I read The Things They Carried in high school. Took my copy to Afghanistan with me. At some point, one of my cadets walked off it with while I was teaching ROTC. I’m certain it wasn’t intentional, and I can only hope another young lieutenant picks it up off their company commander’s shelf and it continues its journey. That copy was full of literary annotations and life annotations from my time in service. Every time I see that edition in a used book store? I check to see if it’s mine.
When Tim O’Brien came to speak at the local university, I got a new copy, signed by him.
I read The Things They Carried in high school. Took my copy to Afghanistan with me. At some point, one of my cadets walked off it with while I was teaching ROTC. I’m certain it wasn’t intentional, and I can only hope another young lieutenant picks it up off their company commander’s shelf and it continues its journey. That copy was full of literary annotations and life annotations from my time in service. Every time I see that edition in a used book store? I check to see if it’s mine.
When Tim O’Brien came to speak at the local university, I got a new copy, signed by him.
One of the most impactful books I’ve ever read.