Sullivan, the man killed by the sniper, had an expecting wife. ... As people kept dying Caputo began to think of himself as "Officer of the Dead." ... Some of the rules were that it was okay to shoot an unarmed Vietnamese while running, but they couldn't shoot one while standing or walking. ...

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The wind blowing inwards is of gale force, so that even strong uninjured people would have difficulty walking or trying to run outwards away from the fire. ... Relatively few would even get reached by rescue teams before they were moribund or dead; the majority would probably die in hours or days without any analgesic, and without food, water, or any assistance" (Phillips). ...

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