WWII Milt Rackham describes the rescue of American prisoners of War in the South Pacific.
"We return to the prison area, expand our search, and begin to enter other buildings. There's a building off to one side...
We enter the door. Imprisoned sisters stare at us. They recognize us as rescuers and try to speak to us.
Tattered rags don't cover their thin, bruised bodies They are self conscious and struggle to cover themselves. I send a man to the Boats to get sheets to cover their bodies.
We slit sheets for their heads and arms, like Japanese Sarongs. One of the nurses puts on her "Sarong", ties a rag around her waist, and tries to comb her tangled hair with a stick.
She stands and thanks me for her clean, new dress.
"How long have you been here... in this prison", I ask.
"I stopped marking the wall after two years", she replies.
She reminds me of my sister Ellen. She tells me her name. Its Elizabeth. I call her Sister Elizabeth. Even today in my nightmares, that is her name."
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Eighty eight year old veteran, Milt Rackham, tells his World War II story in a book that includes descriptions of the PTSD nightmares that still "haunt him in the night". Milt rises above the pain of telling his story in an effort to reach out to others who may be harboring painful unspoken war memories... and to create public awareness of the sacrifice provided by so many to protect America and its values and principles. 172 pages. Price includes shipping and handling.