Philip Caputo, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author of the acclaimed memoir "A Rumor of War," which candidly recounts his experiences as a Marine Infantry officer in Vietnam, died at 84 from cancer, leaving behind a legacy of profound insights into the psychological and moral complexities of war. #VietnamWar #WarLiterature #PhilipCaputo #VN #US
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Philip Caputo, Who Wrote Blistering Vietnam War Memoir, Dies at 84
"A Rumor of War," about his service as a Marine Corps infantry officer and published in 1977, relentlessly detailed "the things men do in war and the things war does to them.