A logo of an eagle holding the flag with its beak was printed on the ship that was anchored.
The ship with an all-black hull; metal, hermetically sealed cabin; six high-powered overhead searchlights and sharp metal angles at its head was a sign that it was anything but good.
Even if the ship had been set up with rocket launchers, Bowditch would not be worried. Attacking the Coast Guard was equivalent to attacking the entire American Navy - and attacking the American Navy was insane. No one would do it unless they were seeking death!
What really distracted Bowditch and the seven other members of the guard was the image of the ship!
It was not a terrorist's badge, it was not a super-family totem, it was a symbol that everyone yearns for.
Bowditch, who knew all about the Navy ' s ships, recognized it at a glance as the HWK-2 assault ship of the United States Marine corps!
If there's a Marine assault ship. What does it represent?
