DEVLIN WINCHELL. An American reporter who was arrested on espionage charges while working in the Soviet bloc nation of Borovia. The espionage charges were trumped up by the Borovians, who hoped to make an example of the reporter. The Department of Defense sent a small group of Joes (Stalker, Quick Kick, Snow Job and Outback) to rescue Winchell and discharged them from the service for the duration of the mission so that the Army could deny their involvement. When the Joes finally arrived, they discovered that the State Department had already made a secret deal with the Borovians to release Winchell, not even informing the Defense Department. Because of the mistake, Stalker, Snow Job and Quick Kick spent months in a Borovian gulag before Scarlett and Snake-Eyes led an unauthorized rescue mission to save their teammates.

 (GI 61, 62, 66)