World War II veteran hero and Olympian,
Louis Zamperini has died on Wednesday. He
was at the age of 97. He was the real hero of country, because later he
survived two years in Japanese prison camps.
He was suffering from pneumonia;
he faced most threatening challenges of his life with pneumonia, according to
his family. He passed away after a long clash of 40-days in presence of entire
family.
He qualified the run in the 1936
Olympic Games in Berlin at age of 19. Ha had qualifier for the 5,000 meters
category that caught the attention of Adolf Hitler, who insisted on meeting him.
Zamperini then selected for on the 1940 Tokyo Olympics but he was planning to
another side. After that he selected in the U.S. Army Air Corps in 1941.
Zamperini’s life was chronicled
in the popular book “Unbroken,” which now turned into a movie who will
release on schedule December. The book Unbroken is bestselling book in 2010 and
movie directed by Angelina Jolie.
He graduated from now new name called
the USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences in 1940 and maintained a
strong relationship with USC. Many times he returned to USC campus to inspire
students, usually wearing his trademark USC baseball cap.
USC President C. L. Max Nikias
said. “He has been an American hero who has inspired millions through his
courage and his character.”
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