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SUMMARYFrank immigrated to America at age ten. Now twenty-eight years old, he wants to visit his homeland to see his childhood friends. He was not yet a US citizen when he left to visit his homeland. Because of this, he was detained as a legal citizen of the Czech Republic (what was then the Austria-Hungarian Empire when he first left). However, a harrowing ordeal awaited him. As he was still a citizen of the (now) Czech Republic, he was subsequently forced into military service. He would eventually escape, make his way back to America as a stowaway, but be detained again without papers at Ellis Island. When detained, he was to be sent back to Europe to be shot as a deserter. Now, only last-minute interventions could save him! Several miraculous events assisted him during his ordeal and afterward.About the authorRobert Keprta is a native born Texan born on July 29, 1943. After completing High School, he joined the military service, enlisting in the US Army for paratrooper duty. He served a total of five years, nine months, and thirteen days on active duty, His last duty assignment was with the 101st Airborne in Vietnam, where he earned a Bronze Star Medal and the Combat Infantryman’s Badge among other decorations. Prior to that, he completed Pathfinder Training and the USMC Amphibious Recon training and was a cadre Platoon Sgt for the Advanced Combat Training Academy (Imjin Scouts) in Korea.