They assumed that the POWs would be in bad shape, possibly not even able to move on their own, so extra personnel would come in on the pickup boats to...help get the detainees out. There was no worry about air cover, since the enemy didn't have any sort of air strike capability. Also, there was no enemy heavy artillery around, the worst the enemy could bring to bear were some light mortars. Were it not for Murphy's Law, this should be an easy operation.The recon drones flown by intel had shown no. "All thejustification and background documentation is there, Adam." Look, I know he's always, well, you know . . . " Adam ran afrustrated hand through his hair and took a deep breath. "Look, I know he's always complained about his size and lackof looks, but to do something like this? Look, it's a wishthing, Bob. He was just playing with some silly fantasiessome dark and lonely night and forgot to erase them from thatfile there." Does that sound like Matt Sorenson to you?" Bob challenged. When. Are you gonna call him?" I guess so," I replied as Luke passed me the phone. But, when he didn't let go of it right away, I looked at him questioningly."Hey," he said, sounding serious. "I was thinking... maybe you shouldn't tell him you're going back yet. I mean, you've still got a month to decide, and it's not like things aren't different from when you first got here--don't you like it here, Rory?"I let out a breath. I guess part of me had known that Luke would bring it up sooner or. His legs had parted and given his sister a free show, which caused her a lot of amusement, and he only just managed to recover before his mother arrived at the other side of the car.The rest of the trip had been uneventful and he had avoided making conversation with his mother which she had accepted, thinking the 'she' was obviously too upset to talk much. Well, he had expected to be stared and pointed at and, Oh! he had been stared at alright, but only in a way that made him feel acutely.