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Marine Corps Issue By Johnny Bowen

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War breaks the person, and traumatizes the mind. In the story “Marine Corps Issue '' by David McLean, the narrator Johnny Bowen learns about how damaged his dad was by the Vietnam War. Johnny learns that his father was in The Marine Corps, he earned a Purple Heart, and experienced Vietnamese torture techniques Throughout the story Johnny learned how damaged his father was. One way Johnny learns that his father was damaged by the Vietnam War was when Johnny discovers the Purple Heart. Johnny finds out his dad has a Purple when he goes through the locker of stuff from the war his dad brought home. Johnny was going through the locker and unexpectedly found a Purple Heart. He’d been wounded in the war. The narrator says, “ There was an unexpected

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