Supernatural S01E03
- John Remington's Journal Entry: November 20, 2000
- 11/17/97 Containment
- 8/4/89 Eidolon
- Eidolon Resources
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A fellow Hunter in West Virginia, firebrand Lilah Walker, invites the Hunters over for a low-key celebration - think a weekend of brews, barbecue, and bragging - to welcome back her husband Staff Sergeant Blake Walker home from Iraq. Blake joined after 9/11 when he was 19, but though he's had terrible deployments, felt duty-bound to commit and stay in. Now he's out for good, honorable discharge and all that.
When they arrive, Lilah and her bloodhound Pandora welcome them. The Walker home overlooks the valley and river. Blake complains of a headache and wants to rest up for the evening, but not before scrutinizing the new arrivals. Pandora seems loving to everyone except Blake. Everyone is eager to catch up, though. Lilah conscripts everyone into helping gather up supplies for the weekend to get the house quiet for a bit, leading to a big stop at the local Bullseye.
Blake found himself and his squad assigned to an unmapped area of desert about 25 miles south of the mining village of Akashat. Blake and his men came upon a structure they assumed was a dusty old mosque, but it looked like a pre-Islamic structure and didn't even have additional decoration common to Islamic architecture, like writing or minarets for the call to prayer. Usually, this would begin with gaining entrance peacefully and talking to the locals with an interpreter, but a man at the door informed them that they were trespassing on holy ground. The remoteness and unfamiliarity demanded it be called in, and Blake received orders to gather intel and a threat level for whatever was there. His command believed it was no mosque, should be cleared, and did not benefit from any protections. The people inside, a mix of Iraqi and non-Iraqi individuals, fought long and hard. Blake thought their actions seemed almost desperate to protect the temple. When night fell and the dust settled, the zealots and most of Blake's squad were dead. Those still alive found the name "Abu Sayyad" on the walls.
While Blake was given a Distinguished service medal, he was plagued by survivor's guilt ever since. After his own injuries were healed, he was transferred to the Green Zone in Baghdad, but it was clear his time in the Army was up.