things they carried

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Across
  1. 2. / burst or shatter violently and noisily as a result of rapid combustion, decomposition, excessive internal pressure, or other process, typically scattering fragments widely.
  2. 4. / the practice of training people to obey rules or a code of behavior, using punishment to correct disobedience.
  3. 8. / loyalty or commitment of a subordinate to a superior or of an individual to a group or cause.
  4. 9. / to view
  5. 11. / dispense or apply (a remedy or drug).
  6. 13. / slang for VC/veitcong
  7. 15. / admission (of a crime)
  8. 19. / thin, loosely woven cloth used for dressing and swabs.
  9. 20. / not easily convinced; having doubts or reservations.
  10. 22. / a device used to set off an explosive.
  11. 23. / in a way that shows despair.
  12. 24. / a short, smoothbore gun for firing shells (technically called bombs) at high angles.
  13. 25. / a device for stopping the flow of blood through a vein or artery, typically by compressing a limb with a cord or tight bandage.
  14. 26. / the rate at which something occurs or is repeated over a particular period of time or in a given sample.
  15. 28. / a hole in the ground used by troops as a shelter against enemy fire or as a firing point.
  16. 29. / an army officer of high rank, in particular (in the US Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps) an officer above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general.
  17. 30. / retrieve or preserve (something) from potential loss or adverse circumstances. (past tense)
Down
  1. 1. / an analgesic and narcotic drug obtained from opium and used medicinally to relieve pain.
  2. 3. / a piece of legislation enacted by a municipal authority.
  3. 5. / the dark shape and outline of someone or something visible against a lighter background, especially in dim light.
  4. 6. / a particular time or instance of an event.
  5. 7. / a supply or quantity of bullets and shells
  6. 10. / a knife with a folding blade.
  7. 12. / to be hidden or disguised by means of camouflage
  8. 14. / large-caliber guns used in warfare on land.
  9. 16. / the outermost parts or boundary of an area or object.
  10. 17. / something that exists only as an idea.
  11. 18. / morally correct behavior or thinking; righteousness.
  12. 21. / a measure taken in advance to prevent something dangerous, unpleasant, or inconvenient from happening.
  13. 27. / a bag with shoulder straps that allow it to be carried on someone's back, typically made of a strong, waterproof material and widely used by hikers; a backpack.