Today, we celebrate a remarkable achievement. My friend Sandi Coyle Benson has published and released a biography about her father, James R. Coyle. Titled We Survived So We Could Live Again, the book offers a deeply researched and well-documented account of her father’s military service during World War II.
Before
the United States was drawn into the war, James Coyle was stationed in the
Philippines. While he was there, the Japanese bombed and invaded the islands.
Ultimately, he spent 1,184 days as a Japanese-held prisoner of war.
Sandi’s
father endured unthinkable brutality during his captivity. Like so many
American soldiers, he returned home and spoke little about what he had
experienced. Thanks to Sandi’s determination and careful research, his full
story can now be told.
Yesterday,
Desiree and I picked up a copy of the book from Sandi. Both of us are eager to
read it—me, because I remember James and have been friends with Sandi since
grade school; and Desiree, because her grandfather fought alongside American
soldiers to defend his homeland.
—Mitchell
Hegman
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