Lieutenant Juan flew low. The Army supplied a twin Beechcraft and all-purpose weaponry. Flamethrowers, tommy guns, grenades. They hugged the coastline. Dudley binocular-scanned. The cockpit was sun bright and altitude cold. Dudley sat behind the pilot’s seat and peered out. He marked latitudes on a relief map. He X’d coves and inlets and saw no signs of life. They flew south. Dudley scanned fishing boats. They featured all-Mex crews and came off kosher. Lieutenant Juan refueled the plane
