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    eaenufdeignatedtargethadtinludetheendviitin,tfinihthejbnlypartlydne

    january20,thefurthdayftheairakingadetrutintheyyairdefene

    thatnight,lnelbeattyiinnthebaiftheharvetfallthedebriefingeinidnight,heiinatdawn

    ”thentherethi,ir”itean,tarya””thatiyaanyaptheleantnthingthi”radarile,airbae,ndpt””n,irindutrialfaility”

    thelnelethelitanyway”

    heranhieyedadetrutin;ithadfatrieknprduehell,eplive,vehile,gunpart,andtankpareinthefirtategry,aharqat,tuha,fallujah,alhillah,alatheer,andalfurat

    thelneluldntkniingfrhelit,theprblehathadeludedtheepertntheduatteethatplant,diveredbytheunitednatinhlater,buriedbutdiguiedaaerbttlingenterprie

    nruldlnelbeattyknan,drteler,”iya,”hegrunted”n,iritntthere,”aidtheethegridreferene”

    nneuldeperizehundredfnfuingarabplaeiya,dnedthatreferene,tahedthidebriefingreprt

    ”itnthere,”prtetedthelnel”itntevenagddaargetepiltfrhe336thatalkharzedutnhifirttehutteredthelnel”kay,giveittbdaanynit”

    lieutenantnderdarrenatheanbeneathhihegreatgraybulkfthearrierurangerhadheeintthelightbreezeandakingtinthepredahekyandblueitughtthavebeenadayfpleaurefrayungnavypiltflyingnefthefighterplane

    nitughtafterhairinarianbataviatin,ertainlyinnavyflying,andtbeatthentrlfuhanairplanenuhalvelydayjutaadedarrenlearyveryhappy

    thereanfrhierybatinbuttbda,”takinghappynapht,”ahehadplainedthenightbefrehehadbeeeghuntingg,buttnavail”negttdit,”wahianwer

    likeallairuperiritybatpiltangtheallieinthegulfhattheiraqijetiin

    behindhindhiflightffier,tbledauptheteaatapultntheangledflightdek,pintinghinelightlyfftheenterlineftherangerlearynteadyandneutralinhiright,athelatpreparatinade

    finallythetereinquiry,thend,andthatgreatblatfpand68,000pundfzert150kntinthreeendthegrayteelftherangervanihedbehindhiandthedarkeaflahedbelbedthlyahelighteningky

    itiinbinaetheyhuldrunintantiairraftartillery,inualitytheavengereahtheiraqigunnertbequiet

    anea6bpringntheain,ardiileiteguidedbyradartheprplyitbntheileinateaurentbefrehegtutfbed

    allthitalandteatenterline,thetarpreeledatreainedffineventeenfeetlngitrepliatedthanaturitpe