“Ten days passed, ten days of total idleness. The novelty of our surroundings wore off and the battalion began to suffer from a spiritual disease called la cafard by the French soldiers when they were in Indochina. Its symptoms were… — Philip Caputo Copy Share Image
Being a correspondent at the Vietnam war for me was about exposing myself to danger but it wasn't completely self-serving. I felt that there… — Philip Caputo Copy Share Image
I'm a Midwesterner by birth, and when I traveled there, when I was young, most of the small towns were thriving, vibrant places. — Philip Caputo Copy Share Image
You're going to learn that one of the most brutal things in the world is your average nineteen-year-old American boy. — Philip Caputo Copy Share Image
“I really believe that when we start talking ourselves back, we'll have more to offer the world." he [Woodenkinfe] said. "I don't want a… — Philip Caputo Copy Share Image
“Directly overhead the Milky Way was as distinct as a highway across the sky. The constellations shown brilliantly, except the north, where they were… — Philip Caputo Copy Share Image
War, the ordinary man's most convenient means of escaping from the ordinary. — Philip Caputo Copy Share Image
There is the guilt all soldiers feel for having broken the taboo against killing, a guilt as old as war itself. Add to this… — Philip Caputo Copy Share Image
Belief is a virus, and once it gets into you, its first order of business is to preserve itself, and the way it preserves… — Philip Caputo Copy Share Image
“Before you leave here, Sir, you’re going to learn that one of the most brutal things in the world is your average nineteen-year-old American… — Philip Caputo Copy Share Image
In a guerrilla war, the line between legitimate and illegitimate killing is blurred. The policies of free-fire zones, in which a soldier is permitted… — Philip Caputo Copy Share Image
It’s paradoxical that the death of your quarry is besides the point and at the same time the whole point. A chase without a… — Philip Caputo Copy Share Image
![“I really believe that when we start talking ourselves back, we'll have more to offer the world." he [Woodenkinfe] said. "I don't want a gray world." "You mean taking back our cultures and where we come from." "Absolutely! You want to talk about the fabric of this country, that's it." "So rather…” quote by Philip Caputo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/4fc/philip-caputo-27862_america_i-really-believe-that-when-we-start-talk_1040408.jpg)
