<Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> The topic of this article may not meet Wikipedia's general notability guideline . Please help to establish notability by citing reliable secondary sources that are independent of the topic and provide significant coverage of it beyond its mere trivial mention . If notability cannot be established, the article is likely to be merged, redirected, or deleted . Find sources: "Where Have You Gone, Charming Billy?"--news newspapers books scholar JSTOR (September 2009) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> The topic of this article may not meet Wikipedia's general notability guideline . Please help to establish notability by citing reliable secondary sources that are independent of the topic and provide significant coverage of it beyond its mere trivial mention . If notability cannot be established, the article is likely to be merged, redirected, or deleted . Find sources: "Where Have You Gone, Charming Billy?"--news newspapers books scholar JSTOR (September 2009) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> <P> "Where Have You Gone, Charming Billy?" is a short story by Tim O'Brien that was written in May 1975 . </P> <P> The main character, Paul Berlin, is in the Vietnam War . Recently, "Billy Boy" Watkins has died of a heart attack after losing a foot due to a mine . Paul is woken up by a comrade and then takes part in conversation while skirting a village, mostly talking about Watkins's death . Then there are a series of events where Paul thinks about his family back home . He constantly wishes for his parents to be proud of his valor and courage . The irony in this story includes Paul viewing the sea as a place of safety, but once he gets there, he is still unable to rid himself of the fear that embodies him . </P>

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