Delayed Departure

It is 1918 and the Great War is over. Wil Drury is returning to Wyoming to marry his love Carla and start a family. Unfortunately Wils brother Tall is never coming home again. As Wil grapples with his grief and eventually becomes a father he has no idea that very soon his young son will die and another boy will begin a journey that will transform his life once again.When little Jesse Jamess mother succumbs to illness he escapes his misery on an orphan train heading west. After he departs the train in Cheyenne he is plucked off the side of the road by the sheriff. In his possession is a knife with Wils name on it--the same knife that Wil gave Tall before they went off to war. When Wil realizes that Jesse is Talls son he takes him in as his own. As Jesses coming-of-age journey leads him into the army he is eventually captured by the Japanese during World War II. But when Jesse decides to exact revenge on an enemy commander he unwittingly places the United States on the edge of an international crisis.In this historical tale inspired by true events a young orphan is led down a compelling path through war to his destiny where he discovers the power of a promise.