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Tim O’Brien

Tim O’Brien. O’Brien. Date of birth: October 1, 1946 Born in Austin, Minnesota B.A., Macalester College, political science, 1968. The Vietnam War.

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Tim O’Brien

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  1. Tim O’Brien

  2. O’Brien • Date of birth: October 1, 1946 • Born in Austin, Minnesota • B.A., Macalester College, political science, 1968

  3. The Vietnam War • Although against the Vietnam War, he was drafted in 1968 and served until 1970. • Assigned to Third Platoon, A Company, Fifth Battalion, Forty-sixth Infantry as a foot soldier • Awarded the Purple Heart.

  4. Various Works • If I Die in a Combat Zone, Box Me Up and Ship Me Home • In the Lake of the Woods • Northern Lights • Speaking of Courage • The Things They Carried • The Vietnam in Me

  5. The Things They Carried • Written during the late 1980’s • First published in 1990 • It is a collection of interrelated short stories which reads like a novel.

  6. Sources • http://people.mnhs.org/authors/biog_detail.cfm?PersonID=O'Br306 • http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780767902892

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