Chapter Six, Detours on the Road to Paris, Chapter Seven, Riding the Road to Paris, Chapter Eight, The Observation Post, Chapter Nine, How Bernie Lynn Died After Frenchie Tucker Summary

The pursuit of Cacciato continues and twice the men find the remains of his fires. The jungle ends and the squad walks among a field of grasses. The men smell smoke and suddenly Stink Harris fires a shot and kills a water buffalo that is pulling a cart of three refugees. There are two old women and a young woman. The men talk to the young woman, Sarkin Aung Wan, who speaks English. She explains that the family has left its home in Cholon and are headed...