Understated

Napalm was probably in the mix, said Sgt. Murray, which made putting out the fire on him difficult. But everybody survived. He set up a defence perimeter, checked on the crew, issued fire orders and prepared for an ambush that never came.

"I guess you don't give up," said Sgt. Murray. "And if it works out OK, that's great, and if it doesn't, well, you're not going to be around to worry about it."