Philip Caputo is a product of the US Marines system during the Vietnam War. The Marine Corp had very extreme policies and expectations that precipitated their questionable actions during the war. Caputo's involvement and unjust persecution is a result of the Marine Corps training and action that leads to the development of psychological problems for its marines. For Caputo, his mindset that leads to his alleged murder is developed in several stages in the time leading to the event; Training, fieldwork, and office work. .
The training process for the marines is the time of the most extreme for a marine's mindset. This is the stage of initial shock of the Corps morals and expectations. Later upon arriving in Vietnam, psychological changes are brought forth gradually through experiences. Training for Caputo established the base for which his later unstable mind would be built upon. This base is established by the discipline that is forced upon Caputo while in camp on the mainland and while on Okinawa. An example being his being caught having a cigarette while training in the Okinawan jungle; "Looking back, I think that much of my behavior later in Vietnam, good as well as bad, was determined by the rebukes I received that day. They installed in me a lasting fear of criticism. "1 He then goes on to say how He didn't want to be seen as inadequate, or anything less than what is expected of him. It is during events like this where he establishes a "whatever it takes " attitude towards meeting the expected levels of soldiering. The next stage builds upon this, portraying to Caputo through his day-to-day experiences what he will believe is the actions needed and appropriate to reach these expectations, which includes kill civilians with reasonable reason.
Caputo's landing in Danang marks the beginning of the next stage of psychological changes that causes his later actions. Once in Vietnam, training becomes an afterthought.
A 1980 movie, A Rumor of War, based on Philip J. ... Like most Americans in the 1950s, Caputo grew up knowing little of Asia and virtually nothing of Vietnam. ... Philip J. ... There was no fighting, no enemy, and for Caputo, no war. ... They were beginning their tour of Vietnam. ...
Philip Caputo spent his life acquiring the skills of killing, learning how to fieldstrip and assemble and M-14 rifle blindfolded, how to face death, and how to cause it. ... They were going to Vietnam. ... Caputo as well as the rest of the marines where surprised to find that with Vietnam brought boredom. ... He joined the Vietnam Veterans against the war. ... When I read A Rumor of War, Philip Caputo put me right on the front lines of battle. ...
Philip Caputo, author of "A Rumor of War," was born in 1941. ... Marine Corps, Lieutenant Philip Caputo was a part of the ninth Expeditionary Brigade, which was the first group of troops sent into the Vietnam War. ... Lieutenant Philip Caputo took full responsibility of his troops poor decisions and was forced to face a court martial. ... Philip Caputo uses himself as a source for his book "A Rumor of War." ... " Caputo stated that his purpose of the book was just to inform American readers and all readers about the Vietnam War, including the whole ugly truth of the Vietnam War and wa...
A Rumor of War by Philip Caputo was an interesting story about one man's reflection upon and story of the Vietnam War. ... I chose it because I knew little of the Vietnam War, and thought it would be educational yet interesting for me to read. ... Philip Caputo starts his story from his indecision of what to do with his life after high school. ... Caputo really drew you into his words. ... Philip Caputo did a wonderful job writing this book. ...
On March 8, 1965, Philip Caputo was sent to Danang with a battalion of the 9th Marine Expeditionary Brigade and was the first U.S. combat unit sent to Indochina. ... Lieutenant Bradley called Vietnam the "splendid little war." ... The men in the military along with Caputo were drawn to war (71). ... Lemon, the platoon sergeant, told Caputo that Sullivan had been sniped while filling canteens a few days after Caputo left. ... Caputo used "Sympathetic detonation" on the casualty report. ...
On March 8, 1965, Philip Caputo was sent to Danang with a battalion of the 9th Marine Expeditionary Brigade and was the first U.S. combat unit sent to Indochina. ... The 9th Marine Expeditionary Brigade was to give security for the air base in Vietnam. ... At the beginning of the Vietnam War, the atmosphere was like Kipling's colonial wars. ... Lieutenant Bradley called Vietnam the "splendid little war." ... Lemon, the platoon sergeant, told Caputo that Sullivan had been sniped while filling canteens a few days after Caputo left. ...
Philip Caputo's, the author of A Rumor of War, use of vivid language made the book come alive, as if it were a movie. Philip Caputo was not only an amazing Marine Lieutenant, but he was also a very talented writer. ... Philip Caputo, born in Chicago in 1941, went into the Marine Corps straight out of high school. ... In the year of 1966, Philip Caputo's experiences ended in a court-martial when two of his troops killed two civilians. ... It was based around Philip Caputo and began when he decided to join the Marines. ...
He was a young Marine lieutenant when the Marines first came ashore in force in Vietnam in March of 1965. ... Caputo is one of the first Marines ashore in Vietnam and is part of the initial process of escalation that led to our massive commitment to that country. ... The marines in Vietnam and any war in general are trained and taught that killing is there primary objective. ... I found Caputo's words to paint a very explicit picture. ... Caputo really drew you into his words. ...
Philip Caputo was a young man caught up in one of the most troubled times in our nation's history. ... By this time Caputo was beginning to gave nightmares of the people he had watched die in Vietnam. ... He decided that he would make the deal and he was sent home from Vietnam. ... Caputo's story of Vietnam tells us a lot about the confusion and turmoil our soldiers experienced in the war. ... The American experience in Vietnam was not a good one at all. ...
