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8. “The Dentist”
- conquer all fears
9. “Sweetheart of the Song Tra Bong”
No one understands unless they lived it.
Soldiers want their girlfriends there even though it would destroy them but then they would at least understand.
10. “Stockings”
Memories as a good luck charm
11. “Church”
How do you kill from a sacred place?
— Jan 27, 2026 04:07AM
- conquer all fears
9. “Sweetheart of the Song Tra Bong”
No one understands unless they lived it.
Soldiers want their girlfriends there even though it would destroy them but then they would at least understand.
10. “Stockings”
Memories as a good luck charm
11. “Church”
How do you kill from a sacred place?
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4. “On the Rainy River.”
- reaction to being drafted
5. “Enemies”
and
6. “Friends”
- the trauma and stress of war creates intense relationships
7. “How to Tell a True War Story”
- the blending of truth and story. How do you put into words the unspeakable?
These stories are so well written. They are awful as their subject is awful but they are also beautiful as beauty glimmers through.
— Jan 13, 2026 03:57AM
- reaction to being drafted
5. “Enemies”
and
6. “Friends”
- the trauma and stress of war creates intense relationships
7. “How to Tell a True War Story”
- the blending of truth and story. How do you put into words the unspeakable?
These stories are so well written. They are awful as their subject is awful but they are also beautiful as beauty glimmers through.
Lisa
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Loosely connected short stories.
1. The Things They Carried.
2. Love
3. Spin
I’ve read the first story twice and I want to read it again and maybe again…
— Jan 07, 2026 05:55PM
1. The Things They Carried.
2. Love
3. Spin
I’ve read the first story twice and I want to read it again and maybe again…
