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Preparing for the Rain on Iwo Jima Isle follows the life and
military service of Marion Frank Walker, who was born and raised in
a peaceful small town in southern Indiana during the Depression
years. Frank was just 16 years old when America received that now
legendary "wake-up call" on December 7th, 1941, as planes from
Japanese aircraft carriers bombed and torpedoed the U.S. naval
fleet stationed at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. In Frank's words, "The
world as we knew it changed overnight." Thus began the U.S.
military involvement in World War II. Eager to serve his country,
Frank managed to graduate from high school mid-term of his senior
year, and at 17 years old became a proud member of the U.S. Marine
Corps. The desire to serve and protect his beloved country would
soon send him to the bloody battlefield of Iwo Jima. At 19 years
old, he crawled through the volcanic ash that had turned purple
from the blood of his fallen comrades, and saw gruesome sights that
no person should ever have to witness. Frank is in the posed
picture of the flag raising at Iwo Jima as photographed by Joe
Rosenthal. He went on from there to become a part of the occupation
force at Fukuoka, Japan. After reading of his experiences during
this deeply troubling time in history, Frank and his surviving
comrades only ask that the people of America remember the
sacrifices that have been made for their freedom and that their
fallen comrades be remembered.
A Christ-centered approach to hardship told through the
autobiographical story of Becky White. Included are life
application lessons as well as devotions geared for those walking
through difficult days.
Preparing for the Rain on Iwo Jima Isle follows the life and
military service of Marion Frank Walker, who was born and raised in
a peaceful small town in southern Indiana during the Depression
years. Frank was just 16 years old when America received that now
legendary "wake-up call" on December 7th, 1941, as planes from
Japanese aircraft carriers bombed and torpedoed the U.S. naval
fleet stationed at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. In Frank's words, "The
world as we knew it changed overnight." Thus began the U.S.
military involvement in World War II. Eager to serve his country,
Frank managed to graduate from high school mid-term of his senior
year, and at 17 years old became a proud member of the U.S. Marine
Corps. The desire to serve and protect his beloved country would
soon send him to the bloody battlefield of Iwo Jima. At 19 years
old, he crawled through the volcanic ash that had turned purple
from the blood of his fallen comrades, and saw gruesome sights that
no person should ever have to witness. Frank is in the posed
picture of the flag raising at Iwo Jima as photographed by Joe
Rosenthal. He went on from there to become a part of the occupation
force at Fukuoka, Japan. After reading of his experiences during
this deeply troubling time in history, Frank and his surviving
comrades only ask that the people of America remember the
sacrifices that have been made for their freedom and that their
fallen comrades be remembered.
Ten Thousand Miles of Miracles is an extraordinary account of a
remarkable young lady named Paula who survived life during a
crucial time in history few first-hand witnesses are still alive to
tell about. This book follows her life beginning with her childhood
in Zipserland, Slovakia, and her amazing journey of leaving home at
12 years old, traveling by herself to escape the ravages of WWII in
Europe, fleeing a refugee camp, surviving air raids and phosphor
bombs, narrowly escaping death many times, coming face to face as a
young lady with the Nazi soldiers for several hours while her
family hid in the attic, and rescuing her war-torn and scattered
family from the Russian front in Germany.
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