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Sergeant William “Wild Bill” Campbell
A marine who is helping Caputo and Sergeant Gordon man the outpost that is “a thousand yards forward of C Company’s lines.” Caputo thinks that boredom has led to terror, causing the private to shoot “several shots at something he heard moving in front of his position.” Though Caputo tries to ease the young man’s mind, Buchanan remains crouched down, with his finger on the trigger of his rifle, staring tensely at the jungle.
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PFC Buchanan Character Timeline in A Rumor of War
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Chapter Six
After nightfall, PFC Buchanan ’s boredom gives way to terror. He fires several shots at something he has heard...
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