Wow… I would love to be a fly on the wall of any/all those discussions… did you find that they would change year to year? Kind of follow the same themes in general? Anything that stood out?

That book had a hand in shaping me in my 20’s, it just hit so hard.

One of the most impactful books I’ve ever read.

For me too… nod to my earlier comment

I’m fortunate in that I didn’t have to live through any wartime, but I felt it important to honor those that did.

So 25+ years ago, as part of my senior performance piece to graduate college, I memorized and performed a chapter from The Things They Carried, specifically “How to Tell a True War Story” chapter.

I was only in my 20’s at the time (like any college senior), but I took the work seriously, and at the end, you could hear a pin drop. I like to think I honored Tim O’Brien and the men he fought with. My dad (a peacetime vet), said it surprised him with how much it moved him.

All that to say it is a great, great book.