How to Tell a True War Story

Tim O'Brien, in this short story, isn't tell a story about war. He is telling about, all the different things that went on during it. How it happened, how it affected people and its a story about courage. How little things from Nam are still with him today. How, you never really think about the begginings of life, till you have reached the end of it. I was completely captivated by it. The way he described Nam, did make parts of it sound beautiful, and terrifying. The colors of the rounds, rockets, and granades. I think war, is a word only someone who has been in a war can understand. I think we all take our everyday life for granted, until you come that close to losing it. Or whats worse, not knowing if you are going to lose your life or not. Not knowing whats gonna happen. I think when you go to war with another person, you bond closely with them. You both experience what people at home can not. You share the day to day struggles, and victories of war. You have faith, that the man next to you is gonna lay down his life for yours, and you trust him and your team with your life. How parts of war even if true, are to true to believe. People don't want to hear, how horrible it was. The truth of it all, is hard to believe. Reading this, gave me just a small glance at what a person thinks while in a war. How it stays with you your whole life, and how you never fully understand it. War shows you who you really are and whats really important in life.