To Afghanistan...in a flying warehouse -- Baby seals...and big ole gators -- A school for warriors -- Welcome to hell, gentlemen -- Like the remnants of a ravaged army -- 'Bye dudes, give 'em hell -- An avalanche of gunfire -- The final battle for Murphy's Ridge -- Blown-up, shot, and presumed dead -- An American fugitive cornered by the Taliban -- Reports of my death greatly exaggerated -- "Two-two-eight! It's two-two-eight!" -- Epilogue : lone star.