In the book it recalls many thing that the soldiers carry. The main things that they carried was P-38 can openers, pocket knives,heats tabs, wristwatches, dog tags, mosquito repellent, chewing gum, candy, cigarettes, salt tablets, packets of cool aid, lighters, matches, sewing kits, military payment certificates, C rations, and two or three canteens of water. These were very heavy but every man needed all these things to survive. Some men carried love notes to remember what is back home and what they are living for. Dave Jensen practiced field hygiene carried a toothbrush, dental floss and hotel size soap bars, that he stole from Sydney, Australia. Some men carried extra socks, foot powder, dope, condoms, diary, comic books, the New Testament, hunting jacket, flak jacket for bombs, and each man carried a large compressed bandage, ponchos, they all had photos of family and loved ones. Each man had there own reason why they carried there own things, it was to survive and last as long as they could.

What tangible item that I would carry is many photos of my family and friends, and loved ones. I would carry love letters for sure. I would always carry extra supplies like extra food, medical supplies, cloths, socks. I would always have a bible or some type of religion book. I would always have things that would make my life easier for life in an area that you don't know and you just want to leave.

Why I would carry these things is to make my life easier. In life when you can only carry things that you absolutely need, you carry things that you are close to and when you are feeling down you can look at them and make your day seem better and it brightens up your mood. That is life and its short and you need to make a bad situation a good one.

Why this is important to me is because the physical things that you can carry can only go so deep with you. Only are only so many things that you can carry and the importance of this is that you are living and you are heathy, and you may live another day if you are smart.

What Intangible things that I would carry is my first love, my child hood memories. The moments that I spent time with the people that I care about. I would take the moments that took my breath away, the memories that changed my life forever, and anything that made me feel like I changed the world for the better.

What this Intangible does is for me is make me remember what I am missing and what I left behind. It makes for want to go back and continue and not stop here and have everything you made for the better go down the drain. life is hard and the only way to deal with it is just by remembering and forgiving and forgetting.