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Caputo recalls the aftermath of his service in the Marine Corps during the Vietnam War. The “heights” of human behavior include moments in which he witnessed fellow marines commit acts of heroism, such as Lance Corporal Sampson’s rescue of Corporal José Gonzalez after he steps on an antipersonnel mine, and Lieutenant Walter Neville Levy’s adherence to the Marine Corps’ rule never to leave a marine on the battlefield, sacrificing his own life in the process. The “depths” of human behavior include moments in which the marines exhibit bestial behavior, such as when Hanson tries to cut the ears off of…