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Tim O'Brien Author of The Things They Carried. This is a book about the Vietnam War written in a series of short stories about a time in American history that was very confusing. Young men were drafted and sent to a country they knew nothing about, including why they were there. The book talks about the things they carried with them on their missions. Each man carried something different and for different reasons. Men were sent out in the jungle looking for the enemy, sometimes they were shot by snipers and other times they shot the enemy. Here is a quote from the book, "By daylight they took sniper fire, at night they were mortared, but it was not battle, it was just the endless march, village to village, without purpose, nothing won or lost." and another quote, "He'd lost Kiowa and his weapon and his flashlight and his girlfriend's picture. He remembered this. He remembered wondering if he could lose himself." If you want to read more make sure to read the book!

Click below to find out more about Tim O' Brien, and listen to an interview with Tim on National Pubic Radio. [] Here is a video with pictures from the Vietnam war [|Video]