Timeline of The Things They Carried By caleb hermann Jun 17, 1968 Tim O'Brien got drafted into the Vietnam War. Jun 30, 1968 Mary Bell visits Mark Fossie Apr 16, 1969 Ted Lavender gets killed Jun 1, 1969 O'Brien arrives in Vietnam Jun 1, 1969 Tim O"Brien kills a man Nov 15, 1969 Tim O'Brien gets shot Aug 1, 1970 Curt Lemon gets blown into a tree Oct 1, 1970 Kiowa sinks during a monsoon Nov 26, 1970 O'Brien gets shot for the second time Jan 1, 1990 O'Brien returns to Vietnam with his daughter
