They stopped a scant two paces from the guards, then Brannigan nodded the order to attack. Both SEALs struck simultaneously with the viciousness of cobras, driving the blades of the weapons under the back of the rib cages and up into vital areas where organs and arteries were located. The knives were violently twisted to enlarge the wounds. Brannigan and Mike kept their hands over the victims' mouths, working the knives until the mujahideen went limp. At that point the dead men were lowered gently to the ground to avoid unnecessary noise. "Damn!" Mike whispered. "The son of a bitch vomited." "It's a messy job no matter which way you cut it." Brannigan said. "No pun intended." . TABLE OF ORGANIZATION BRANNIGAN'S BRIGANDS . FIRST SQUAD William "Wild Bill" Brannigan Lieutenant Platoon Commander, First Squad and Alpha Fire Team Leader . ALPHA FIRE TEAM, FIRST SQUAD PO2C Mikael "Mike" Assad (Recon/Scout) PO2C Francisco "Frank" Gomez (Radio Operator) PO2C David "Dave" Leibowitz (Recon/Scout) .
