The men desperately crave love, some more than others. For example, in the chapter, “Stockings”, Henry Dobbins and his girlfriend’s pantyhose. “The pantyhose, he said, had the properties of a good-luck charm… breathing in the scent of his girlfriend’s body; he liked the memories this inspired…”(111) Henry keeps his girlfriend’s pantyhose because of the love he has for her and for the safety it invokes. “ … wrapping his girlfriend’s pantyhose around his neck before heading out on ambush.”(111) He feels safe and has a piece of home to remind him. Another example of love is in “Sweetheart of the Song Tra Bong”, when Mark Fossie brings his girlfriend over from the states to Vietnam. “You can actually do it… Bring in a girl… Six weeks later his girlfriend showed up” (89) Mark missed his girlfriend so he brought her over here. The other men don’t believe it because of the danger he can put Mary Anne through. In the end, Mark lost his girlfriend to Vietnam