August 1936 – Berlin, Germany: German Chancellor Adolf Hitler was excited to host the Summer Olympics. It allowed him an opportunity to showcase Nazi Germany on the world stage. He had high hopes that German athletes would dominate the games and validate his...
February 21, 2012 – Mobile Infirmary Hospital, Mobile, Alabama: The doctor called Barbara in the late afternoon. There was urgency in his voice. He wanted her in Mobile for an early morning biopsy the following day, and she would need a driver. Her sister Kathy...
1941 – Marseille, France: Nancy remembered seeing a French woman tied to a stake while a Nazi soldier ripped open her pregnant stomach with his bayonet. German officers stood by smoking cigarettes as the woman bled to death with her two-year-old crying by her side....
December 1984 – Los Gatos, California: Coach’s death seemed imminent. His 95- pound frame clung to life support in his bedroom. Ramona, one of his nurses, felt impressed to lay hands on him and pray. As she did, Coach felt a jolt of power flow through him. A wilted...
March 12, 2005, 2 a.m. – Bridge Water Apartments, Duluth, Georgia: Ashley Smith made a quick trip to the 7-Eleven store to get a pack of cigarettes. When she pulled back into the apartment parking lot, she noticed the man sitting in the pickup. He made her uneasy. As...
April 1999 – Navy SEAL Training Program – Coronado, California: Some join the military out of love for their country; others join because the military allows for a job or a college education. Adam Brown joined the Navy at age 24 to save his life. Becoming a Navy seal...
