Dossier: Thomas Hamil
Highway to Hell Case File
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HIGHWAY TO HELL
Law Broken: Taken Hostage by Iraqi Insurgents
Character Assessment: Adventure-loving, Dependable, Family Man, Loyal, Hopeful, Brave
Tactic Chosen: Alert helicopters flying overhead by writing in dirt, running toward passing US military convoy
Red Flag Moment: Tommy must drive a convoy down a road called "Widowmaker" on an April 9th transport. It's the one year anniversary of the fall of Baghdad, and Tommy has a bad feeling that the insurgents are going to make something of it.
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