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Vietcong/Cong/VC/Charlie
Letters
In Fallen Angels, letters represent the link—and the unbridgeable distance—between the soldiers and their loved ones back home. Letters keep the soldiers connected with those they left behind, such as girlfriends and wives, mothers…
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Roast Beef, Mashed Potatoes, and Carrots
Roast beef, mashed potatoes, and carrots symbolize the futility and failure of American efforts in the Vietnam War. In the first four months of Perry’s tour of duty, the soldiers of his battalion find…
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