the things they carried

“The things they carried”
The chapter starts out describing the men of Vietnam and talks about they carried and valued the most. Lieutenant Jimmy Cross has many things he carries including the lives of his men that walk through the land of a war zone. This lieutenant carries a great amount of responsibility by being the top guy. Many of his men also carry things with them that include being superstitious and things they value very much.
The stuff men carry has to do with their priorities mostly. They also carried personal stuff like a picture of their loved ones. Some men for example carried marijuana, tobacco and chewing gum for their personal use, they all used this in a form of relaxation while at war. Others carried the letters of a girl who he loved and admired, men became so superstitious that they carried the pantyhose of their girls around their neck. Covers from back home for example a poncho where also brought to keep the men warm through the nights and the cold rain. Pain relievers, band aids, and pain relievers had to be carried as well for minor injuries as well. The men in the front line couldn’t carry as much as they want, also because they had their m-16 assault rifles with them which was their main tool.
These men lives their days not knowing what was next and frightened they wouldn’t make it back home to their loves ones. They kept their attitudes positive and marched through the villages. Men where lost at the bunches and didn’t make it out of the bad hostile area. The things they carried where the small amount of valuables that they died with. Valuables and their guns are what represented these brave men in the front line. These men in the first chapter where described as the things they carried.