by peteblack4ua@gmail.com | Aug 26, 2019 | Adversity, Courage Under Fire, Determination Despite the Odds
September 25, 1942 – Vienna, Austria:They came and arrested his family. Like cattle, he, his wife, brother, and parents were loaded so tightly on a rail car that they could not sit down. People took turns squatting in the urine and feces for two days until the train...
by peteblack4ua@gmail.com | Jun 3, 2019 | Chasing Your Dream, Courage Under Fire, Determination Despite the Odds
October 24, 1965 – Graz, Austria: He tossed and turned in his military bunk. It was going to be another sleepless night for the 18-year-old serving his one-year of mandatory service in the Austrian army. The Junior Mr. Europe bodybuilding championship was a week away...
by peteblack4ua@gmail.com | May 21, 2019 | Adversity, Courage Under Fire, Never Give Up
Guam, South Pacific – December 8, 1941: Navy Chief Radioman George Tweed woke to the booming sound of field artillery guns. Suddenly he was wide-awake – the Marine Corps did not have heavy artillery on Guam. The Japanese were invading the island. Tweed knew the 150...
by peteblack4ua@gmail.com | May 6, 2019 | Courage Under Fire, Determination Despite the Odds, Underdogs
Early May 1984, Dodger Stadium – Los Angeles, California: Venerable Los Angeles Dodger manager Tommy Lasorda summoned 25-year-old rookie relief pitcher Orel Hershiser to his office after the game. With his red face inches from Hershiser’s face, Lasorda yelled,...
by peteblack4ua@gmail.com | Feb 22, 2019 | Courage Under Fire, Determination Despite the Odds, Perserverance
1964 – University of Colorado Hospital – Denver, Colorado: Dr. Thomas Starlz shut down his experimental liver transplant program. “We flopped, he lamented, “We just failed.” He had been crucified in national newspapers and medical bulletins. Some accused him of...
by peteblack4ua@gmail.com | Jan 14, 2019 | Beating the Odds, Courage Under Fire, Iron-willed
March 23, 2002 – Innova Fairfax Hospital – Falls Church, Virginia: After reading the MRI, the doctor turned to former Army Four-Star General Hugh Shelton and grimly commented, “General, I am going to put it to you straight. You are never going to walk again. You may...
