Posted on Jul 30, 2023
The author of 'The Things They Carried' tells us what he carried in Vietnam
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I have read Tim OBrien’s” The Things They Carried” even have it as an audio book,has had a profound effect on my memories of that place which I carry to this day,also a bit of a guilt trip ,since after my return from Vietnam, I was asssigned to Ft.Polk as a patrolling instructor for my remaining fourteen months training Infantry AIT trainees for their tours,I carry the guilt,did I do the best job possible? Was I an effective,professional soldier? Welcome Home Brothers.
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MAJ Dale E. Wilson, Ph.D.
Back at ya, Phil. When I was director of the USMA-ROTC Military History Fellowship at West Point I invited Tim to speak. He was very well received by our visiting professors. He was in the 198th LIB, which served in the AO just north of my unit: the 11th LIB's 3-1st Inf. operating off Hill 4-11 just south of the Song Tra Khuc river in Quang Ngai Province.
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SGT Philip Roncari
MAJ Dale E.Wilson,Ph.D.—I have recently been asked by some of the younger members of the family ,grandkids,in-laws, about my experiences in Vietnam,I tell them to read Tim’s book first,then we’ll talk,be well Brother.
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Maj Dale Wilson, Glad to see you back on RP. I have to get Tim O, Brien's book. He was in Nam about the same time that I was, 1970. I share a lot of the same feelings that he did. I wasn't scared of dieing though, I am a Catholic and believed that if God wanted me to die there then I would , and if he wanted me to make it out, then I would. I'm 73 now and have been married to my lovely wife for 52 years and have grand kids and great grandkids. I still go to church and thank God for every day that I wake up.
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