Try another Enhanced Search

Results for Stories Like Tim O’brien’s “the Things They Carried," Companionship In The Military

Our search tries its best to match you with stories that fit your request, but results may vary based on keywords and what's available. If you don't find what you're looking for, try a different search.

Listing 1642 stories.

A group of Marines recall their horrifying memories of fighting on the Pacific front of World War II, while a journalist attempts to glorify their experiences for his readers.

A homosexual military sergeant, with no use for his money after his parent’s estrangement, attempts to support the destitute family of a soldier just shipped off to Iraq.

An exhausted Union soldier carries the leg of his deceased comrade for miles in order to deliver it to the comrade's betrothed — but when he arrives at her house, the soldier does not receive the warm welcome that he expected.

When an Iraq veteran goes missing, his friends reenact their wartime routines to lure him out of hiding.

A sergeant looks forward to leaving the harshness of the barracks and going home to his wife, but is unable to feel truly at home until the rain provides the illusion of distance from the outside world.

When a woman’s husband accepts his army commission for World War II, the woman can only watch with despair as her husband's battalion joins the ranks of those expected to perish in war.

A U.S. squadron deployed in Afghanistan during the War on Terror is followed by a mysterious Afghan boy with a personal connection to one of the soldiers.

Separated from his unit, an American soldier in France forms an unexpected partnership with a man who seems equally lost. Their adventures eventually lead them back to their unit, but not before they shoot down parachuters that may or may not have been their own men.

During WWII, an American paratrooper deployed in England misses his wife, but finds himself feeling closer to her after enjoying the company of another woman.

A young soldier grapples with the idea that his wife may have forgotten him while he is stationed in a city where women are leaving their husbands for men nearby.