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Message: <blockquote data-quote="The Shaman" data-source="post: 1989939" data-attributes="member: 26473">Sgt. Duval looks up from his conversation with Cpl. Lavareaux. “Go ahead, but make it quick. We’re moving out,” he tells Vidal.The jumpmaster approaches the assembled legionnaires, pulling a map from the pocket of his smock. “Okay, gather around.” He kneels down and lays out the map on the sand. “The LZ is here, between these two oueds. The objective for this exercise was to move southeast along the oueds to the east of our position and take the crossroad here (marked “O” on the map) That’s the direction the rest of the company is moving.“According to the prisoner, there was an ALN unit to the east of the LZ when the company landed yesterday. He was supposed to scout this area for supplies then catch up with his unit in these hills to the south of us. That puts the fells between us and the rest of the company.”The sergent-chef taps the map. “Northwest of us is the village of Boussemghoun, about 18km from out position up this oued to the west of the LZ. The oued is tough going, very steep and narrow – perfect for an ambush.” Duval looks around. “A couple of guys rolling rocks down on us could probably take the whole section. In any event we have no troops in Boussemghoun other than gendarmerie. The closest combat units are two battalions of infantry at Ain Sefra about 60km west, and there is no direct route through the mountains from there to here.”His finger moves across the map to the east. “Here’s the village of El Abiodh. The transport company that’s assigned to pick us up at the end of the exercise is supposed to be staged there. We’re going to move east toward that village.” Duval picks up the map and begins stuffing it into his pocket.“You should be aware that we’ve had no contact with Trident – capitaine Villiers and the rest of the company – since we landed. That’s not completely unexpected due to the topography and we haven’t reached the assigned listening hour yet. However, there are an unknown number of fellaghas that may be following them.” Duval pauses a moment. “Or may have already found them. We’ve got about an hour to march before we’ll be able to reach anyone on the radio. We’ll have a better idea of the situation at that time.”Duval stands up and looks at the legionnaires. “By now you’ve figured out that this is not a normal part of this exercise. We’ve run this training operation at this location due to the absence of ALN activity. Clearly that’s changed.” He nods his head in the direction of the prisoner. “That man is a Kabyle, not an Arab. He’s from the mountains around Sétif, about five hundred kilometers from here. He’s also a former tirialleur who fought for France in 1940. These men were armed with military weapons – that Mauser wasn't stolen from a police station, which means it probaby came across the border. This is intelligence we need to get back to division.“Our mission is to evade and report – if possible we’ll determine the status of Trident, but our first priority is to stay alive. Your training ended when you stepped out of the door this morning. Any questions?”</blockquote>

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