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I teach a novel in my literature class, Tim O'Brien's The Things They Carried, that is widely regarded as one of the finest pieces of writing about warfare and the life of a soldier ever written, at least in the English language. The novel is a collection of metafictional short stories that blur the line between the author's actual lived experiences as a soldier in Vietnam and the fictions he has invented to try and communicate the painful truths of what it is like to be a young man sent to fight in a war. The first story, also titled “The Things They Carried”, focuses on the soldiers of...

What It Was Really Like As A Medic In The Vietnam War Public Domain By Natasha Lavender/Jan. 27, 2021 3:32 pm EDT The Vietnam War has become infamous for the brutal battles fought and lost in the impenetrable heat and claustrophobic thickness of the jungle. Following American soldiers into the line of fire, hoping to prevent them from becoming yet more casualties, were their medics. Medics trained alongside other troops, but their job in the field was to patch up their comrades when the bullet, grenade, or shell with their name on it found its target. Without body armor or e...

207 shares He held his phone in one hand and paused to send a text before getting to his car and putting down his black Jiu-Jitsu bag.  The front entrance of the gym was closed during the day, with a sign on the bottom of the window reading: 'Closed, but still awesome.' Several other logos could also be seen on the door including Richmond Fitness and Studio K. Sporty look: The actor, 43, cut as casual figure in a black tracksuit as he left Elevate Martial Arts in Richmond and headed to his car Heading home: Tom looked relaxed as he stepped out of the gym building and walked down a rear sta...

ABILENE — The first of Ike's 2021 virtual book club series is scheduled at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 12. The program is free and open to the public and will be offered online or by phone. Community members can join this program as if they were meeting friends in a cozy café or living room with a glass of wine, even if they have not read the book. January's book selection is "Heartland: A Memoir of Working Hard and Being Broke in the Richest Country on Earth" by Sarah Smarsh. Her memoir was an instant New York Times bestseller and recipient of numerous awards. As a fifth-generation Kansas...

LISA KRISTOFF Director of Strategic Partnerships for the Maine Bureau of Veterans’ Services Sarah Sherman. Courtesy photo Sarah Sherman is well-known for her commitment to preserving the experiences of veterans. She wrote “Southport: The War Years, An Island Remembers” in 1996, “Heroes Among Us: A History of Boothbay Region's Veterans During the Second World War” in 1999 and “Looking Back: A History of Boothbay Region’s Veterans during the Korean and Vietnam Wars,” Volumes I and II, in 2016. Sherman was hired in 2018 as director of strategic partnerships for the Maine Bureau o...