{"product_id":"9781490850849","title":"Grandfather's Journal: A Grandson's Journey into His Grandfather's Life","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 2012, after sharing a number of sea stories with my only grandson, I was told I needed to write a life journal to include my years as a child in the Philippine Islands just following World War II. The journal, which addressed a time from June 7, 1935 to December 28, 2013, includes the important events of my life, including my twenty-seven years in the US Navy. As could be expected, there are more reflections from my years as a naval aviator, flying combat missions in Vietnam and numerous secret missions against the Soviet Union during the Cold War. \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eNot as exciting, but just as important, was my journal following my naval service after my retirement in December 1982. Most importantly, I have shared what took place in my life on June 9, 1977, two days after my 42nd birthday and two days before my oldest son graduated from high school, when I accepted Jesus Christ as the Lord and Savior of my life. This event radically changed my life and immediately healed a broken family. It also addressed the thirty-plus years in which I was called as a volunteer to serve the least of these in our prison systems. If I have a desire for the journal, it would be that it encourage others to address the importance of their spiritual needs before age forty-two and that it would challenge my grandchildren in their walk with Christ.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WestBow Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47158681993456,"sku":"9781490850849","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781490850849_p0.jpg?v=1763658163","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781490850849","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}