The Day Freedom Came
by davidrsmith | Aug 8, 2016 | Celebration, Confused, Cruel, Freedom, Holocaust, Joy, Prisoner, Rescue, Survival, World War II
Imagine that you’ve just been set free from an oppressive concentration camp. You’ve been ruthlessly worked and have seen friends and loved ones die in the process. How would you react to your freedom? It’s a safe bet that Viktor Frankl responded differently....Choosing to Stay
by davidrsmith | Mar 12, 2016 | Care, Choices, Compassion, Escape, Help, Meaning, Prisoner, Purpose, Risk, Sacrificial, Suffering, War, World War II
Dachau Concentration Camp, 1945. A place of unrelenting suffering and death. More than 25,000 “enemies of the state” lost their lives in this hellish place during the Holocaust. Every prisoner trapped behind the wire jumped at the chance of escape. Every prisoner...Finding Pinky
by davidrsmith | Mar 7, 2016 | Care, Courage, Help, Husband, Love, Loyalty, Marriage, Prisoner, Risk, Sacrificial, Soldier, War, Wife, World War II
Where did you meet your spouse? (Fellas, I apologize if I put you on the spot.) Did you meet her at college? Did you find him at church? Elevator? Job interview? Married couples have met in some unique places over the years. But no one has ever met their spouse in a...Sharing in Shantung
by davidrsmith | May 10, 2015 | America, Food, Greed, Hungry, Mercy, Prison, Prisoner, Sharing, War, World War II
In 1940, Langdon Gilkey, equipped only with a degree in philosophy from Harvard, went to China to teach English at Yenching University. Three short years later, he was taken prisoner when the Japanese Army came crashing into the city. His confinement taught him a...Bombs in the Backyard
by davidrsmith | Feb 22, 2015 | Accident, Consequences, Danger, Death, Enemy, Fighting, Future, History, Ignorance, Injury, Military, War, World War II
Peleliu is a six-mile long island in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of the Philippines. It’s a tropical paradise, with rich vegetation, beautiful beaches, and exquisite views. But the tiny island is virtually uninhabited. That’s because one wrong step could explode a...Submit An Illustration
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