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"The star-shaped structure where they're staging the mock battle is called Fort Jackson Fort St Philip, what little is left of it, is directly across the river This is the area where Adut ran the forts and captured New Orleans for the Yankees in 1862"

It required no iination at all to see and hear in their unboats and Confederate batteries But the curve in the river where Ade over a century past was now quiet The water rolled silently between the scrub-lined shores, having long ago covered the bones of the ships that sank during the battle

Hogan suddenly stiffened in her seat and peered over the instruh the cockpitNot more than two miles away, a ship with her bow aiside an old wooden dock whose pilings ran under a large metal warehouse

Behind the stern of the ship lay a barge and a towboat

"This could be it," she said

"Can you'read the naer's seat

Hogan momentarily took her left hand off the collective pitch control lever to shield her eyes "Looks likeno, that's a toe just passed"

"Which town?"

"Buras"

"Could be it Hell," Pitt said with triumph in his voice, "this is it"

"No crew ot your high fence about the place, but I don't see any sign of guards or dogs Looks pretty quiet to me"

"Don't bet on it," Pitt said "Keep flying down river, Slats, until we're out of sight Then swing back below the west levee and rendezvous with your people in the chase cars"

Hogan continued her course for five reat half-circle to the north and landed on a high school football field Two cars cra when the helicopter touched down

Griffin twisted in his seat to face Pitt "I'll take ate that opens onto the loading dock You and Giordino rean and act as aerial observers

Should be a routine operation"