Walt platoon rose early to prepare for another long patrol mission. This time would be out beyond the wire for another six days task with setting up snap checkpoints and observation posts All over our area of operations. We had gone we hadn't gone far when I got a radio call from the base operation center telling us to turn around and come home There was no explanation. Soldiers were running in different directions And there was a charged atmosphere that had been lacking when we left. Waverly said nothing his eyes were devoid of emotion but I knew him to be a sensitive man inside he must have been reeling leaders make decisions Based on the best information available and a thorough gameboarding of possible outcomes But even the