April 1943: Captain Jack Glover tried to have Desmond Doss discharged from his Army company. A Contentious Objector, Doss wasn’t like the other soldiers. He didn’t eat meat, refused to carry a rifle or work on Saturday, his Sabbath. And he prayed all the time. Fellow...
1968 – Dentist office, Paris, France: The magazine article mesmerized 18-year-old Philippe. He tore the article out and stuffed it in his pocket. It was about the construction of twin towers in New York City, which would be the tallest buildings in the world. At age...
5 p.m., July 6, 2004 – Welcome, Maryland: Garth and JoAnne Boyle got the phone call that all parents hope they never get. Their only child, 18-year-old Brian, had been in a serious car accident while driving home from swim practice. A dump truck smashed into the...
July 26, 1943 – Bryan Air Field – Bryan, Texas: The alcohol and testosterone flowed freely that night at the Officer’s Club bar. The worthiness of the AT-6 trainer airplane and the hurricane churning off the Texas coast were the hot topics of conversation. The British...
March 4, 1977 – West Minster, British Columbia: Terry Fox’s x-ray results were back, and the doctor had asked to share the news face-to-face. Rolly Fox drove his son to the appointment with orthopedic surgeon Michael Piper. Neither of them spoke during the 30-minute...
July 6, 1974 – Pacific Ocean – 85 miles off the coast of San Francisco: It was only the second day out, and the 15-foot rubber raft was already in trouble. A low-pressure system kicked up 35-knot winds and a huge 30-foot wave flipped the raft and the two men on board...
