Tim O'Brien<span>," a </span>writer<span> and Vietnam </span>War<span> veteran, works through his memories of his </span>war<span> service to find meaning in them. Interrelated ... </span>O'Brien<span> concludes that a </span>true war story<span>, like the one about the water buffalo, is never about </span>war<span>; these </span>stories are<span> about love, memory, and sorrow.</span>