Unbroken Part V An overview Family Reunion Page

Unbroken: Part V An overview –

Family Reunion • Page 341 – the family is reunited • Celebration with family and friends at Louie’s return to Torrance • “The Bird” is on the run, as he is listed as a Criminal of War

Japanese Prison guards… �Roughly 5, 400 Japanese were tried by the US and other nations � 4, 400 were convicted � 984 given death sentences � 475 life in prison

�Tatsumi “Curley” Hata, thieving cook, sentenced to 20 years �Masajiro “Shithead” Hirayabashi (killed Gaga), given 4 years �Sueharu Kitamura “The Quack” – mutilated his patients, bludgeoned Harris, was sentenced to hang.

Coming Undone �Louie seems like himself, but isn’t (wonder why) �Begins drinking heavily

Cynthia… �Meets Cynthia Applewhite in a bar in 1946 �Tells his sister he will marry her �Cynthia (page 347) is: �Wealthy and educated �Outgoing and adventurous

Marriage �Engaged after 2 weeks �Married within one month �How do you think her parents felt about this? �Irate

Post-War Nightmares �Read pages 353 -357 �Louie is still fighting off nightmares of “The Bird” �Continues drinking �Suffers from numerous war injuries and he is unable to run competitively �Attempts to seek help; increase in flashbacks and nightmares �New goal: Find and kill “The Bird” �“The Bird” continues to evade capture and hides in the countryside of Japan

Breaking Point �Louie continues to drink to belligerence �Nightmares increase in ferocity �Attacks Cynthia in his sleep one night �Cynthia begs him to seek help �Breaking point (page 373)

Healing �Billy Graham – an evangelical preacher comes to Torrance �Cynthia begs Louie to attend �He recalls his promise to God on the raft �Embraces Christianity �Stops drinking cold turkey, nightmares of “The Bird” stop �Begins his journey of forgiveness

Forgiveness and Future �Louie returns to Japan and visits the prison camps �Forgives all guards �Wants to forgive “The Bird”

Moving Forward �Dedicated his life to helping troubled youth �Worked at his church �Raised children – Cissy and Luke

Never give up… �Avid outdoorsman �At 70, he picked up skateboarding! �At 85, he returned to Kwajalein to help search for missing Marine bodies

Russell Allen “Phil” Phillips �Phil marries Cecy and raises a family with her. �Never returns to Japan �Taught Eighth grade science �Died in 1998, at the age of 82

William Frederick Harris �Chosen to represent POW’s during the surrender of Japan, aboard the USS Missouri. �Married in 1946, had two daughters �Was recalled to active duty during the Korean War �He was last seen on December 7, 1950 (MIA)

Mutsuhiro “The Bird” Watanabe � Listed as a defendant for prosecution of war crimes � In 1952 Allies granted amnesty to war criminals. “The Bird” resurfaced and became a businessman. � Died July 2003

Olympics �Louie carried 5 Olympic torches in all. �The last probably being the most significant. Louie was selected to carry the Olympic Torch through Naoetsu – on its way to Nagano �At age 81, Louie ran a kilometer �His route took him past Camp 4 at the Naoetsu prison.

https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=a. EGL-wyz 1 yk Louie Zamperini died, 70 years after the US mistakenly declared him dead, on July 2, 2014 in Los Angeles, California, he was 97 years old.