The following events are taken from the journal of ARC-77 (Captain Fordo) before, during, and after the battle of Coruscant.
Called from over a galaxy away I had no idea what was about to happen. The things I would face. Then the starship I was placed on (A republic cruiser by the name of the Star of Ident) would come out of hyperspace. When we exited the lightspeed fast mode that we were in I could not believe what I saw. The amount of Republic and Separatists surrounding the planet was astounding. I had seen many ships before in one place. But never this many.
The crew of my ship consisted of 2 regular clones, 2 pilots, 3 ARF troopers, and another ARC class trooper. We knew we were jumping feet first into hell. The alarm blared. We had never faced a situation this serious. Even when I had fought on Hypori against the dreaded General Grievous three years prior, I felt safer than I did now. No time for these thoughts though. My thoughts wavered to my primary objective. Get to the surface of Coruscant and save as many civilians as possible.
"Fordo, come on!" yelled one of my comrades. We huddled into an escape pod. "Listen up" the pilot yelled. "Once you get down there that is the point of no return. I can't help you anymore. Good Luck." Thanks I said back with a rocket launcher and a DC-15 blaster rifle in hand. The escape pod dropped and we made our way down. The men were terrified.
So was I.