War Hero, Olympian Louis Zamperini Dies at 97
War Hero, Olympian Louis Zamperini Dies at 97
“Suffering from post traumatic disorder, Zamperini found solace in 1949 when he became a born-again Christian after attending a Los Angeles crusade led by evangelist Billy Graham. He eventually became an inspirational speaker preaching the power of forgiveness.”
“He practiced what he preached in 1950, when he went to Sugamo Prison in Tokyo — where Japanese war criminals were being held — and met with some of his torturers to offer them forgiveness, hugging them in the process.”
The book about Zamperini, Unbroken, is excellent. Highly recommended. It will be interesting to see how Angelina Jolie handles his story in the movie version she is directing. I understand she admired him greatly and had a good relationship with him. I hope his witness had an impact on her.
There are a number of videos of his story on You Tube. The Fox News report mentions his salvation and Christ. The CBS version refers to his attending a prayer meeting. Hollywood will probably do to his testimony what they did to Alvin York’s.
"Some things are of that nature as to make one's fancy chuckle, while his heart doth ache." John Bunyan
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