Norman attempted to pull Kiowa out of the ground, but to no avail. Norman blamed himself for the death of Kiowa, but in the chapter “Notes,” O’Brien states that “Norman Bowker was in no way responsible for what happened to Kiowa. Norman did not experience a failure of nerve that night. He did not freeze up or lose the Silver Star for valor. That part of the story is my own” (O’Brien, 1990). Lieutenant Cross was the man who decided that the squadron should camp out in the field. On page 159, in the chapter titled “In the Field,” the book states, "’Some lieutenant,’ Sanders said. ‘Camps us in a toilet. Man don't know shit,’” (O’Brien, 1990). This decision by Cross was an underlying cause of Kiowa’s death. In the chapter “The Lives of the Dead,” O’Brien states,”I watched
Norman attempted to pull Kiowa out of the ground, but to no avail. Norman blamed himself for the death of Kiowa, but in the chapter “Notes,” O’Brien states that “Norman Bowker was in no way responsible for what happened to Kiowa. Norman did not experience a failure of nerve that night. He did not freeze up or lose the Silver Star for valor. That part of the story is my own” (O’Brien, 1990). Lieutenant Cross was the man who decided that the squadron should camp out in the field. On page 159, in the chapter titled “In the Field,” the book states, "’Some lieutenant,’ Sanders said. ‘Camps us in a toilet. Man don't know shit,’” (O’Brien, 1990). This decision by Cross was an underlying cause of Kiowa’s death. In the chapter “The Lives of the Dead,” O’Brien states,”I watched