The things they carried

Español The war in Vietnam has been described as the first "living room war"—meaning combat was seen on TV screens and newspapers on a daily basis. Newspaper and television crews documented this war much more intensely than they did earlier conflicts. This willingness to allow documentation of the war extended to the military's own photographers—who captured thousands of images that covered every aspect of the conflict between 1962 and 1975. Photographs Links go to DocsTeach, the online tool…

The lot was the culmination of years of painstaking research by American artist Bradford Edwards, who picked up many of the distinctive lighters on site in the former war zone during the Nineties.

Because sometimes it's hard to explain or understand on your own.

They carried all they could bear, and then some, including a silent awe for the terrible power of the things they carried. -The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien

This quote describes all the emotional Weight they carried in their minds.

Quote from Tim O'Brien

Arlington West photograph by Amy Reynolds

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“I want you to feel what I felt. I want you to know why story-truth is truer sometimes than happening-truth.” ― Tim O'Brien, The Things They Carried