Family and war

Rosie took a look at the people in the room, Delinda had insisted have family dinner and Rosie was invited, Ed insists that she was part of the family. They were the Deline family, Delinda, Jillian and Big Ed. The first time it happens Rose felt weird, having dinner with them without Danny been there especially when Delinda was Danny ex-girlfriend slash friend. It was weird sit at the same table with her.

Then there was Mary and Luis, tow had been there from the start they were a best friend when they were kids they did everything together. Rosie and Danny had been living next door to each other, she was two years older than him, she got the boy into all kind of trouble. Then when Danny was two Mary came into they live the first day at daycare, three months later the twofold became three. The first year of school that was where Danny meet Luis, the two hit it off, Luis became the new guy in the group, Luis was Danny first male friend. It wasn't often that Danny would let anyone into his in the cycle.

Then when Rosie was five, the first loss of many to come starting with her mother, Lt Catherine Finn was with navy intelligence, she was killed in action when there was some kind of explanation on board the USS Hamilton. All she knows is that cabin fever had hit a sailor and he had blown the ship's mess hall killing 15 navies personnel and injury many.

Tow years later Mrs. McCoy lost her battle with cancer and Danny lost his mother, he did not take it well, either did his father.

McCoy throw himself into work and Danny got left behind, that the year Danny meet Rosie's grandfather captain Stephen Harper, grandpa had entertainment them with war stories all weekend. Rosie had seen the military bug take hold of Danny that weekend. She never said anything to Danny but she was only who wasn't shocked by his announcement about join Marine years later.

Mr. McCoy, he had not taken the news of Danny's recall every well, between Mary, Ed and Rosie the man had always had someone with him for lunch and dinner that first few days. It had taken few days to settle down into a routine but now it feels like it was back to business, thrown himself into work almost 24, 7.

The then two girls Sam and Nessa, Nessa was had grown up with Delinda with Deline family. Ed and Jillian took her in has their own after Mr. Holt was killed working a mission for the CIA, Mr. Holt was a single father to a six-year-old Nessa.

Then there was Samantha Jane or Sam has everyone calls her, the girl ran away from home when he was fourteen-year-old. She was living in the streets when Gardy found her when she was seventeen she was living with him until he was killed by Wesley his handle man. When she testified against Wesley she was placed in witness's protection program, she did not come back to Las Vegas for over ten years, she just drifts from one place to other never really had a family until a year ago when she came here to the Montecito thinking she only stay for three months but it's been a year. She unpacked her bags and made friends even from a sister-brother bond with Danny. Then there was Mike, he looks good in a suit, he was now working in security Ed need the help' Rosie been helped out on her days off.

Rosie had been uncovering at the Montecito, playing the part of a high roller to catch a big fish, Joe Biden, Joe was the head of Biden clan a mob family out of New York City. Biden has been tied to Seven murders of Seven NYPD officers. They were burned alive when were found with they found with their badges stuff in terms mouths.

Leo had blown her cover in seconds, she couldn't forgive him. But the guy had been so nice about it that she could hate him. However, she knew that her best friend who hate the guy and that just what she told Ed.

If fact they had a good laugh about it in his office after Biden was behind bars. She could see that the old man missed Danny before Leo came along there been the new guy in security that first week either Mike hate the guy or she did or Ed did. The thing about Leo is he is the complete opposite of Danny.

She had asked Mike "if it comes down Leo or Danny who would ye pick?"

Mike had look at her like she just asked the dumbest question, he had said "Danny hands down every time he is my boy"

She laughed saying "hear I through that he was mine" she joked with him.

The last person on the table was Mitch, he kept to himself at work his aunt who was he was close to had come to see him last two days and he had taken two days off and Rosie had help out covered for him. It was different to SWAT, but it was fun in the surveillance room with Leo and Mike too. However, been there made her miss Danny that much more. She took the beer bottle in hand left it to say "to Ohana". That was what they had become over the course of the year.

Yelling bring her back to the present where herself standing in line at mess hall for some food she could hear yelling from old Marine a Sargent look of his uniform "You Delta boys are a bunch of undisciplined cowboys." Shouted at Specialist.

Specialist replied "Let me tell you something, Sargent. When we get on a five-yard line, you're going to need my Rangers. Y'all better learn to be team players. We're done here."

Sargent look at the Specialist gun and said "You say this is your safety? Well, this is my boot, son. And it will fit up your ass with the proper amount of force." Few giggle were heard from the line.

The specialist said "See, what you guys fail to realize is the sergeant is a bit of an idealist. He believes in this mission down to his bones. Don't you, Sergeant?"

Sergeant said "Look, these people, they have no jobs, no food, no education, no future. I just figure that I mean, we have two things that we can do. We can help…"

Specialist finished for him "or we can sit back and watch the country destroy itself on CNN. Right?"

Then right here one of the Rangers fall to the ground and the hold team is there. 1st Lt said "No, no, stay back. He's having a seizure."

The specialist said, "Put something in his mouth."

1st Lt said "John, it's okay. John, it's okay. It's okay. Well, he'll be fine."

The specialist said "But not in this army. He's out of the game. He's epileptic, going home."

This was something to write back home to only Rosie don't have anyone back home to write to, there was no one wait for her to get home Danny was somewhere out there in the heat, hot sun in this stand infested hell hole.

The day was Slow she did two dozen run to and from the front line. 38 injured personal some will get their ass back out there in few days after been patch up but others had lost a limb they would go home, but she knew some of this guy would be back working behind the scenes while boots on the group took care of business.

She barely finished her male when her XO said she needed to make another run, this time, the exit of Marine group Daykundi Province, Jawuz. That was all mounts area with open space in the air there would be sitting ducks for any Al Qaeda in the area, all it would take is one RPG to the tail. She knew the danger when she signed up, she knew that her bird could be shot to hell long with her inside, it was a chance she took each time she goes up.

She got her co-pilot with one gunman on board the SH-60B Seahawk took off, she told them "pick up, a group of five Marines from Daykundi Province, Jawuz. They got they hand on some Intel from outpost they hit, this going to fun"

PO their gunman said "ma'am your idea of fun is shooting you way out of a foxhole, I would like to get back home alive see my first born"

Her co-pilot who had toured with her before laughed at the young Navy personnel. Tell him "relax son she knows what she doing right commander?"

She smiled saying "Let's go get our boys"

The trip to the area was quiet, get in radio message from the ground "North of orange smoke, be advice there are hostile in the area"

Rosie said "keep your eyes out," she told her friends onboard.

Just as they take the bird down for the pickup there is gun fire the Seahawk take fire and Rosie has no choice but to take the bird up once more. They could hear a voice come from the radio from the boys on the ground.

"they leave us, come back" a young voice yelled...

"get hold of yourself Marine" season Marine told the youngster.

"they can't land if the bird gets hit then we all dead" She knew that voice every well there was no mistake it. It was Danny, her Danny was down there being shot at.

She was not going to leave them there but as long as this Machine Gun were in play there were sitting ducks. Lt Rosie's co-pilot Luke Dunn order the men on the ground to stay put. The boots could hear the pilot from the open line.

They try again, this time, closer to the cover where the boys are hiding, but again they take fire and the pilot had to take the bird back up to safer air.

PO said "we can't take another hit like that"

They hear a female voice "God damn, that it, PO there an RPG under the seat blow that fucker out of the ground"

PO voice comes through the airwave again "yes ma'am"

They watch has part of the mount was shot with a rocket, dust, and dirt when flying up into the air and the bird come down for the pickup. "some old Finn still blowing up the assholes" Danny said

Finn smiled replied "good to hear ye voice McCoy" Once the marines were all onboard they were on the way to base. One at the base Danny and Rosie talked she had messages news for him from back home.

"got few updates from back home for ye," she said

"yeah, let have them then," he said

"Jillian worried about Ed and Delinda, well she going through a guy like a baby goes through diapers, Ed he not taking it well the fact you're here and not there. Mike is in security now, he's not too happy with the pay cut but it big promotion. He got the bug now there no way he goes back to been a valet. The first week ye were gone Ed hired and fired seven guys and me sorry to says Glenn got shot the bullet is lodged in his spine, the doc is leave in there it to dangers to operate on." she told him.

Danny cut her off by asking "he not coming back?"

She said, "no he not coming back, Mitch's aunt she got cancer, Doc gives her ten months"

Danny said, "shit poor Mitch, she the only one in the family that stood by him after he legs were blown by IED his first tour he was only nineteen-year-old. How are the girls?" She smiled she knew that what he meant to ask was How is Mary?

Finn took a sip of her coffee or what passed for coffee in the mess hall. She said, "Sam is Sam, you know she little she-devil, she hit Gunther's assistant with frying pan when he tried to kiss her" that makes Danny laugh something he has not done for a while now.

Finn told him "I was undercover at hotel try hunt a fish out of NYC, he was staying at the Montecito Joke a new he blows my cover almost got Nessa shot Ed well he broke the nose and fired his ass. He only lasted an hour."

Danny said "yeah, Ed is protective of his family when Nessa's father was killed, Ed and Jillian took her in and raise her as they own"

Finn nodded then told him what he really wanted to hear "Mary and Luis are going steady, they told the girls. Oh yeah almost forgot there bet going around that Nessa and Mike are going to be the couple at the hotel. They seem to be getting closer to each other"

Danny said "yeah I notice, kind of hard to miss, but it is Nessa that the driving force behind them, Mike he not ready yet"

Finn said "that may be true but I know one thing"

Danny said asked "what's that?" when she didn't come forward with the information.

Finn said, "that boy take good care of ya car, wash it every second day like clock works"

That short catch up with Danny was what they needed, it like little he little breather from the killing that was going on around them.

Rosie would not see Danny again; she was on new a mission a routine air support for boots on the ground. When out of no way PO yelled "Signals to the militia that we're coming" he pointed to the tires been burned. They had no time to poses the information when the ground to air missile hit the bird.

There was a voice from the boots on the ground This is 64. Chalks on the ground, going into holding pattern. This is 62, delivered chalks. Going to cover pattern. Super 62, take up an overhead pattern to provide sniper cover. Over. This is Super 65. Chalks on the ground, going into holding pattern.

The order comes in for her to fly in "Go, Blackburn!"

Then cry of "RPG!"

Rosie said, "I see it, Hold on!"

Voice came all yelled the same thing "No!" they watched has the bird did an unbelievable move and rocket fly past them. The pilot managed to not to get hit but she all takes it off the equation.

Specialist said "fancy flying"

Voice said "C-2, this is Super 61, beginning my orbit of the target area. Chalk Four, clear for a clear. Coming in"

More order and information come over the wave "Kilo 11, this is 61, providing cover for prisoner extract. Over."

"Kilo 64, green light. Ready for extraction. Over."

"Roger that. Will relay. That's it. We got them. Uniform 64, ready for extraction. Over."

"Roger that. There's the call. Let's move out!"

More information come through "Romeo 64, I need to send out three Humvees with a casualty. He looks really bad. I need to Evac now. Over"

Home base "Roger that, Uniform 64. We'll chop a team of gunships to you. Over."

Romeo said "Roger that. I need extra security on these Humvees!"

Voice said "I'll go. I'll take my team, make sure they get back okay."

More information "C-2, this is McKnight. We have a KIA Dominick Pilla. Over."

Rosie what coming she said, "did you guy see, where the point of origin?"

Then all at one all three RPG are shot and Rosie foregone two but the third one hit the tail "shit Hold on" she told these boards.

Rosie said "This is 61. I'm hit. I'm hit."

Voice tell base "Super 61 is hit. She is hit. Finn's bird is hit."

Voice said "You want to pull those PCLs off-line or what? Right, babe. Come on. Super 61 is going down."

Rosie, she turns her chopper to where the RPG came from and fire to at the roof line take many men as she could on the way down.

Sargent said "Super 61 is going down. I repeat, it's going down. Hold on!" the Black Hawk gunner yell into the radio.

Rosie said "soon has hit ground Cater empty the tank we going needs every last drop. Markus makes sure you grab my pack their party favor in there and full first aid kit. Lt blow the bird up and you two you go point take any unfriendly out no question asked"

She than addressing her co-pilot she joked "set her down nice and easy"

Voice said "We got a Black Hawk down. We got a Black Hawk down. Super 61 is down. We got a bird down in the city."

Voice said, "Super 61 is on the deck now."

Home base "Get an MH-six on site. Check for survivors. Send in the SAR bird." They got the radio, it took damage and there for they can get a message out however they could hear that was been said. That was something, top it off Commander Finn was injured. There is nice size slash on the shoulder, she going needed stitches more than the average three that she surely gets in a knife fight with a suspect back home. Not saying anything about the blood lost, coursing her to drift in and out of conscious.

The second chopper reports, "star 41 here, you won't believe what I am seen, I watch our gunner emptying the tank and two points and it looks like they get ready to blow the Black Hawk, look like one of the pilots are injured she been aided by the other. I am going in for closer look."

Sat 41 reported "she losing blood there, the girl is fighter she gives order to her team down there"

More voice "Blackburn, can you hear me? Star 41 is at the crash site to evacuate the injured. Over."

Blackburn said, "Roger that."

They got onboard the Star 41, and Rosie knows when to start to lose feel to her arm that she looks at the injury that would send her home and she is pissed.