1. Unbroken: Part V
An overview –

2. Family Reunion Page 341 – the family is reunited
Celebration with family and friends at Louie’s return to Torrance
“The Bird” is on the run, as he is listed as a Criminal of War

3. Japanese Prison guards…
Roughly 5,400 Japanese were tried by the US and other nations
4,400 were convicted
984 given death sentences
475 life in prison

4. Tatsumi “Curley” Hata, thieving cook, sentenced to 20 years
Masajiro “Shithead” Hirayabashi (killed Gaga), given 4 years
Sueharu Kitamura “The Quack” – mutilated his patients, bludgeoned Harris, was sentenced to hang.

5. Coming Undone Louie seems like himself, but isn’t (wonder why)
Begins drinking heavily

6. Cynthia… Meets Cynthia Applewhite in a bar in 1946
Tells his sister he will marry her
Cynthia (page 347) is:
Wealthy and educated
Outgoing and adventurous

7. Marriage Engaged after 2 weeks Married within one month
How do you think her parents felt about this?
Irate

8. Post-War Nightmares Read pages 353-357
Louie is still fighting off nightmares of “The Bird”
Continues drinking
Suffers from numerous war injuries and he is unable to run competitively
Attempts to seek help; increase in flashbacks and nightmares
New goal: Find and kill “The Bird”
“The Bird” continues to evade capture and hides in the countryside of Japan

9. Breaking Point Louie continues to drink to belligerence
Nightmares increase in ferocity
Attacks Cynthia in his sleep one night
Cynthia begs him to seek help
Breaking point (page 373)

10. Healing Billy Graham – an evangelical preacher comes to Torrance
Cynthia begs Louie to attend
He recalls his promise to God on the raft
Embraces Christianity
Stops drinking cold turkey, nightmares of “The Bird” stop
Begins his journey of forgiveness

11. Forgiveness and Future
Louie returns to Japan and visits the prison camps
Forgives all guards
Wants to forgive “The Bird”

12. Moving Forward Dedicated his life to helping troubled youth
Worked at his church
Raised children – Cissy and Luke

13. Never give up… Avid outdoorsman At 70, he picked up skateboarding!
At 85, he returned to Kwajalein to help search for missing Marine bodies

14. Russell Allen “Phil” Phillips
Phil marries Cecy and raises a family with her.
Never returns to Japan
Taught Eighth grade science
Died in 1998, at the age of 82

15. William Frederick Harris
Chosen to represent POW’s during the surrender of Japan, aboard the USS Missouri.
Married in 1946, had two daughters
Was recalled to active duty during the Korean War
He was last seen on December 7, (MIA)

16. Mutsuhiro “The Bird” Watanabe
Listed as a defendant for prosecution of war crimes
In 1952 Allies granted amnesty to war criminals. “The Bird” resurfaced and became a businessman.
Died July 2003

17. Olympics Louie carried 5 Olympic torches in all.
The last probably being the most significant. Louie was selected to carry the Olympic Torch through Naoetsu – on its way to Nagano
At age 81, Louie ran a kilometer
His route took him past Camp 4 at the Naoetsu prison.

18.
Louie Zamperini died, 70 years after the US mistakenly declared him dead, on July 2, 2014 in Los Angeles, California, he was 97 years old.