Donovan wrote in his green notebook shortly after takeoff: 27 Nov 2001: We just left Gander, Newfoundland about 30 minutes ago ... I've got Brick House coming loud and clear over the airline headset. I'm eating a nice hot chicken entree. I've got the whole row of seats to myself, my closest neighbors are two recently emptied mini-bottles of Scotch, and I've got my weapon at my feet. I'm accompanied by about 100 other desert-clad troops. 3rd Army, Airborne and engineers. H0w can you beat a military that deploys like that? A couple of hops from home, and into the war zone. Everyone is anxious to get in it.--Back cover.