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Jimmy cross -ANS>the lieutenant of alpha company, strict man who blames
himself when he is responsible for a person getting killed because he day dreamed
Used to carry letters of his Love.
Kiowa -ANS>baptist, nicest guy in the company, dies from being sucked into
quicksand or marshy mud. Friendly and peaceful, very religious. sleeps on a bible
Norman Bowker -ANS>gets home from the war and is lonely and depressed.
literally has no communication with any1. father loves him for his 7 medals but
thats it. He hangs himself later in a gym
Rat Kiley -ANS>Medic, curt lemon dies and he writes a letter to his sister. she never
writes back. He shot up a Baby water buffalo. tells the story of the song trabong
Tim O' Brien -ANS>the narrator who, in dealing with his own memories, conveys
the horrors of the Vietnam War
Martha -ANS>The girl Jimmy cross loved and day dreamed about.
Henry Dobbins -ANS>Gunner, Wore his girlfriends pantyhose on his neck for good
luck.
, Ted Lavender -ANS>sniped early on in the book while he was taking a piss
Dave Jensen -ANS>character who breaks his nose when Strunk gets injured over a
jack knife, carries 3 pairs of socks, can of Dr. Scholl's foot powder, toothbrush, and
a rabbit's foot.
Lee strunk -ANS>got into a fight with Jensen, stole jensens jack knife thats why
they fought. died from a mortar
Mitchell sanders -ANS>One of the most likable soldiers in the war; he strongly
influences the narrator, O'Brien. He is kind and devoted, and he has a strong sense
of justice. Because of these qualities, he is a type of father figure
Azar -ANS>Weird twisted member of alpha company, straps a puppy to a
claymore, also helps tim punk Bobby Jergerson real slime ball. laughs at kiowas
death, laughs at the man tim kills
Curt Lemon -ANS>died playing catch with a smoke grenade with kiley and stepped
on a live claymore and was blown into a lemon tree
Kathleen -ANS>O'Brien ofter tells his war stories and about his experience to her,
but she can never understand or be told the whole truth because of her youth and
innocence; symbol of an outsider of the war
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