Who Carried the Most?

In Tim O'Brien's The Things They Carried, each of the soldiers carries something, whether it be an item or a figurative weight on them. Upon reading these tremendous weights that these men carry on a daily basis for hours at a time, the question who carried the most popped into my head. So, who did carry the most?
In my opinion it was Lieutenant Cross. He not only carried the pounds of artillery, uniform, and rations like everyone else, but also he carried "the responsibility for the lives of his men"(O'brien). Since he was lieutenant, he was the one accountable for all the men and no one else had to carry around that weight besides him. Along with the responsibilty that he carried, he also carried the death of Ted Lavender with him. Lieutenant Cross blamed himself for the death of Lavender because he felt that if he was not so preoccupied with day-dreaming about Martha that he could have prevented losing one of him men. That guilt that Lieutenant carried was not just a figurative weight. That weight can change a person and break them down, but Lieutenant Cross decided that he was going to use that weight to change. He decided to become a more focused commander and to lead his men more strictly.  Finally, the last weight that all of the men felt was fear. This fear was not the regular I am scared kind of fear, but rather a fear for their lives. These men risked their lives for America's freedom and they did not know every day if they were going to make it out alive, so in actuality this weight was not something that could be taken lightly. Lieutenant Cross felt that fear everyday, but he also had the fear of letting down his men and his country, which is a big job. It was draining to constantly having to check their surroundings and to worry that they might not make it home. Although these three weights were not actual items that Lieutenant carried, he carried them mentally and had to deal with their repercussions as they took their toll on him. So, in total I firmly believe that Lieutenant Cross carried the most.