The Shaking

It happened on the last run of the mission-the sickening jolt followed by a loss of power and destruction of the F-18's flight controls! Instinctively, the veteran Navy carrier pilot knew his beloved Rhino was seriously wounded but his training kicked in just as his worst fear began to speak: You're going down and right in the middle of Iraq's Triangle of Death! The search and rescue teams came back empty handed--Lieutenant Commander Mac O'Brien had simply disappeared. The U.S. Navy conclud...