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Chamreun
Hope had returned in the form of a phone call from Bangkok and Chamreun felt his spirits lift a little. He called the Minister and advised him of developments and they agreed on a plan of action. Chamreun then called the chopper pilots and ordered them to be ready to fly in the next five minutes. Once that call was made, he rushed out into the squad room where the rest of the team were sitting, still combat-ready but despondent at the lack of information and action.
“Right, we have two identified locations so I want us in the air in 5 minutes. Now we’re two men down after Kampot and…”
Mao interrupted his commander.
“Sir, we’re both fine, minor flesh wounds with no nerve or muscle damage. There’s no way you are leaving us behind here.”
Chamreun knew his men too well to thi
