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Which best describes a theme of both “Ambush” and “Facing It”?
Even people who have experienced brutal events have hope for the future.
Only by telling the truth can people be absolved of the guilt they feel.
Soldiers were not given enough respect during the Vietnam War.
War and violence leave a lasting impact on people, especially soldiers.

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War and violence leave a lasting impact on people, especially soldiers.

Both texts show veterans haunted by memories and emotional scars: in "Ambush" the narrator carries guilt and replayed scenes of killing, and in "Facing It" the speaker is absorbed and unsettled by the Vietnam Memorial, unable to leave the past behind.