A personal essay reflecting on Carlson's experiences in Vietnam after he was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1969 and assigned to Company D, 3rd Battalion, 1st Infantry; and describing how the experience changed him and how calloused he became to death.

Letter, September 16, 1968, from Amodt, serving with the United States Army in the Central Highlands, Vietnam, telling of his experiences and his observations