War on the Porch

<p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>In 1968 a local reporter was writing a story for one of Arkansas's newspapers about the upcoming 50th anniversary of the end of </span><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>World War I</strong><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>. The reporter Gordon Grover set out to interview local veterans including Patrick King a veteran who had been blinded during the war by an artillery attack. Initially Patrick hesitated to speak with the reporter and participate in the interview until he learned that Gordon was a </span><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>World War II</strong><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> veteran and that his father had fought and died in World War I. With his wife Pauline by his side Patrick shares his story which turns into a journey of healing. In 1968 a local reporter was writing a story for one of Arkansas's newspapers about the upcoming 50th anniversary of the end of </span><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>World War I</strong><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>. The reporter Gordon Grover set out to interview local veterans including Patrick King a veteran who had been blinded during the war by an artillery attack. Initially Patrick hesitated to speak with the reporter and participate in the interview until he learned that Gordon was a World War II veteran and that his father had fought and died in World War I. With his wife Pauline by his side Patrick shares his story which becomes a journey of healing. The narrative he shares describes how a patrol of ordinary soldiers against all odds achieved the extraordinary by carrying out a nearly impossible mission behind German lines in northern France in July 1918 just as the Second Battle of the Marne was about to begin. It is an incredible tale of heroism bravery leadership selflessness and perseverance that has never been told because General Pershing advised Patrick in the summer of 1918 not to share it with anyone as no one would believe him. He stayed committed to keeping it to himself until that fateful summer of 1968.</span></p>