A Seed Falls On Okinawa: A Soldier's Story

"What really happened on Okinawa cannot be reported in the photographs or the brief outline of 'One Year.' "The picture of a bleak cliff here might appear as just a cliff, but whatever occurred there may be written in histories to be read by generations of the future. And the experiences of the men who crouched in foxholes at that cliff may fill novels in the literature of the future." The above quotation is from a souvenir booklet entitled, “"One Year”, April 1, 1945 - April 1, 1946”. Edited by Okinawa Base Command, Army Exchange Service. “A Seed Falls On Okinawa” is one writer’s humble contribution to the “literature of the future”, first envisioned by the officers who produced that booklet. This is the story of a young man torn between seemingly opposing desires. His childhood ambition was to become a missionary, spreading the gospel of Jesus to faraway lands. But before he can fulfill that calling, he first must serve as a soldier in arms. When he faces the enemy in battle, will he be able to overcome his pacifist inclinations and kill for his country? This is the story of a foxhole and a moment in time. Three young men will cross paths there, altering the course of their lives in strangely different ways. Mr. Hewett has constructed a thoughtful and exquisite novella of literary historical fiction; a tale of faith and fate in the midst of a great war; of a battle for a previously unknown island, now immortalized. A portion of both the author and publisher profits from this title will benefit veterans services organizations.