There's a lot of technology on the battlefield to better track the position of our troops.

If one of our troops has a malfunction or runs out of ammunition, he or she can still continue the engagement with opposition weaponry if they know how to use it.

get the troops out.

We reject any plan that is not about withdrawing the troops and bringing them home immediately.

I don't doubt every colonel wishes he had more in his area, but the decisions about how troops are (deployed) are made by the commanders above them.

It's unclear on which ship (Hickok) died. There were seamen who were killed on shore, in attacks, or he could have been between ships.