It's a list of the contents of the knapsack of a soldier during the Vietnam War, just a list of the contents.

故事讲述了一个越战士兵,背包里的东西，只是一系列东西而已。

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I remember, for example, during the Vietnam War when Richard Nixon spoke about achieving peace with honor, and this was largely mocked as a kind of ludicrous idea.

我还记得越南战争时,尼克松说,要通过荣誉之战赢得和平,这滑稽的想法在当时可是被嘲笑的对象。

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