The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien reveals the hardships endured by soldiers, including himself, during the Vietnam war. The book qualifies as "Holding Secrets" and "More alike than different." All the soldiers had their little secrets to hide (such as a forbidden love), deadly fears and inspiring dreams. Whether they realized it or not, the soldiers were more alike that they thought; all of them wanted to go back to their families alive, and certainly none of them wanted to die in combat. I enjoyed this book because it detailed what soldiers went through at that time.
Author's Argument: Despite problems, they have one goal.
Question: Do you believe soldiers in the current war have the same or similar feelings that soldiers had back then?
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Definitely. Soldiers in every war have to deal with death, gore, etc. But the situations of the Vietnam War and the Iraq War are a bit different. In the Iraqi War, the soldiers have to deal with the scorching Sun, blistering winds, and delapidated buildings; however, the soldiers of the Vietnam war had to deal with harsher conditions. They contended with relentless rainfall, unbearable humidity, deceptive terrain, and unknown territory. The Vietnamese soldiers were experts of their jungles and had an upper hand in the fighting. All these factors in addition to mountains more made the situation of the soldiers that fought in the Vietnam War more difficult (I think).
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