With the anniversary of my Dad’s death, and the upcoming movie, Unbroken, I thought this repost appropriate.
I just read “Unbroken.” It is based on the true story of Louie Zamperini, a WW II veteran who was also a POW in Japan. I loved how Louie entered World War II being a young, bombardier over the Pacific Ocean. I loved how he was a little hoodlum in Torrance, California who became an Olympic runner. He is one of the few people alive today who can say he shook hands with Adolf Hitler. The subtitle to the book is “A Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption.” It is really a worthwhile read. And, once again– I missed my Dad. I missed being able to ask him if he had heard of Louie. I missed asking him if he could now talk to me about his days in Germany during World War II. One of the only times in my life Dad got frustrated with me was when I…
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