Chapter 9 Summary

Colonel Sanford Felter and his family live on Kildar Street in Alexandria, Virginia. Felter's wife, Sharon, finds out that Sandy is going to Fort Bragg. Then three kids are old enough to stay home and Craig Lowell will be at Fort Bragg. Sandy Felter is the President's liaison to the intelligence community. Sharon drives him to the airport.

The Headquarters of the XVIII Airborne Corps at Fort Bragg is located in what was once a hospital. The base and XVIII Airborne Corps are commanded by Lieutenant General Robert Bellmon, but the John F. Kennedy Center for Special Warfare, located at Fort Bragg, is commanded by Hanrahan, who is working on Operation Monte Christo. Hanrahan arrives for a meeting with Bellmon about the Operation.

Operation Monte Christo involves an attack on a prisoner of war camp near Hanoi to liberate the prisoners. Headquarters for...