Louis Zamperini, Olympian, World War II prisoner of war survivor and devout Christian, wants to set the record straight. First, he won’t be making any speeches at Wooddale Church in Eden Prairie.

Louis Zamperini is the very definition of ... he was captured by the Japanese and kept as a prisoner of war for more than two years. Tortured by his captors, there were many days he wanted to ...

Douglas MacArthur in 1880 -- Bessie Coleman, first female Black/Native American pilot in 1892 -- Musician Maria von Trapp in 1905 -- Louis Zamperini, American World War II prisoner of war and ...