Chapters 5-8 Summary and Analysis

As Chapter 5 opened, the team posed at the tailgate of the freshly camouflage-painted Chinook for a Bravo Two Zero team photo. The team loaded onto the aircraft surrounded the teasing of other soldiers who pretended they were planning a funeral. The men started analyzing the ground below them as they flew across Saudi and decided that it looked like a brown billiard table. This time they made it over the border. They passed over the main territory between Jordan and Baghdad and were happy to spot a road that they could use as a location fix. The ride was sometimes rocky as the pilots had to maneuver the aircraft to avoid visibility and weaponry targeted at them. They made it to the ground safely, landing on a dried up river bed. It was a beautiful night, but cold.

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