[senior citizen]

http://msn.foxsports.com/olympics/story/war-hero-olympian-louis-zamperini-dies-at-97-berlin-1936-wwii-world-war-japan-070314
War hero, Olympian Louis Zamperini dies at 97
For anyone who has not yet read "UNBROKEN" by Laura Hillenbrand, please do so. We were so impressed with the life story of this one man. He certainly was a survivor, despite extreme hardship and deprivation.

"Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption," is one that I put on my kindle while staying at The Villages......it was a page turner which I couldn't put down..........my husband, at my request, also downloaded it to his kindle......and also found it riveting.

We can't wait to see Angelina Jolie's movie which comes out in December.

"It was Zamperini's incredible World War II story that captured the imagination of millions back home."

"He was a bombardier on a U.S. Army Air Forces bomber that crashed in the Pacific Ocean during a reconnaissance mission. He and one of the other surviving crew members drifted for 47 days on a raft in shark-infested waters, drinking rain water and eating fish and birds they caught with their bare hands, before being captured by Japanese forces. A third man died before they reached land."

"Forty-seven days in a raft, you learn the value of water more than anything in the world," he told the AP in a 2003 interview. "We prayed for rain to have something to drink. When you're hungry, you eat anything. We caught a shark. We caught an albatross that tasted like a hot fudge sundae."

His treatment while imprisoned was horrific......but he survived.　

[graciegirl]

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[mgcsooner]

Terrific book of human determination in the face of terrible abuse. Also explains his rely childhood illness where he could hardly walk and how he also beat that to become an olympic runner. That's one man I would have loved to have met and a true American in every meaning.

[Ruthtomnorma3]

Thanks for the book recommendation ...

[Taltarzac725]

Angelina Jolie Is Crushed By The Death Of Unbroken Hero Louis Zamperini - CinemaBlend.com


I read some of the book Unbroken and listened to other parts of it on CD. I am waiting for the rest of the story in this movie which comes out soon.

[senior citizen]

Originally Posted by Taltarzac725

Angelina Jolie Is Crushed By The Death Of Unbroken Hero Louis Zamperini - CinemaBlend.com


I read some of the book Unbroken and listened to other parts of it on CD. I am waiting for the rest of the story in this movie which comes out soon.

Laura Hillenbrand: Author of Unbroken and Seabiscuit

She also wrote "Seabiscuit" re the racehorse; great book/movie of a few years back.....

Here's an audio for "Unbroken"......click above hyperlink.
Just an introduction to it....

[KathieI]

Sadly, I had not heard of him until his passing this week. He was a truly remarkable human being. I agree, I would have loved to have met him. I will read the book, hope it isn't too gory about his imprisonment because I'm not good at handling that.

RIP You wonderful man!!!

[George Bieniaszek]

So sad when I read in today's Daily Sun of his passing. I am currently reading his book "Unbroken". This book is a must read and a page turner.

What a remarkable man -- what a remarkable life!!!!

[mrbgull]

A wonderful read quite different than Sea Biscuit yet equally as gratifying