Started Out from Texas

Desmond Bragg Was Born In Port Arthur Texas In 1918. An Orphan At The Age Of Four He Spent The Next Ten Years Of His Life In An Orphanage In Beaumont Texas. At The Age Of Fourteen He Was Sent To Live With A Faster Family On A Diary Farm In Kounze Texas. Two Years Laters With The Farm Going Bust And Unable To Graduate With His Class Due To His Failing Grades Desmond Dropped Out Of High School And Left Texas For Good. He Hopped On A Freight Train At Midnight And Headed North To Seek His Fortune. With Fifty Cents And A Biscuit In His Pocket He Journeyed By Foot And Rail Through Oklahoma Kansas And Colorado. It Was In Denver Colorado At The Age Of Seventeen That Desmond Joined The Army. Sent To Ft. Warren Wyoming He Was Befriend By A Kind And Loving Missionary Family And This Encounter Proved To Be A Turning Point In His Life. Desmond Was Determined To Leave The Army To Attend North Park College And Seminary In Chicago To Become A Minister. Eventually He Was Sent To A Small Town In Northern Wisconsin As An Intern Minister. There He Met The Love Of His Life But He Was Plagued By Serious Doubts And Found He No Longer Believed In The Fundamental Teachings Of The Church. He Left The Seminary To Join The Navy At The End Of Wwii. Feeling Depressed By Leaving His Flock He Was Saved By His Wife Jean. Who Supported Him And It Led To Desmond To Go To College And Ended With A Doctorate From The University Of Wisconsin. Desmond And Jean And Their 3 Children Seller In Iowa Where Desmond Was College Professor At Drake University. For 25 Years. Also During This Time He Became A Marathon Runner As Well As A Noted Lecturer And Writer On The Subject Of Ufos Having Investigated The Subject Since His Sighting In 1951. In 1987 A Tragic Accident Left Him Paralyzed And In A Wheelchair. He Went On To Co-Author A Comprehensive Book On Ufo'S Entitled Science Meets The Ufo Enigma. This Is The True Story Of One Man'S Triumph Over Adversity And A Tribute To The Steadfast Human