By Kathie Tenold
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met George Brewster when he called and asked me to order a book for him. The book was written by a World War II veteran who flew Spitfire aircraft. There were three planes pictured on the cover of the old yellowed paperback book. “I flew every one of those planes” George told me. Over the years George would call about other books and I was delighted to attend the Remembrance Day service in Duncan and hear George recite “In Flanders Fields”. Beautiful and moving. I often thought that ‘what a delightful and positive man George is’ as he did a little jig in the store and related a funny story. I thought, ‘this guy should write a book and share his wonderful sense of humor and fascinating life story’.
Local Veteran Writes a Book
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At the age of 98 George has written a book! With the help of technology, his loving wife Joy and supportive friends he has created “The Joyful Survivor”. This book is a collection of stories from his early childhood in New Brunswick, his hair-raising adventures of becoming a pilot in the Royal Canadian Air Force, his war time accomplishments and close calls, and his career
as a forestry engineer in northern Canada. There is an adventurous, humorous, positive spirit running though the book. George credits his faith in God for his success and longevity, but his intelligence and positive attitude clearly helped as well! George is going to dedicate the proceeds of the book to programs for young people in our community. Ten Old Books is pleased to sell his book and to support this charitable cause as well. The Joyful Survivor is a charming book about an interesting and exciting life, well lived.
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