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"What am I doing here?" Rick thought to himself. Just yesterday morning he had gotten out of his warm bed. He had kissed his wife goodbye and told her that he would be home around lunch time. He had explained to her that, because it was the Christmas season, he only had to work a half-day schedule until after New Years. Now, eighteen short hours later, he and one hundred and nineteen other paratroopers are …

…the conflict of the story is an internal one and would be difficult to relate had I chosen a different point of view. The thoughts and feelings of the main character are more important than any other element of the story. This fact suggests that the arthur use a point of view that would best allow these thoughts and feelings to be presented. The omniscent point of view would seem to be the best choice.