Hard Landing Part 3: The Airfield

We’re all numbed by Sullivan’s death. We just never saw it coming. Still can’t believe it. The most solid, dependable, and courageous Marine we’ve ever known. Blink of an eye, gone. Now it’s down to me, and me alone, to lead these men, my brothers, safely through this campaign. AA fire from Peleliu is knocking our plains right out of the sky. Taking this airfield is our only priority. Whatever the cost. — Sgt. Roebuck