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Book Review of The Things They Carried

The Things They Carried
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I am an old hippie, anti-war, protester. This book enlightened me with the facts and engaged me with the characterizations. O'Brian brought to light the reasons I did not understand what they were doing is because "they" (those high-ups)did not have intelligence, therefore, the soldiers couldn't understand, fully, what the missions were.The writing is clear, and I would recommend it to most folks I know. I am not re-posting, as I am sending it to my son- an ex-Marine. Forest