The+Vietnam+Soldier

__The Vietnam Soldier Letters__

Chasing Charlie:
 * Since David was referred to as a Newby, the other more experience people stayed away from him
 * Newcomers were referred to as Newbys or Cherrys
 * The soldiers were surrounded by enemy fire, booby traps and large snakes
 * The terrain: tall elephant grass(really tall, over their heads grass), heat and dust, rain, steamy
 * Many of the soldiers suffered from dehydration, some were able to find a village for aiding
 * David was shot from a Viet Cong sniper
 * He was helped by a helicopter which took him to a hospital near by
 * Since he was in the hospital for three weeks, he believes that his wound is a million dollar wound(a wound that is serious enough to allow him to leave Vietnam and return to the State)

__A Grunt's War__
 * Tunnels, mines, bombs, booby traps, an sharp, poisonous punji snakes were everywhere all were all hidden by twigs, thick vegetation, or dirt.
 * It was an undeclared war
 * U.S. Army foot soldiers were often on patrol
 * The average was white and came from a rural or small-town America
 * Ages were 21-22