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The Things They Carried
The most famous short story about the Vietnam War began at Esquire as veteran Tim O’Brien captured his deployment through tales of the rifles, photographs, and memories that soldiers brought with them.
By Tim O Brien May 25, 2021
This is the first chapter of what would become Tim O’Brien s award-winning book The Things They Carried.
A collection of linked short stories told from the ground in Vietnam, Esquire would publish five of the vignettes. This passage originally appeared in the August 1986 issue of the magazine. You can find every Esquire story ever published at Esquire Classic.