Book focuses on trailblazing Colorado missionary physician

GREELEY, Colo. (AP) — They are characters in a book now. But before that, they were characters in history.

Bobby, however, soaked up all the rumors like a little sponge.

"What will they look like, Mom?"

Dorothy heard his question but had lost the thread of his conversation. "Who, dear?"

"The Americans. The Marines. The ones who're going to let us out of here."

"Ah. Well, they might be Marines. And they might be Army. They'll look just like your dad and his friends, except not so skinny. Some will be younger, some will be older. But they'll all be dressed alike in uniforms."

— From "Courage in...