Vietnam War
A fielf of rice where soldiers camped out.
What is a paddy?
Although she has never acknowledged any love for him, Jimmy Cross continues to love this woman.
Who is Martha?
He’s is the platoon's medic.
Who is Rat Kiley?
Jimmy Cross carries a pebble that reminds him of Martha in this unusual spot.
What is his mouth?
He was best friends with Curt Lemon.
Who is Rat Kiley?
The name of the Vietnamese group the Americans were fighting.
What is Dave Jensen?
Mark Fossie's girlfriend.
Who is Mary Anne Bell?
He is always saying that the war is 'mellow' while being very mellowed out himself.
Who is Ted Lavender?
He carries pantyhose to remind him of home
Who is Henry Dobbins?
They tossed a baby buffalo into the village well.
Who are Kiowa and Mitchell Sanders?
He was killed in a surprise attack and sunk into a field of excrement.
Who was Kiowa?
The woman from whom Kiowa got his “distrust of the white man.”
Who is his grandmother?
This man is scared of the dentist and passes out before he can get his teeth worked on.
Who is Curt Lemon?
These are the three items Kiowa always carries.
What are the New Testament, moccasins, and a feather hatchet?
This character told the 'True War Story' about a unit in the mountains.
Who is Mitchell Sanders?
He flew his girlfriend out to Vietnam despite everyone's doubts.
Who was Mark Fossie?
Martha plays this sport in college.
What is volleyball?
The Special Ops Group Mary Anne Bell spends all her time with.
What is The Greenies (Green Berets)?
Something carried that can be seen, held, and touched.
What is “tangible”?
He went fishing with a crate of hand grenades.
Who is Curt Lemon?
This man thinks he would like being a minister for “the people part.”
Who was Henry Dobbins?
This is the name for an elderly woman in a Vietnamese village.
What is mama-san?
He makes insensitive jokes about Kiowa as they look for his body in the muck.
Who is Azar?
Something carried that cannot be seen, but is emotionally and mentally heavy.
What is “intangible”?
He sang 'Lemon Tree' as they threw body parts down the well.
Who is Dave Jensen?