... badges displayed all over their uniforms (16-17). "Napoleon once said that he could make men die for little pieces of ribbon. By the time the battalion left for Vietnam, I was ready to die for considerable less, for a few favorable remarks in a fitness report. Words." Caputo suffering ... have that blank expression known as the "thousand-yard stare (99). The Vietnamese huts are made of thatch, but the Americans use a new material in construction, as houses are built completely with crushed beer cans. The Viet Cong exploit the Vietnamese children by having them sell Coke to Americans afte...

• Word Count: 2036
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

... badges displayed all over their uniforms (16-17). "Napoleon once said that he could make men die for little pieces of ribbon. By the time the battalion left for Vietnam, I was ready to die for considerable less, for a few favorable remarks in a fitness report. Words." Caputo suffering ... have that blank expression known as the "thousand-yard stare (99). The Vietnamese huts are made of thatch, but the Americans use a new material in construction, as houses are built completely with crushed beer cans. The Viet Cong exploit the Vietnamese children by having them sell Coke to Americans afte...

• Word Count: 2231
• Approx Pages: 9
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School