The Things They Carried
Across
- 2. infantrymen
- 3. metal fragments from an exploding shell
- 5. a rice field
- 7. a helicopter that picks up dead bodies from the war
- 9. one who opposes war
- 10. a blood-sucking worm-like creature
- 11. a relief of emotional tensions
- 12. an infection of the lower intestinal tract producing pain and fever
- 13. a slang term used to refer to the Viet Cong
- 15. to go off duty
- 16. one who is devoted to the interests or culture of a nation
- 17. to agree to; to give in
- 19. a highly incendiary liquid used in fire bombs or flame throwers
- 20. a dwelling, especially one with a thatched roof
Down
- 1. to lie in wait to attack by surprise
- 4. moral uprightness; righteousness
- 6. designed to inflict death or personal injury rather than material destruction
- 8. a charm; an object marked with magic signs
- 14. a racially offensive term used to refer to Vietnamese or Asians in general
- 18. to fix firmly or securely