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Officer in Charge of the Dead
In light of his new position as an assistant adjutant—an administrator whose job it is to report on dead marines and dead Viet Cong—Caputo nicknames himself “Officer in Charge of the Dead,” and…
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Campaign Medals and Ribbons
Throughout A Rumor of War, campaign medals and ribbons symbolize Caputo’s evolving concept of heroism and eventual opposition to the war. At the beginning of his military career, Caputo coveted war decorations, considering…
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