Tim O'Brien Timeline
J.J.October 1, 1946 – Born in Austin, Minnesota
1968 – Graduated summa cum laude from Macalester College, in St. Paul, Minnesota
1968 – Drafted into the Vietnam War
1970 – Finished his service in Vietnam as a sergeant and returned stateside with a Purple Heart
1970 – Entered the Ph.D. program in government at Harvard University
1973 – Married his wife Ann
1973 – Began working for The Washington Post
1973 – Published If I Die in a Combat Zone, Box Me Up and Ship Me Home
1975 – Published Northern Lights
1978 – Published Going After Cacciato
1979 – Awarded the National Book Award for Going After Cacciato
1980 – Published Speaking of Courage
1985 – Published Nuclear Age
1990 – Published The Things They Carried
1994 – Published In the Lake of the Woods
1998 – Published Tomcat in Love
2002 – Published July, July