While Our Brothers Were Away

Get ready for a fun, delightful trip into family history, in a tale that will remind you that friendship and brotherhood can mean so much in the life of a boy. When young 'Jimmie' White's long-admired big brother goes off to war, he has to grow up without his favorite role model. While his brother Billy is away, both training to fight and then going overseas in the Pacific, Jimmy learns the importance of competition, camaraderie, friendship, practice, work ethic, brotherhood, and family. Join Jimmy as he lives a unique short sports story that caught my attention a few years ago, when he was kind enough to sit down with me and tell me about his big brother Billy. See how I came to write this story, and perhaps appreciate the little things that happened in family, while all OUR brothers were off to war.