Book Summary

A CELEBRATION OF LIFE is the story of one POW's 54-year journey since the Korean War, his 34 months in POW camps, suffered brutal treatment from guards on "Death Marches" while many died or were killed by the guards. At the camps men faced constant pain inflicted by guards, little or no food or heat, no sanitary conditions, and no medical care. They constantly killed lice in their ragged clothes before the lice killed them, helped carry the dead outside to freeze before the lice left the dead to make homes in their own rags, and ate what little food was provided or whatever they could find. They learned to care for others needing help to walk, encouraged those needing help to stay alive, shared equally food given or found, helped others eat food unfit for starving dogs. They would cook and eat anything green, what moved, and even what looked like it shouldn't be eaten. If a guy refused to eat, they would talk, walk, or yell to get them to eat. But even then, the guy may die that night.

Author Profile

I was born the 7th son of the 11 children my mother and father had together. My earliest memories are of a full house that taught me much about life. I wrote for my school publications including the yearbook and the newspaper, and continued to write for college publications publishing both prose and poetry. I graduated from Ohio State University with a PhD in English Education and American Literature. After graduating, I continued to write, to teach writing, and to publish a little here and there. I married Theresa Ruth, the girl I met and fell in love with as a teenager. We experienced the joyous arrivals of our four children three girls, Ruth, Mary, Martha, and one son, Matthew David. Married for 49 years, God has been good.

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