How we cite our quotes: (Part.Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #7
They, like the Zamperinis, refused to conclude that their boy was dead. (4.21.25)
While many other people believe Louie dead (one group even organizes a Louie Zamperini memorial run) his family—a.k.a. his biggest support group—never loses hope.
Quote #8
By the spring of 1944, the mothers of the Green Hornet crewmen, as well as other family members, had begun to correspond. (4.21.30)
When the families of the lost men start to band together, they end up forming one giant family, which is the best support group a person can have.
Quote #9
"September 9 is going to be Mother's Day to me, because that's the day I learned for sure my boy was coming home to stay." (4.33.29)
Not that we'd rank happiness among family members as Louie returns home, but… okay, that's exactly what we're doing. And as you'd expect, the person happiest for Louie to come home is his beloved momma.