Chapter Forty-seven
Channeling MacArthur
At 2200 on March 7th, Gun-ho moved through darkness from the toe of the slope across the deep grass to the edge of the river, then stepped into the water where he’d come ashore. He took his pack down to his underwater vehicle and reattached it on the rack.
Gun-ho surfaced for a breath, then retrieved his tanks. Ready, he submerged, energized his vehicle, and initiated the preprogrammed command to return to the inflatable.
The underwater vehicle’s onboard computer was programmed to set the vehicle on its docking station, which was attached to the floor of the inflatable. As the vehicle maneuvered itself and settled on the docking station, Gun-ho simply reached down through the inky darkness and latched the vehicle down. He moved to the stern and
