Chapter 28
0700, 8 November 2004
Fallujah Train Station
Fallujah, Iraq
Five minutes after dismounting the truck, the STA team moved out behind the 3rd Platoon heading south into Fallujah. They marched for 15 minutes before stopping and assuming a hasty defensive position. It started to rain, and Nelson gave the order to don the raingear. One at a time, each member of the STA team removed their body armor, put the Gore-tex parkas on underneath, replaced their gear, and resumed their defensive positions.
Without warning, the team felt a mammoth explosion, much greater than a 122mm Katyusha rocket, a 120mm Al-Jaleel, or a 155mm artillery round. It was unlike anything they had ever experienced. It shook the earth, deafening the men. Case surmised that the air strike had hit an ammunition
