Philip Caputo, 'A Rumor of War' author whose Vietnam War memoir became a classic, has died at 84
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The ex-Marine described what he saw and experienced right down to the humps boots make in body bags. He grew up in Westchester, graduated from Fenwick High School and Loyola University and reported for the Chicago Tribune before going on to be a successful author.
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