Terminology
Hump=?
To carry
What war is this story about?
Vietnam War
What does Jimmy Cross carry to remind him of Martha back home?
Letters, pebble,Two photographs
Where was Jimmy Corss’s pebble found
Jersey Shore
Steel centered nylon covered flack jacket
6.7 pounds
Sterno=?
Canned Fuel
What is the name of the massacere
Mai Lai
which character is known for carrying a New Testament and his grandfather’s hunting hatchet?
Kiowa
why does Henry Dobbins wear his girlfriend's stockings around his neck even after she breaks up with him?
Because the object had become a "talisman."
M-16 gas operated assault rifle
7.5 or 8.2
Dust-off=?
Helicopter
What award was the author given
Purple Heart
What item does Ted Lavender carry to help soothe his anxiety before he is killed?
Tranquilizers and weed
what does the map symbolize?
a plan to keep moving forward through all the tough
LSA oil
1 pound
R&R=?
Rest and Recreation leave
What was the authors reasoning behind this story
To tell the people about the soldiers perspective
Henry Dobbins carries an unusual "good luck charm" around his neck. What is it?
Pantyhose
Why do the soldiers refer to the enemy and their own fallen comrades as "ghosts"
Suggest everyone is fighting a war they are bound to have the history disappear about
m-79 granade launcher
5.9 or 20+
VC=?
Vietcong
Where was the author from
Minnesota
What did Kiowa also carry?
His grandmothers distrust of the white men.
Closeness and a sense of bringing both their worlds back together.
Claymore Antipersonnel