Private Cummings

Private Hank Cummings didn't ask for the fate that befell him during his service in WWII. Saving the lives of three men from the burning wreckage of a B-29 left him a hero, albeit scarred and disabled. But when his personal secret was revealed, he recoiled into a life of seclusion and solitude for much of his adulthood.

Never losing his spirit and will to endure, he persevered through his hardships, finding the determination to live a full and prosperous life. His humility caused him to resist the hero's legacy he so richly deserved and would posthumously receive.

Thirty years after a chance meeting with an inquisitive thirteen-year-old boy, the two reunite in Hank's final days, mending tragedy and suffering into self-discovery, peace, and purpose for both.

"...an evolving friendship between a boy and a man... a sense of tragedy that morphs into heroism and love, at the end."
-Midwest Book Review