Isiqondiso Sokuqondisa: Ngenkathi le ndaba ivela e-United States Marine Corps, inqubo yokukwaziswa kokubulawa kwezinsizakalo kuzo zonke izinkonzo zifana ncamashi.
I-CAMP BLUE DIAMOND, Iraq - Wayesanda ekhaya kusukela osukwini olude emsebenzini futhi wayehlunga ngeposi uma ucingo luzwakala.
U-Elizabeth Avellino wathatha ifoni lapho ebona amagama athi 'Uhulumeni waseMelika' uboniswe ku-ID yomshayeli.
Wayengakaze abone lawo mazwi abonisiwe ngaphambilini, futhi njengemindeni eminingi ethola ikholi efanayo, ayifuni ukuphinde ibone.
"Ngesikhathi ngiphendula ifoni, uLt Col Col Mike Mike wazikhomba wathi usuka eKamp Pendleton," kusho u-Elizabeth, 54, nonina wamabili. "Utshele uPaul ukuthi ulimele e-Iraq ngokuhlasela kwe-rocket. Ngaleso sikhathi, angizange ngizwe lutho ngemuva kwalokho."
UCaptain Paul Avellino ubelokhu ehamba eya emanzini avela ekamelweni lakhe lapha ngoMeyi 29 lapho i rocket ishaya udonga eduze kwekhanda lakhe.
"Ngezwa ukuqhuma, kodwa akuzange kubhalise ngokushesha ukuthi kwakunjani," kusho u-Avellino, oneminyaka engu-28 ubudala. "Kwakuzwakala sengathi omunye umuntu wathululela isiphepho samanzi ekhanda lami.
U-Avellino wagijimela esiteshini sesiteleka sokusiza esiteshini sesosha laseMpi esasihamba eduze.
"Bangibeka phansi.
Wonke umuntu wayelokhu ekhuluma nami ukuqinisekisa ukuthi ngiyazi, "kuchaza u-Avellino.
Isikhulu Esikhulu Esiyinhloko uLobert L. Spencer, isikhulu esiphezulu endaweni yesehlakalo, waqhubeka ekhuluma no-Avellino ngezizathu ezimbili: okunye, ukuqinisekisa ukuthi imisebenzi yakhe yengqondo ayilimazanga ukuqhuma; ababili, ukuze bathole ulwazi oludingekayo ukuze bambike njengesisulu.
"Siphathe amantombazane, sasibopha, safaka izingubo zakhe, sabhala umuthi wokubulala, onolwazi lonke lomguli," kusho uSpencer, 41, waseMarietta, uGa. "Njengoba abantu bekungena, umphathi bekungaphakamisa ulwazi lwabo futhi baqiniseke ukuthi unolwazi olunembile: igama, isikhundla, inombolo yokuphepha yomphakathi, uhlobo lokulimala kanye neyunithi abathintekayo kuyo. "
Ukuthola konke lokho kudingekile ngakho-ke iyunithi ingakwazi ukubika ukubulawa kwindlunkulu yabo ephakeme, kodwa okubaluleke kakhulu, ngakho-ke bayakwazi ukulandelela ukulimala nokwazisa umndeni.
"Umshushisi kufanele asebenze ngokubambisana nomsolwa wokuqala ohlinzekela ukunakekelwa kwezilwandle ukuze athole izinga lokulimala," kuchaza uGunnery Sgt. UMarco A. Rico, olandelela abahlukumezekile eMgumbini wokuqala we-Marine. "Uzoyilungiselela uMbiko wezokuThuthukiswa komuntu siqu othunyelwe kithi lapha. Ngesikhathi esifanayo isigaba sakhe sizoqoqa ulwazi lwakhe lomuntu siqu ukuze aludlulisele emuva ukuze isihlobo sakhe siziswe."
Lo msebenzi wabanjwa kuMelillo, isikhulu esiphezulu se-11th Marine Regiment, umzali ka-Avellino.
"Wayesekela kakhulu," kusho u-Elizabeth. "Ngangigijima ngendlu ngimemeza futhi ngikhala.
Wazama ukungithulisa ngokukhuluma ngoPaul futhi wathi wayazi ukuthi uPawulu uzophulukisa ngokushesha futhi uzomthandazela. "
Ngemuva kokuba uMelillo amnike yonke imininingwane ayenaye endodaneni yakhe, waphendula imibuzo ka-Elizabeth futhi wamnika noma yini eyayiyidinga.
"Nganginomuzwa wokuthi uma kukhona okudingekayo ngingambiza," kusho u-Elizabeth. "Nganginomuzwa wokuthi ngisekelwa yi-Marine Corps uma ngidinga."
Indaba ka-Avellinos ayiyona into engavamile, futhi akukho ukunakekelwa okwakunikezwa ngamunye wabo kulo lonke inqubo yokuzisola kokubulala. Noma kunjalo, isaziso sokulimala kakhulu eMarines, nalabo ababulawa, sinamanyathelo engeziwe.
Ngenxa yokulimala okukhulu nokufa, i-PCR ithunyelwa umzila womyalo ekomkhulu le-Marine Corps. I-PCR iqukethe imininingwane yomuntu siqu kaMarine: igama, isikhundla, inombolo yokuphepha yomphakathi, iyunithi, isikhathi nosuku lwesigameko, ubuningi bokulimala, nalapho ephathwa khona.
Nokho, kukhona ibhalansi ekufakeni ulwazi oluncane kakhulu noma oluningi ku-PCR umndeni owamukelayo.
"Inhloso yethu jikelele akuyona ukuhlinzeka ngolwazi lapho isitha singayithola futhi sithole ukuhlolwa okunembile kwamandla abasinika wona," kusho u-Rico. "Uma senza i-PCR yethu yonke into ijwayelekile."
Kuyaqondakala ukuthi eminye imindeni ifuna ukwazi kahle ukuthi nini, kuphi, kungani nokuthi indodana noma indodakazi yabo yalimala kanjani nokuthi kanjani.
"Yilapho i-unit iqala khona," kuchaza u-Rico. "Umphathi wezinqola, umphathi wezinkampani noma umlawuli wezinyunyana uzobhala incwadi futhi achaze ngokuqondile ukuthi kwenzekani endodaneni noma indodakazi yabo."
I-Marine Corps inesinye isici esibalulekile ekuhlinzekeni ulwazi emindenini futhi sibanike induduzo ngesikhathi sabo sesidingo, noma kunjalo.
"Uma kwenzeka ukulimala kakhulu noma ukufa, i-Marine Corps izokwabela i-CACO - isikhulu sosizo lokubulala - ukwenza isaziso emndenini," kusho u-Rico.
"Imindeni eminingi ayiyazi ukuthi yini ehilelekile ekutholeni ikhaya laseMarine, ukuthola imithi noma ukuthola izikhungo zezokwelapha ngaphambi kokuba ikhululwe," kusho u-Rico. "Noma abazi ukuthi uMarine oshonile uqhutshwa kanjani ngaphakathi kwe-Marine Corps. Yilapho i-CACO ingena khona."
Ama-CACO angamaMarines asekhethwe ngesandla evela kwabasebenzi be-Inspector Instructor ase-United States, obani umsebenzi wabo oyinhloko ukuqeqesha nokufundisa abaqaphi. Ama-CACO anikezwe emndenini ngomzuzu i-PCR itholakele futhi ngokuvamile uhlala oxhumana naye osondelene kuze kube umndeni uthatha othandekayo wabo noma uvuselelwa, njengokungathi ukulimala kanzima.
I-CACO ingathunyelwa yedwa, ngezimbili noma ibe ithimba lonke. Abashumayeli bavame ukuhamba nabo ekuvakasheni.
"Baye bahlanza inqubo yendlela yobuciko," kusho u-Rico, oye wakhonza njenge-CACO. "Wonke umsebenzi we-I & I oyedwa uyazi ukuthi siphume lapha futhi sinezinqubo zabo endaweni kanye namaCACO awo aqokiwe. Kukhona njalo igesi e-van ekulungele ukuhamba." "I-Dress Blues yabo ibambelele ehhovisi labo elungele ukuhamba."
Ngenhlanhla, u-Elizabeth akazange athole umnyango nge-CACO ngalolo suku. Ngesigamu sehora ngemuva kokuba uMelillo amnike izindaba ezimbi, indodana yakhe yambiza esibhedlela sase-Iraq.
"Ngikhumbula ukuthi waqala ukukhala," kusho u-Avellino. "Ngangizama ukuqinisekisa umama konke okulungile."
Unina ka-Avellino wayengazi ukuthi ucabangani lapho ezwa izwi lakhe.
"Ngambuza ukuthi 'ulungile?' futhi wathi u-yebo, "kusho u-Elizabeth. "Ngambuza ukuthi ufika ekhaya futhi wathi cha. Ngacabanga ukuthi 'uma engabuyi ekhaya, akumelwe akalimele ngokwanele ukuba athunyelwe ekhaya.'"
U-Avellino wabuyela ngokushesha ngemuva kokulimala futhi wabuyela emsebenzini. Uzobuyela ekhaya ngemuva kokuthunyelwa kwezinyanga eziyisikhombisa ukuvakashela unina eBrimfield, Ohio.
"Okokuqala ngizokwenza lapho efika ekhaya ubheka zonke izinsimu zekhanda lakhe njengalezo zingubo ezitholakala ku-Discovery Channel," kusho u-Elizabeth. "Ngifuna ukuqinisekisa ukuthi ikhanda lakhe lilungile."