The Things They Carried
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- The things they carried were largely determined by necessity. Among the necessities or near necessities were p-38 can openers, pocket knives, heat tabs, wrist watches, dog tags, mosquito repellant, chewing gum, candy, cigarettes, salt tablets, packets of kool-Aid, lighters, matches, sewing kits, military payment certificates, c rations, and 2 or 3 canteens of water. Henry Dobbins who was a big man who carried extra rations, he was especially fond of canned peaches in heavy syrup over pound cake. Dave Jensen who practiced field hygiene, carried a toothbrush, dental floss, and several hotel sized bars of soap. Dave Jensen who practiced field hygiene, carried a toothbrush, dental floss, and several hotel sized bars of soap he'd stolen from the RR in Sydney, Australia. Mitchell Sanders, the RTO carried condoms.Norman Bowker carried a diary. Rat Kiley carried comic books. Kiowa a devout baptist carried an illustrated new testemant.
- 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. They marched for the sake of the march. Their principles were in their feet. Their calculations were biological. They had no sense of strategy or mission. They searched the village without knowing what to look for, not caring, kicking over jars of rice, frisking children and old men, blowing tunnels, sometimes setting fires sometimes not, then forming up and moving to the next village, then other villages, where it would always be the same.
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