Chapters 9 and 10 Summary

In Chapter 9, members of the squadron meet at the officers' club in Cubi. Cowboy analyzes the Phantom, who he says is addicted to danger. Jake says that is true of all of them, but Cowboy says Jake is careful, whereas Lundeen is wild, to which Lundeen objects. They meet one of the new bombardier/navigators, Fred Mogollon, whom Boxman immediately dubs "Ferdinand Magellan." The group goes to the American Club, which is across a bridge from the base, in Olongapo City. The bridge, over an open sewer, is filled with beggars, which disturbs Jake. In the club, Boxman meets a girl he knows, Suzy, and another girl named Teresa joins them. Boxman wants to go to another club. The other men decline, so Jake accompanies him with the two young women. Outside the club, they see an American buying chicks and...