Unfit for Command | Teaching Setting, Symbolism and Objects

Object Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major objects in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Objects

Yale University - This is the school that Kerry graduated from 1966.

Officer Candidate School, Newport, Rhode Island - This is where Kerry was commissioned as an active-duty ensign in August, 1966.

Guided Missile Frigate USS Gridley - This is where Kerry served during what he refers to as his first tour in Vietnam, where he patrolled off the coast of Vietnam for only five weeks.

Cam Rahn Bay, Vietnam - This is the former French vacation resort where Kerry served one month of training and claimed the first Purple Heart medal.

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