Hogs #5: Target Saddam (Jim Defelice’s Hogs First Gulf War Series)
“Even in the dark, the scrubby vegetation wouldn’t provide much cover, but it was better than nothing. They didn’t seem to have been followed, and as far as BJ could tell the hill was unoccupied. It was lower than the hill opposite to the northwest, with occasional rock outcroppings and jagged terrain, difficult for the anti-air vehicles to climb. Or at least Dixon assumed.
The boy had recovered from his panic, or maybe he was just too tired to do much of anything— he sat on the ground next to his rescuer, knees pulled up in front of his chest.
“Hey Budge, what do you think?” Dixon whispered. “You think there Scuds on the other side of that hill there?”
He pointed with his thumb. The boy tilted his head, but said nothing.
“I’m not sure what the bombers hit,” Dixon continued. “I’m not exactly sure what kind of planes they were. I fly a Hog,” he added. “An A-10. I’m really a pilot.
I came north to help target Scuds. A-10’s a great plane. They’re made to fly real low and support ground troops.”
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