| Soldiers | In America | Who Said It? | In Vietnam | Terminology |
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Who is Mark Fossie?
His Girlfriend came to visit him in Vietnam and ended up loving it and joined an ambush.
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What is the Rainy River?
Tim O'Brien was debating going to the war here.
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Who is Norman Bowker?
"I almost won a silver star"
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What is Tra Bong?
Kiley, Anne and Mark Fossie were located here.
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What is "humping"?
The slang word used by grunts for carrying things while walking across Vietnam.
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Who is Dave Jensen?
This soldier broke his own nose with a pistol.
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What is the Draft Notice?
This notice says you must go to the war.
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Who is Mitchell Sanders?
"Hear that quiet man? That quiet, just listen. There's your moral."
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What is the Pagoda?
Kiowa didn't want to set up camp here.
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Landing Zone.
What is LZ?
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Who is Henry Dobbins?
He wore his Girlfriend's pantyhose around for good luck.
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Who is Martha?
Lieutenant Cross was in love with this person.
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Who is Jimmy Cross?
"Well, I did- I burned it. After Lavender, I couldn't... this is a new one. Martha gave it to me herself."
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Who is Rat Kiley?
This character tortured a baby water buffalo.
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Dustoff.
The slang word used for Helicopters picking up dead bodies from the war.
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Who is Kiowa?
This soldier was Native American.
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Who is Henry Bowker?
This person hung themselves at the YMCA.
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Who is Ted Lavender?
"We got ourselves a nice mellow war today."
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What is Kiowa's grave?
O'Brien took his daughter here on her 10th birthday.
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Standard Operating Procedure.
What is SOP?
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Who is Morty Phillips?
This soldier "used up all his luck".
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What is 43?
Tim O'Brien was this age when he wrote TTTC
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Who is Linda?
"Once you're alive, you can't ever be dead."
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Who is Mary Anne?
This person went on ambush and got interested in the war.
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Southeast Asia Treaty Organization.
What is SEATO?
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