Charlotte brings books up from the Library where she works after picking out what she thinks may interest us. This one came up yesterday and Elaine read part of it. I picked it up today and had a hard time putting it down. It was written by Bob Dowding with Judy Liska after Bob was back home in Seward after having spent time in a Japanese Prisoner of War Camp during WWII. It was copyright and published by Dageforde Publishing, Inc. 122 South 29th Street, Lincoln, NE 68510 in 1999. I thought we read it soon after it was published but find much of it new information. We knew Bob, Martha and their family back in the late 50's when we lived across the alley from them on Lincoln Street in Seward. Our kids played together and were good neighbors. The early part of the book covers Bob's growing up in the late 20's and 30's. I was able to relate to the schools that he attended and the places where he worked before going into the Service. I will need to write another blog page after finishing the book. Bob was a good example of how our Hero's can be honored and still live normal lives without many of their friends and neighbors knowing their history.
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