Colorado Native Documents Family's WWII Experiences

March 26, 2009 - PRLog -- What is the price of war on those sent away to fight on distant shores, and those who remain behind on the home front? This is the central question explored by author and Colorado native Eric Jensen in Forever and a Day—The World War II Odyssey of an American Family, a narrative of global conflict and a true story of courage, hope, enduring love, and survival.

Like many children of the 1940s and 50s, Eric Jensen rarely heard his family’s WWII stories; but after the death of his parents, he discovered a cardboard box brimming with letters—from his mother, Mary, his father, George, and four Jensen brothers. This treasure trove of written experiences compelled Eric to embark on a twelve-year journey to discover his family’s connection to the war. His journey would take him across the world.

The result is a story that reflects upon the history of Denver, the U.S., and the world with timeless ties to the challenges and sacrifices experienced by all parties impacted by war. The stress, prolonged isolation from loved ones, pervasive loneliness, the empty chair at the kitchen table—the struggles faced by soldiers, veterans, and those left at home—were the same then as they are today.

Forever and a Day is an emotionally gripping story of those who remained at home during the war, fought in the Pacific and European Theaters, and carried out important work in Alaska and Canada.

“With the previously long list of World War II survivors growing alarmingly shorter by the day, we can be grateful to Eric Jensen for compiling this sensitive and touching portrait of how the war affected his family. It will be a rare reader who is not moved by this deeply felt, personal account, a wonderful snapshot of one family’s odyssey during America’s darkest hours.”
—Flint Whitlock, author of The Rock of Anzio

“Forever and a Day is a heart-felt, insightful look into the enormous sacrifices made by individuals from one American family who went off to fight in the largest and deadliest war in history. First-hand documentation of the brutal efforts required to sustain the often-overlooked Canadian/Alaskan Theater is an especially valuable addition to the historical record of the Pacific War.”
—Anderson Giles, Professor, University of Maine at Presque Isle, award winning film maker and noted Pacific guide and lecturer.

For more information, visit www.ForeverandaDayBook.com, call (970) 416-8880, or email eric@foreverandadaybook.com.

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