The Voice That Broke Through the Static
On December 11, 1941, four days after Pearl Harbor, a young Navy wife named Clara Hodges sat in her kitchen in San Diego, hands trembling...
This is stories & illustrations, drawing on Luke 2:10-11.
On December 11, 1941, four days after Pearl Harbor, a young Navy wife named Clara Hodges sat in her kitchen in San Diego, hands trembling around a cold cup of coffee. Every radio broadcast carried nothing but casualty lists and rumors. Her husband Ray served aboard the USS Pennsylvania, which she knew had been docked at Pearl Harbor. For four days, Clara had heard nothing.…
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