Louis Zamperini had an amazing journey that many wouldn't have wanted to travel on. His journey took him from thief and troublemaker, to track star, to olympic runner, to a bombardier in war, to living on a lifeboat in the middle of the ocean, to a prisoner of war. That's quite incredible that all this happened in just the early years of his life. When he was very young and a troublemaker and a thief, his self, family, and others didn't think he amount to anything he was so bad. As Mrs. Hillenbrand said, “If it was edible, Louie stole it. Housewives who stepped from their kitchens returned to find their suppers gone. Residents looking out their windows saw a long-legged boy dashing by, stolen cake balanced on his hands. He broke into his neighbor's'
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Louie liked it so much he stopped his foolish ways of being a troublemaker and thief and began his training. He was meant to be a runner, he was so good at it. He beat everyone he came against in high school and in college. This would qualify him for the 1936 Olympics where he’d do spectacular. Louie finished eighth in the 5000 meter distance run. For his final lap he ran it in 56 seconds with it being very rare for anyone to even finish the last lap in 60 seconds. He continued his running career in college and was getting ready for his next olympic run and should have been the first person ever to run a mile in less than 4 minutes but the war would change that. The olympics would be cancelled and Louie would join the Army later in 1941. His dreams of running were still alive though with him running every morning in the days of his service. This would soon end with his crew’s plane crash landing in the ocean, leaving only him and two other survivors, and only him and one other survivor would make it on the raft they had. They eventually would be captured by the Japanese and made a Prisoner of War. Louie would be beaten constantly along with his other
Louie liked it so much he stopped his foolish ways of being a troublemaker and thief and began his training. He was meant to be a runner, he was so good at it. He beat everyone he came against in high school and in college. This would qualify him for the 1936 Olympics where he’d do spectacular. Louie finished eighth in the 5000 meter distance run. For his final lap he ran it in 56 seconds with it being very rare for anyone to even finish the last lap in 60 seconds. He continued his running career in college and was getting ready for his next olympic run and should have been the first person ever to run a mile in less than 4 minutes but the war would change that. The olympics would be cancelled and Louie would join the Army later in 1941. His dreams of running were still alive though with him running every morning in the days of his service. This would soon end with his crew’s plane crash landing in the ocean, leaving only him and two other survivors, and only him and one other survivor would make it on the raft they had. They eventually would be captured by the Japanese and made a Prisoner of War. Louie would be beaten constantly along with his other