0535 20 July 2000

<SGT VanClete turns to the young man, you turns to Josef. Josef then speaks to the young man, obviously translating. The young man then turns to SGT VanClete and speaks to him, obviously translating.>

Lee looks dumbfounded for a moment. He scratches his head and looks at
VanClete. "Hmmm, don't tell me you don't speak any English. This is going to be interesting. Habla Espanol?"

Lee then looks to Josef. "Well, I guess we can wait for the scouts to return. Maybe you could show me around town? What kind of defenses do you have? I'm not much of an infantry grunt, but I do know how to shoot a rifle." he pauses "And tell me something about VanClete. How long has he been here? Was he alone?"

Josef says "come with me, I shall show you our meager defenses and see what we can do about a better weapon for you." Josef takes you outside and points out several buildings. He points out the location of the 3 medium stills, the small machine shop, the community supply bunker, and the armory. Josef points out the town walls to the north and east, which upon closer examination are nothing more than a low mound of dirt taken from the anti-tank ditches that are just outside of the walls. The south and west sides of the village are enclosed by small hedgerows. The southern end of the village shows major battle damage. Upon examination of the hedgerows, you notice fighting positions dug every 10 or 15 meters. Every 50 meters or so there are machine gun positions. You notice lookouts posted at various positions, as well as roving sentries. There are single entrances to the North and East, both with improved positions.

While Josef is pointing out these different locations, he tells you that VanClete has been in the village for about 2 days. He also tells you that VanClete was found alone, and was very edgy. It had taken more than a day for him to say anything to anyone. He refused to relinquish his weapon, or let anyone get near him. He also says that if you want to know something specific, let him know and he'll see what he can find out.

The quick tour (about 15 minutes) ends at the building that Josef indicated was the armory. Josef says that the village has very little, and nothing automatic. He points out several weapons that he is willing to trade for your pistol, on the condition that you stick around for at least a week. The weapons are as follows: A bolt action hunting rifle (8mm Mauser), a lever action rifle (.30-30), and a pump 12 guage shotgun. Josef then asks what you would like to trade for, or if you have a different offer.