Captain Richard Sparks was chosen to lead the military troops.

"Everything, and I mean everything, has been taken into account, including Captain Richard."

"How much do you know about this Captain Richard?"

I want to know more about Captain Richard.

"Captain Richard here," he said, clearing his throat.

"I would appreciate your opinion, Captain Richard," the President said.

None of us think you would, Captain Richard.

Captain Richard had blown the whistle on them.

"You're a very lucky man, Captain Richard," Powell had said.

Captain Richard- A washed up ex-soldier and the narrator of the novel.