While driving around a la
While driving around a lake, one character created by this author reminisces about a dead friend who argues that the existence of God is "necessary as an idea." Another character created by this author wears a necklace of human tongues shortly after refusing to carry a gun while out on an ambush. In a novel by this author, the Third Squad goes after a soldier walking to Paris, after (*) Paul Berlin suggests that they retrieve him. In the first short story of a collection by this author, Lieutenant Jimmy Cross blames himself for the death of Ted Lavender because Cross was focusing on his unrequited love for Martha. The title objects of that short story collection by this author include dog tags, morphine, and fear. For 10 points, name this author of Going After Cacciato and The Things They Carried.
While driving around a lake, one character created by this author reminisces about a dead friend who argues that the existence of God is "necessary as an idea.