Truk  has been the halfway point for some very distinguished POW’s enroute to imprisonment  in Japan during WWII. The better known was Major Gregory “Pappy” Boyington, the top scoring USMC ace and Medal of Honor recipient of the famed “Black Sheep Squadron”.  He actually witnessed the Hailstone raids (and had to take cover) while held captive there.   Another person is soon to be added to that better-known list.

On the long flight to Truk, I read a top-seller book called ” Unbroken” , which is soon to become  a major motion picture (release Dec. 2014), directed by Angelina Jolie and written by the Coen brothers.  This book will grip you.  (more…)