NO GREATER SACRIFICE FOR LOVE OF COUNTRY
Franky T. Respicio
World War II veteran, a POW survivor Franky T. Respicio once said, “No greater sacrifice for love of country than to serve her faithfully by joining the military.” He experienced death march, sixty-five miles to Camp O’Donnell prison camp; endured thirst, starvation, malnutrition, malaria, typhoid, beriberi, and other chronic illnesses; yet lived to tell his story.
In No Greater Sacrifice for Love of Country, his book published posthumously through Xlibris, his daughter, Remi Respicio Tabangcura, preserves Respicio’s memory by compiling his journals, thereby safeguarding his legacy. In doing so, she is fulfilling her father’s lifelong wish to write a book about his life, specifically focusing on his United States military service during WWII. He was an ex-POW captured by the Japanese Imperial Army, was among the seventy thousand American and Filipino soldiers who were in the infamous Bataan Death March and was fortunate enough to survive to tell his story about the war.
After the war, Respicio became a naturalized American citizen, a privilege he enjoyed. This paved the way for his family to come and live in the United States, the land of opportunity. The author set the perfect example of hard work and success, becoming the role model of his nine children who are all college-degree holders and became very successful.
Browse through the pages of this book and discover an incredible story of courage and strength, bravery and heroism in the fight for peace and freedom that people enjoy today and for the many generations to come. No Greater Sacrifice for Love of Country is a lasting tribute to Respicio’s courage, sacrifice, bravery, and conviction, his faith, hope, and love for all of us.