Black Hearts was about the 2005-2006 deployment of the 101st's 2nd Brigade's 1-502 (First Strike) to Iraq. The book focuses more specifically on Bravo Company and their first platoon's descent into complete madness during deployment. The 1-502nd and its commander, Lieutenant Colonel Kunk, were tasked with gaining control and holding the land between the Euphrates and Tigris rivers. Kunk was a particularly difficult man to get along with. He would explode and go on a tirade about anything, big or small. This caused serious problems at meetings where he just wanted to do things his way and personally attacked his commanders who he thought he couldn't trust. This area has recently been nicknamed the “Triangle of Death”. The cities that were located in this area were Yusufiyah, Mahmudiyah, Lutufiyah and in particular a never-finished thermal power plant that housed many rebels almost like an FOB. Bravo Company was sent to take care of a particularly dangerous part of the Battalion's AO; The northwestern side which included Yusufiyah and the unfinished thermal power plant. Upon arrival in Iraq and their AO, Bravo Company was to take over the duties of the 48th Infantry Brigade that was there before them. After touring with the 48th Brigade to learn how things were going, Bravo Company began to realize how scared the 48th Brigade was to even leave the wire. All necessary patrols were carried out in a Humvee which raced around the area and returned to the FOB as soon as possible. Once they fully took control of their AO from the 48th, they began building fortifications and patrolling the area. One road in particular, Route Sportster, had been giving patrol cars and Humvees trouble because it was always loaded...... middle of paper...... and Private Green is serving 5 consecutive life sentences without parole in Indiana .Character is defined by the military as doing what is right, legally and morally. This can become a difficult thing when other factors come into play. For SPC Justin Watt, that was exactly the case. He wanted to tell his chain of command what he had learned, but he also wanted to be loyal to his brothers in arms. He knew that if he spoke out about the incident, he would lose many of his closest friends and be judged by many as a snitch, which would not be easily forgotten. Watt negatively displayed his character by waiting about a month before telling anyone what he knew and when he did he told someone who was outside of his PLT and not his own chain of command. On the bright side, though, he stepped up and told someone because he knew it was morally right, even though he knew the consequences.