Extreme Forgiveness

by Bruce Frazer, Juliana Velez Jaramillo

Overview

The theme of “Extreme Forgiveness” is forgiveness, reconciliation and assimilation. WWII German bomber pilot Kurt Fox sank the USS Maddox, an American destroyer, in 1943 killing 210 men and leaving seventy-four survivors. After the war, he earned a medical degree, emigrated to America and practiced family medicine for twenty-nine years in rural Virginia. He then volunteered to provide medical care in two Indian reservations. Fellow practitioners and members of his community accorded him considerable respect. In 1995, fifty-two years after the sinking, Dr. Fox received an unexpected call inviting him to a reunion of Maddox survivors. There, they inducted him into their association as an honorary member. This was extreme forgiveness.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781891928543
Publisher:	Educator's International Press
Publication date:	06/24/2016
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	154
File size:	9 MB

About the Author

In addition to being an Army Aviator wherein he flew many different types of fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters, Bruce Frazer was a demonstration and test pilot for Bell Helicopter Company. They manufactured the ubiquitous “Huey,” some 2,000 of which have been and are used in life saving missions and combat around the world. He continues to fly for enjoyment and writes articles about aviation and diverse subjects. His article “Time to Change Attitudes On Marijuana?,” published in Patient Care Magazine, was reprinted by the Justice Department, Interpol, and Scotland Yard and read into The Congressional Record. In addition, he has written extensively about business and political subjects.
Carol Glasgow is Bruce Frazer’s wife. Her degree in Toxicology and Comparative Pharmacology is from UCSF. Carol studied opiates in laboratories until she contracted Multiple Sclerosis after which she reviewed scientific studies for Federal Register publications. She has joined Bruce while flying hot air balloons, fixed-wing airplanes and helicopters in Canada, Hawaii and Alaska. She enjoys falconry and has a keen interest in all things that fly.

Table of Contents

Prologue ix

Acknowledgments xi

Preface xv

1 When and Where 3

2 Growing Up in the Fox Family 7

3 Early Education 11

4 Storm Clouds 15

5 The Heel Comes Down 21

6 The Fledgling Takes Wing 25

7 Wehrmacht or Luftwaffe? 29

8 Beginning in the Luftwaffe 33

9 Choice to Excel 37

10 Choosing How to Fight 41

11 Choices-All of Them Bad 43

12 A Friend in Need-First Combat Assignment 47

13 Impotent Ally, Waning Effectiveness 53

14 The Beginning of the End 57

15 One Against Many 63

16 A Sinking to Remember 67

17 Inevitable Defeat, Last Ditch Efforts 73

18 England Again 77

19 New Challenge and a Little Hope 81

20 After Hostilities 87

21 Free to do What? 91

22 Rebuilding a Life 95

23 Marriage and Off to America 101

24 Who Remembers What About Kurt Fox? 107

25 Making the Most of Family Time 111

26 Big Needs, Different Kinds of Practices 117

27 Forgiveness, Reconciliation and Assimilation 123

28 Epilogue 135