As I drafted this book, I struggled to fill some gaps in the story. Had I captured all of the critical events? What were Raymond and his family’s thoughts during […]

Three years ago, I committed to tell a story of two ordinary people who led extraordinary lives. I wasn’t sure if others would be drawn to this story as I […]

“At age 56, Ray O’Conor abandoned his career to search for his namesake, a heroic B-17 pilot who died in World War II. What he found touches the heart and […]

A bit more than three years ago, I came home from the office and told my wife, Mary, that I wanted to resign as president and CEO of the bank […]

No act aggression against the United States had ever bonded the American people in a common cause so strongly as the attack on December 7, 1941 at Pearl Harbor. Clarence […]