Chapter One (Remembering - Julia, Anne)"I hated Algebra. If X was something you didn't know, then I didn't want it. I never would have passed the course if it hadn't been for Gene Smith. He took care of such things for me, and I didn't even wonder why. In my senior year at Highland Park High School I ran into the gym wall and cracked my two front teeth. Daddy came to pick me up, and all he could say was, "Why didn't you do that before we put the braces on?" We had been going to Dallas from Corsicana every Saturday for braces on Elise, Duvall, and me. This was about the time bakeries started slicing the bread we bought. That was a big deal!"

Chapter Two (Journey - Tibor)"This soldier's story started before I was a soldier--and before I was a man. On October 23, 1956, I was a 17-year-old tool and die maker on the way to a factory so the Communist government in Hungarian could suck more of my energy out of my youthful body for their dictatorial purposes. But this day was different from all previous days. The people rebelled. They took control of their destiny and chose democracy. My imagination captured the possibilities, and I joined the ranks of the revolution. Before the sun set on that day, the tool of my trade was replaced by a PPSH-41 machine pistol, and I became a soldier of freedom.""We stopped by that Grand Old Lady who still stands tall, with her stretched out arms welcoming anybody who yearns for freedom. I felt like telling her, "You see, I am back. I made it. Are you proud of me?"