As we were on usual our usual patrol

" As we were on usual our usual patrol routine, I spotted the first of the helicopters approaching our area. I warned us them it didn't resemble one of the U. N models and used my megaphone to warn the people of the area to evacuate the premises as Ispotted a sniper pointing his gun at the area from the helicopter. "

"As the American troop vehicles started rolling in , the firefights began to get worse. People's houses were getting caught in the crossfire, screams could be heard everywhere as people tried to run away. People on the streets were being shot at by some panicking American soldiers as some of our troops watched from nearby rooftops the jeeps rolling in.

"Ali Atto call us into a conference and warned us of what was coming ahead. The mood in the room was greatly tense as he went on and on of how it was our home being invaded and our duty to protect it. People's faces in the room varied from angst to nervous as we knew of the bloodshed that was coming ahead. "

"After the first helicopter went down, a group of us was sent to check out the wreckage and for any survivors to take as prisioners. As the group began to approach the wreckage, one of the survivors began to shoot at us immediately hitting one of our guys multiple times on the chest. Despite our shouting tat him to stand down, he kept on shooting so we began to fight back. "

"The chaos of the firefights led to bodies of our people filling the streets. Children were found the next day being in the care of strangers homes. As the soldiers broke into the homes, they began to destroy the homes looking for rebel weapons and contrabands braking what little belongings the people had. "

"As the firefights began to die down, the soldiers began to retreat to the stadium where the neighborhood was overwhelmingly against Aidid. Those of us on the other side began to joke of the irony of them being welcomed as heroes while being unaware that over half the country was still in favor of Aidid and the destruction caused by the fights in the last couple of days. "