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.A Rumor of War Philip Caputo As the rumors of Vietnam surfaced, you could see the shadows of silence that cowered over the Vietnam veterans. The tension built and you could look into their eyes and see the emptiness that Vietnam left them. Many veterans did not, and still prefer not to speak a word about what they encountered during the long, treacherous years of the war. Marine Lieutenant Philip J. Caputo was different from many of these silent veterans, he wanted to share his life experiences as he...... Words: 831 Pages: 4 2. A Rumor of War In the book A Rumor o ...A Rumor of War In the book A Rumor of War, Caputo shows how his life and the lives of many others were changed by the onset of the Vietnam War. He explains how he felt going into the service, entering combat, and eventually what it was like for him once the war was over and he realized that he was not among the other draftees.
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