In America
"No more fantasies....He would shut down the daydreams."
Who is Jimmy Cross?
The name of the soldier who was shot.
Who is Ted Lavender?
He carried M & Ms and comic books in his role as medic.
Who is Rat Kiley?
It is grunts slang word for carrying things on one's back while walking across Vietnam
What is humping?
"I would simply tap a reservoir of courage that had been accumulating inside me over the years."
Who is Tim O'Brien?
The platoon's mission.
What is blow up tunnel complexes outside of Than Khe?
His good luck charm was a pebble.
Who is Lt. Jimmy Cross?
Where Tim O’Brien was realized he wasn’t going to go to Canada but instead go to war.
What is the Rainy River?
"All right, let me ask a question. You want to trade places with him? Turn it all upside down--you want that?"
Who is Kiowa?
They were called "legs or grunts."
What are soldiers?
He took the New Testament with him to Vietnam.
Who is Kiowa?
SOP means this.
What is Standard Operating Procedures?
The man who created a safe space for Tim.
Who is Elroy Berdahl?
"I guess you must've killed somebody."
Who is Kathleen O'Brien? (Tim's daughter)
He wanted someday to be a teacher of mathematics.
Who is the Viet Cong soldier Tim killed?
He killed a Viet Cong soldier with a grenade.
Who is Tim O'Brien?
The age Tim O’Brien was when he received his draft notice.
What is 21 years old?
"Get yourself a haircut."
Who is Elroy Berdahl? (Owner of Tip Top Lodge)
The village near the tunnels the platoon had to destroy.
What is Than Khe?
He carried tranquilizers and dope.
Who is Ted Lavender?
The slang name for helicopters.
What is freedom birds?