Above / Meet Vietnam Vet and Medal of Honor Recipient at Anderson’s Bookshop in Naperville.
Meet an inspiring figure at Anderson’s Bookshop at 2PM on Sunday, June 5, when Sammy Lee Davis stops in downtown Naperville to share his incredible memoir, You Don’t Lose ‘Til You Quit Trying.
Learn how this amazing hero became celebrated for his valor and has now become a well-regarded veteran’s advocate. Davis’ riveting story will both capture reader’s appreciation and admiration.
This event is free and open to the public.
To join the signing line, please purchase the author’s featured book from Anderson’s Bookshop, 123 W. Jefferson Ave. (630) 355-2665.
About You Don’t Lose ‘Til You Quit Trying
On November 18th, 1967, Private First Class Davis’s artillery unit was hit by a massive enemy offensive. At twenty-one years old, he resolved to face the onslaught and prepared to die. Soon he would have a perforated kidney, crushed ribs, a broken vertebra, his flesh ripped by beehive darts, a bullet in his thigh, and burns all over his body.
Ignoring his injuries, he manned a two-ton Howitzer by himself, crossed a canal under heavy fire to rescue three wounded American soldiers, and kept fighting until the enemy retreated. His heroism that day earned him a Congressional Medal of Honor—the ceremony footage of which ended up being used in the movie Forrest Gump.
You Don’t Lose ’Til You Quit Trying chronicles how his childhood in the American Heartland prepared him for the worst night of his life—and how that night set off a lifetime battling against debilitating injuries, the effects of Agent Orange and an America that was turning on its veterans.
But he also battled for his fellow veterans, speaking on their behalf for forty years to help heal the wounds and memorialize the brotherhood that war could forge. Here, readers will learn of Sammy Davis’s extraordinary life—the courage, the pain, and the triumph.
About Anderson’s Bookshops
Sponsoring this upcoming program is Anderson’s Bookshops, specializing in book sales, author events, booksignings, and building a sense of community, learning and fun. The store has been helping Naperville readers for six generations. Based in downtown Naperville, the store has grown with the community. Additional locations include downtown Downers Grove, at 5112 Main Street (630) 963-2665 and La Grange, 26 S. La Grange Road, (708) 582-6353. A gift shop, Anderson’s Two-Doors East, at 111 W. Jefferson Ave., operates in Naperville.
To keep updated about other Anderson’s events, please visit www.andersonsbookshop.com.
