All Eternity Lies Before Me

<b>A </b><b>suspense-filled real-life drama perfect for veterans and fans of military dramas alike the author interweaves her memories as a Navy pilot's wife with the tale of what happened to her husband's crew after having to ditch their crippled plane in stormy North Pacific waters during the Cold War.</b> <p/>Alfa Foxtrot 586 a P-3 Orion turboprop was conducting a sensitive Cold War mission off the Kamchatka Peninsula on October 26 1978 when a propeller malfunction turned into four engine fires and the pilot--Loreen Grigsby's husband Jerry--was forced to ditch into remote mountainous seas churned by a frigid North Pacific storm. The aircraft sank within ninety seconds taking one of the three rafts with it--which left thirteen men to huddle together in the remaining two rafts the smaller of which soon began to leak. <p/>Told from Loreen's perspective as a navy wife at home as well as through the eyes of the men who survived the disaster <i>All Eternity Lies Before Me</i> weaves a gripping tale of struggle uncertainty grief and heroism. It shares Loreen's terror as she receives notifications about her husband's crew's desperate battle against wind seas and biting cold. It details the ad hoc search and rescue mission a valiant effort to rescue the men before time runs out. And tragically it tells how a young Navy wife becomes a widow and single mom. <p/>But Jerry's death is not the end of Loreen's story--and in the years following his loss she discovers resilience strength and even new love with one of the accident survivors Matt Gibbons. As she begins her journey toward a brighter future she's inspired by the camaraderie and brotherhood forged between the survivors and their rescuers--and ultimately the long-term lessons learned by all involved become part of the lasting legacy of this event.