Tim O'Brien on award-winning Vietnam War book, 'The Things They Carried'
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An unidentified Vietnam veteran traces a name off a fallen soldier off the Viet Nam Memorial wall seen here on Veteran's Day November 11, 2013 as he pays his respects in Washington, DC.
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