In Tim O'Brian's book he talks about the baggage the soldiers. It mentions the intangible as well as the tangible. I thought the movie did a good job showing this baggage especially after Ron killed one of his soldiers. - Christine W.

In Tim O'Brian's book he talks about the baggage the soldiers. It mentions the intangible as well as the tangible. I thought the movie did a good job showing this baggage especially after Ron killed one of his soldiers. - Christine W.

In "A Rumor of War," the author discusses how the war appealed to the young generation originally.  How most of those who signed up early were teenagers and young adults because they were taught to be proud of their country and wanted to defend it.  They answered Kennedy's call of "ask what you can do for your country" and wanted to be like their parents who had fought in previous wars, most notably WWII.  You could see this in the movie pretty well, especially when the young Ron is sitting there watching Kennedy's address with his family and gets riled up about how to help and defend his country. -Kelly Wuyscik

In '''"A Rumor of War,"''' the author discusses how the war appealed to the young generation originally.  How most of those who signed up early were teenagers and young adults because they were taught to be proud of their country and wanted to defend it.  They answered Kennedy's call of "ask what you can do for your country" and wanted to be like their parents who had fought in previous wars, most notably WWII.  You could see this in the movie pretty well, especially when the young Ron is sitting there watching Kennedy's address with his family and gets riled up about how to help and defend his country. -Kelly Wuyscik

So this wasn't a major part of anything but I wondered about the letters that were sent to and from soldiers. In the film Ron sends love letters to his lady, and it is also mentioned in the readings. Did this communication with home help also to keep the moral high, or no more so than any other war? - Elle

So this wasn't a major part of anything but I wondered about the letters that were sent to and from soldiers. In the film Ron sends love letters to his lady, and it is also mentioned in the readings. Did this communication with home help also to keep the moral high, or no more so than any other war? - Elle