Not a Good Day to Die (71 page)

4.
Behind them…of it,” McHale said.
McHale.

5.
Joining Harriman’s…back to Gardez.
Special ops time line.

6.
Next in…engineer squad.
McHale.

7.
There was also…south of the Shahikot.
Thomas.

8.
Bringing up the rear…at the Fishhook.
Special ops time line.

9.
There were also…breakdowns.
McHale.

10.
As they drove…into the valley.
McHale.

11.
The Zermat Road…local hospital.
McHale; other sources in the special ops community;
Weapon of Choice—ARSOF in Afghanistan,
by Charles H. Briscoe, Richard L. Kiper, James A. Schroder, and Kalev I. Sepp. Published 2004 by the Combat Studies Institute Press, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, p. 285. This book, written under the guidance of Briscoe, U.S. Army Special Operations Command’s historian, is a quasi-official history of Army special operations forces in Afghanistan. It avoids all but the vaguest mentions of classified special ops units, and repeatedly uses pseudonyms in place of soldiers’ real names.

12.
No sooner…to the U.S. troops.
McHale; special ops time line; other sources in the special ops community.

13.
The two A-team leaders…“racing time.”
McHale; other sources in the special operations community.

14.
Nevertheless…2.55 a.m.
Special ops time line.

Chapter 2

1.
Shortly after…overhead.
Special ops time line; other special ops sources.

2.
Once they…bloodstream.
Special ops time line; CENTCOM investigation report; special ops sources.

3.
For the SEALs…yet again.
Special ops time line; special ops sources.

4.
The SEALs…mountainside.
Turner; other special ops sources; report.

5.
The sound…peaks.”
Special ops time line and other special operations sources.

Chapter 3

Hermany; Ryan; Hardy; Chenault; Hurley; Hamilon; Pebsworth; Pierce; author’s general knowledge.

Chapter 4

1.
A quietly religious…relented.
Bishop.

2.
Now the short…problems.
Report; special ops time line.

3.
Both…purposes.)
Report;
Pitfalls of Technology.

4.
Grim…instantly.
Report; Turner.

5.
Mako 31…before sunrise.
Report; Turner; http://www.specialoperations.com/Memorial/spirit.html.

6.
The crew…evening.)
Report; Turner.

7.
Investigators…left.
Report; Turner; Thomas.

8.
McArthur…target.
Report.

9.
The Grim 31…Shahikot.
Turner; report.

10.
It took…vehicles.
Report; Thomas.

11.
Harriman’s…hip.
Report.

12.
Inside…another round.
Turner; report.

13.
Again…mortar fire.
Report.

14.
“I’m taking…radio,
Fletcher.

15.
a transmission…Grim 31.
report; Turner.

16.
Then…bone.
Special ops time line.

17.
The truck…over.
Report.

18.
As soon…fire.
Report.

19.
“Chief…radio.
Haas.

20.
Their colleagues…over the radio.
Report.

21.
At first…north.
Report.

22.
Meanwhile…radio.
Special ops time line.

23.
The Grim…sign.
Special ops time line; report; Turner.

24.
Afew…situation.
Report.

25.
Back…life.
Special ops time line; report.

26.
About…auspiciously.
Report; McHale.

Chapter 5

1.
Despite…recalled.
McHale; Haas.

2.
The original…Whale.
McHale; Southworth.

3.
It was about…start.
McHale; Haas.

4.
The Americans…deepened.
McHale; Haas; Southworth.

5.
Zia Lodin…planes?”
Source in the special operations community;
Weapon of Choice,
p. 286.

6.
The events…valley.
Operation Anaconda: Command and Confusion in Joint Warfare;
Murray; Blaber; Coe; Donnelly.

7.
With Task Force…unrealistic.
Hagenbeck.

8.
We can…progress.
Bentley.

9.
Colonel…Bello said.
Bentley; Bello.

10.
When…radio.
Report.

11.
The helicopters…flew on.
Apache pilots.

12.
In fact…call.
Marye.

13.
The smoke…again.
Anderson; Fichter.

14.
The medevac…incident.
Apache pilots.

15.
One…loose.
Chenault.

16.
By…372.
report.

17.
Once…Bagram.
Report; special ops time line.

18.
After…wounded.
Report.

19.
John…body.
report; special ops time line; McHale.

20.
Onboard…difference.
Anderson; Fichter; Morgan; Boehm; Moore.

21.
McHale’s…problem.
McHale; Southworth.

22.
Hearing…dust.
Apache pilots.

23.
That…of it.
McHale.

Chapter 6

1.
Sergeant…doorway.
Mendenhall; Harry; Chapman; Nielsen; Baltazar.

2.
But…shorn.
Nielsen; Chapman; Tucker; Harry; Baltazar; Koch; Wiercinski.

3.
Outside…Apache.
Baltazar; Koch.

4.
As Apache…Mr. Hardy.”
Hardy; Hurley; Pebsworth; Chenault; Hamilton; Ryan et al.

5.
As sounds…
positions
.
Preysler; Nielsen.

6.
The southernmost…of the LZ.
Luman; Helberg.

7.
About…elsewhere.
Crombie.

Chapter 7

1.
The scene…fight.”
Grippe.

2.
One of…that.”
Ropel.

3.
Scrunched…remained.
Perez.

4.
Frank…
into.
Grippe.

5.
What…subordinates.
Kraft.

6.
Seated…targets.
LaCamera.

Chapter 8

1.
Chalks…moved out.
Higley; Kraft.

2.
As…spots.
Grippe.

3.
Higley and…Contact, he said.
Kraft; reference: FM 7-8,
Infantry Rifle Platoon and Squad.

4.
Kraft…zone.
Kraft.

5.
Once in…back.
Kraft; Hall.

6.
He called…fire.
Kraft.

7.
O’Keefe’s…guns.
Ropel.

8.
Task Force…needed.
Kraft.

9.
The man…little about.
Peterson.

10.
Peterson…place.
McGovern; Higley; Peterson.