LZ South of the Rio Hondo
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hey made the designated LZ, a broad clearing in the surrounding jungle about two kilometers south of the Mexican border, by mid-morning. The women were no problem on the march, whispering among themselves and quite happy to go wherever the gringos directed without having to carry heavy loads and constantly threatened by their former captors. Daven Morey herded them along, answering questions and providing reassurance in muted Spanish while he assisted the wounded female who was able to hobble along slowly on her one good leg. Shake and Mike kept a close eye on the shackled prisoners while the BDF troopers took turns on an improvised stretcher, carrying the wounded man who was regularly dosed with morphine and hooked up to an IV of blood expander. There was no
