He took his soldiers, and noticed all the rebels. ... There were about twenty soldiers. ... Martin became known as the Ghost. ... The British put notices up for a reward of the one known as the Ghost. ... Tavington asked for any information about the Ghost in exchange for their lives. ...
The sexual exploits of the soldiers in war are legendary and the condoms were almost a necessity. ... From the narration he gives, American soldiers died in the Vietnam War and left behind the things that mattered to them. ... Nevertheless, in many ways the Vietnam War was different from other wars that American soldiers ever fought (O'Brien 17). ... Many people died in the war and brought grief to the nation for the demise of a large number of soldiers. ... In 'Ghost Soldiers,' O'Brien recalls that he was shot twice in Vietnam and managed to cheat death. ...
I decided to compete for a position in a Recon platoon where all the highly skilled soldiers would be placed. ... My wife drove me to the bay, where friends and family would sit with the soldiers while waiting for the buses to pick them up. ... At first adapting to the area was hard, and most of the soldiers including myself were missing their families. ... As we got closer to where we got called, the towns nearby looked like ghost towns. ... But it really seemed like the leadership did not care about the wellbeing of the soldiers. ...
