THE THINGS THEY CARRIEDMary Claire Culpepper, Sarah Dolmovich, Zac Mendenhall

WHAT WOULD YOU CARRY?

P-38 can openers Pocket knives Heat tabs Wristwatches Dog tags Mosquito repellent Chewing gum Cigarettes Salt tablets Canteens of Water

Candy Packets of Kool-Aid Lighters Matches Military Payment

Certificates C rations Sewing kits

In this book most soldiers carried..

Let’s Play a Game!

Who carried…

• Maps• ‘Love letters’ from Martha• A pebble from Martha

JIMMY CROSS

Quote:"He felt shame. He hated himself. He had loved Martha more than his men, and as a consequence Lavender was now dead, and this was something he would have to carry like a stone in his stomach for the rest of the war." Page 16

A PRC 25 RADIO (that weighed 26lbs with batteries)

BRASS KNUCKLES

Who carried?

MITCHELL SANDERS

Quote:"There's a moral here." Page 20 (Sanders finds morals in many events to deal with or understand them)

Who carried…

BrandyCanvas satchel filled with: Morphine and Plasma, Malaria Tablets, Surgical

Tape, Comic Books

BOB ‘RAT’ KILEYQuote: "He was crying. He tried to say something, but

then cradled his rifle and went off by himself. The rest of us stood in a ragged circle around the baby buffalo." Page 86 (Rat had to carry the death of his best friend)

Who carried…

Black Flag insecticideCanned peachesExtra rations Machine gun10-15 lbs of ammunitionHis girlfriends pantyhose

HENRY DOBBINS

Quote:"They were like body armor, he thought. Whenever we saddled up for a late-night ambush, he would make a ritual of arranging the nylons around his neck." Page 130 (Dobbins used them as hope to survive the war)

Who carried…

A rabbit's footNight-sight vitamins

high in caroteneToothbrushDental flossSeveral bars of soapThree pairs of socks

A can of Dr. Scholl's foot powder

Six or seven ounces of dope

DAVE JENSEN Quote:"He started to worry. It was mostly in his

head. There were no threats, no vows of revenge, just a silent tension between them that made him take special precautions." Page 67 (He was nervous that Strunk would kill him)

Who carried…

Tranquilizer GrenadesThe starlight scope

Hint! He dies…Not a Jersey Shore Grenade..

TED LAVENDER

Who carried…

Grandfather's feathered hatchetBible Moccasins

Kiowa Quote:"One thing for sure, he said. The lieutenant's

in some deep hurt. The way he was carrying on, it wasn't fake or anything, it was real heavy-duty hurt. The man cares." Page 17 (Kiowa seems to carry others grief with him)

Who carried…

Slingshot Tanning lotion

Lee Strunk

Quote:"They made a pact that if one of them should ever get a wheelchair wound the other guy would automatically find a way to end it." Page 69 (He carried fear of getting seriously wounded)

Who carried…

A person’s thumb

Norman Bowker

Quote:"I'll tell you something O'Brien. If i could have one wish, anything, I'd wish for my dad to write me a letter and say it's okay if I don't win any medals. That's all my old man talks about, nothing else." Page 39