Panda Girl; China-Burma-India
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Lawrence V Drake – Historical Fiction / WWII
A world at war took a farm boy and turned him into the Aircraft Commander of a heavy bomber. This story is based on true life events recorded by airmen and the girls, real and imagined, who gave them hope and the desire to survive.
Schellville; The Aviator and the Hippie
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Lawrence V Drake – Non-fiction / Memoir / Romance / Adventure
The story of a young aviator who undertakes a quest for adventure and love. Along the way, he encounters truly unique people and places.
Red Boots Rebel; Keeping Secrets
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Lawrence V Drake – Non-fiction / Memoir / Vietnam War
The story of an Air Force airman whose innocent world is rocked when he uncovers disturbing truths regarding the Vietnam “conflict.” Serving several years in a top secret organization, he witnessed behind the scenes politics. What he did next was bewildering to those in command.
When Silence Calls; Freeing the Island Deaf
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Lawrence V Drake & George Dennis Drake – Nonfiction / Biography
Better than fiction, this impelling story takes the reader on a journey beginning with a boy’s struggle to find his place in the world, to becoming a leader loved by multitudes. Much more than the rescue of a deaf community played out on an island in the Mindanao Sea, his is a tale of a life well-lived.
Mission Completed (short version)
Online Video: (short version – 12 min.)
Produced by Lawrence Drake
A documentary film honoring the contributions of Lt. Vernon L. Drake in World War II. Lt. Drake was a B-24 pilot in the China, Burma, India Theater. He also painted a number of nose art pictures on bombers, two of which are now in the American Airpower Heritage Museum collection located in Midland, Texas.
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