Loss Mitigation Specialist Kerry Carrasco‘s book pick struck a particular chord:
My favorite book at the moment is Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand. This is a great biography of an Olympian track star who joins the Army Air Force during World War II to become a bombardier flying B-24s. It describes the resilience, strength and pure will to live he mustered after being shot down over the Pacific and subsequently getting captured by the Japanese and kept as a POW. Not only did I learn what sort of atrocities a person can endure and still survive, but there is also a ton of history about the Air Force during WWII that left me wishing I had talked to my great-uncle, who served in the war, about it before he died.
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Kerry, This book left me drained when I finished it. By the way, the book’s hero was in Milwaukee last month to have dinner with some of my friends. He’s in his early nineties and they said he’s as sharp as ever. He talked for a couple of hours on his experiences. A great example of the human spirit prevailing.
Thanks for the recommendation Kerry. Fabulous story about the courage and determination of the American soldier.