{"sf1_id":224347,"sf2_id":"Zeqg0zAn","title":"Saints of the Night","author":"Anubeus Benedictus","words":543,"posted_at":"2011-02-21T23:15:00.000Z","tags":["Heros","Latin","Military","Saints","Soldiers","katana","spanish","swords"],"url":"https://fse.anthro.fr/stories/224347-saints-of-the-night","original_url":"https://sofurry.com/s/Zeqg0zAn","image_url":"https://cdn.sofurryfiles.com/submissions/thumbnails/aa/89/aa897076-781e-4460-9843-0eed98554126","description":"","content":"_This story is deditcated to my cousin, Marine Private Kyle Ferin, and all service men and women. Thank you to those who guard our way of life and our freedoms._\n\n**U.S.-México Wall, Arizona; Monday, Febuary 22, 2020 \\\u003e2130 Hours, UTC-07:00, T**\n\n**\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;** Along the wall where U.S roads connected with Mexican roads at each check point their was a special squad of U.S Marines. These unites were called \"The Uniform-Sierra-Mike Guards.\"\n\n**\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;** Vigil, a staff sergeant--and a Spanish speaker, sat behind Captain K. Ferrin. Vigil was nicknamed _Dos Espadas_, due to the katana and wakizashi. Vigil had gone to college to become a Spanish teacher, but due to the need of troops who were bilingual in English and Spanish, he was recruited.\n\n\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Ferrin, looking forward form the HMMWV, spoke to Vigil, \"Dos Espadas, you awake, cousin?\"\n\n\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Not a touch of sleep and wide awake, Vigil answered, \"Affirmative, sir.\"\n\n\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \"D.E., you need to losen up. Yeah, you're the only _Ensifer Marinus_, but, dude, realy.\" Second Lieutent J. González said.\n\n\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \"González, you should have met his mom. She was over protective untill he was twenty-four. And how old are you, Dos Espadas?\" Ferrin spoke in his cousin's deffence.\n\n\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \"Two X's, V, two I's.\" XXVII. 27. Vigil said.\n\n\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \"Huh?\" González said as he pulled up to their check point: _Charlie-Papa-1kilo._\n\n\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; CP-1K was 1 klick (kilometer) north from the Wall on I-19. Their duty: cheek every supicious vehicle.\n\n**One km north from U.S.-Mex. Wall; Tuesday, February 23, 2020 \\\u003e0315 Hours, UTC-07:00, T**\n\n\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Between 22:00 Hours and 06:00 Hours, the trafic was usual U.S. military vehicles, but an unmarked, black van driven by a hispanic-looking man.\n\n\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; A private had the driver\u0026nbsp;pull over. \"All yours, Dos Espadas. He speakes little English.\"\n\n\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Vigil kept his thumb up against the tsuba on his katana. \"_¡Buenas días!, señor. Por favor, salga del vehículo_.\" Good Morning, sir. Please get out of the vehicle.\n\n\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; The man did not move. The Marines pointed their M-16A2's at the van.\n\n\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \"Haga éste tan fácil por usted mismo, y salga del vehículo.\" Make this easy for yourself, and get out of the vihicle. Vigil unseathed his katana. \"_Nosotros vamos a buscar los ilegales en el vehículo. Si no sale; se podremos matar, y se mataremos, si no obedice._\" We are going to search for ilegals--[which happen to be people and/or drugs]--in the vehicle. If you do not get out; we can kill you, and will, if you do not comply.\n\n\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \"_¡Mueran, imbéciles!_\" Die, Imbecils! The man pulled a handgun...\n\n\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; ...but before he could pull the trigger; Ferrin, González, and the private each put a bullet in the man.\n\n\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; Then there came the screams of women and children. Ferrin motioned Vigil, González, and the private over.\n\n\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \"Ok, Vigil, Private open the doors.\" Ferrin ordered When they opened the doors, Ferrin and González saw ten or fifteen young women, all around sixteen to twenty years old.\n\n\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \"Can you speak English?\" Ferrin asked in a kind voice, the women shook their heads. He turned to Vigil. \"Translate: You are safe, we will get you medical help.\" Vigil translated.\n\n\u0026nbsp; The women called their heros, \"Los Santos De La Noche.\" The Saints of the Night.\n\n  \n  \n\n"}