Rita Cosby Book Signing
"QUIET HERO"
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The Kosciuszko Foundation
May 26, 2010
Photos by: Joyce Brooks |
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Rita Cosby, Linda Yellen and Lauren Lawrence |
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Barbara Winston and
Tomaczek
Bednarek |
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Rita Cosby and Lorraine Cancro |
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Margo Langenberg, Barry Klarberg and
Sara Herbert-Galloway |
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Lorraine Cancro, Allan Dodds Frank and Shelley
Goldberg |
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Joycelyn Engle and Julianne Michelle |
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Paula and Peri Pastor and Lorraine Cancro |
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Lauren Lawrence and Jean Shafiroff |
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Linda Yellen, Joyce Brooks and Lauren Lawrence |
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Margo Langenberg, Jean Shafiroff and Jen Bawden |
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Fiddle Viracola and Joyce Brooks |
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Rita Cosby and John Madden |
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Lorraine Cancro, Shelley Goldberg and Joyce Brooks |
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Himkar Tak, Rita Cosby and Daniel Anderson |
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Tomaczek
Bednarek and
Rita Cosby |
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Rita Cosby and Joyce Brooks |
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Rita Cosby’s “Quiet Hero” Reveals and heals
Unseen Wounds of War. A Psychological Triumph! |
Please order new and inspiring book about the
aftereffects
of war on soldiers and their families. To order go to
Quiet Hero: Secrets from My Father's
Past
on Amazon |
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“Quiet Hero: Secrets from
my Father’s Past” is the product of Rita Cosby’s heroic effort
to unearth her father’s traumatic experiences as a resistance
fighter in his home country of Poland
during World War II. Rita “gets” the most important interview of
her career when her father reveals his acts of heroism and
experiences of great trauma. Ryszard Kossobudski, aka Richard
Cosby, was only 18 during the Warsaw uprising and endured
unimaginable horrors. After being a prisoner of war,
he was finally rescued by Allied forces weighing only 90 lbs at
6 feet tall!
He feels that the world owes
America a debt of gratitude. The
world would simply be a completely different place if it hadn’t
been for
America’s efforts to fight the forces
of evil during World War II. This book instills a sense of pride
for all warriors as well as the American credo of life, liberty
and the pursuit of happiness.
I was honored to be the
first to interview Rita Cosby about her book, “Quiet Hero:
Secrets from my Father’s Past”, which will be featured in the
June Issue of EP magazine.
I was very moved by
the
book. Having
launched a series on traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic
stress in EP’s military section two years ago the subject of her
father’s heroism and subsequent struggles with PTSD (not a known
disorder at that time) is a subject I’m very passionate about. I
was further moved to find out that Rita is generously partnering
with the USO on a great and important program to raise funds and
support for wounded soldiers. With Memorial Day and Father’s Day,
right around the corner,
this book is especially poignant.
Ryszard’s revealing
traumatic moments from his past to his daughter bring the father
and daughter much closer together. After he revisited the pain
of his past he felt able to return to his homeland to make peace
with his history. It was a very emotional experience for Ryszard
and Rita that they will never forget. Rita helped her father
reconnect with some survivors of the Warsaw
uprising that he never thought he’d see again and her father was
honored by the late President Kaczynski of Poland. The experience of sharing his
story not only with his daughter and now the world has renewed
his soul and spirit. There is no greater father’s day gift that
a daughter could bestow than helping him reveal and heal much of
his past. Rita is as much his hero as he is hers.
This book is a must read
for all that cherish freedom and the American way of life. Click
on link below at Amazon
Quiet Hero: Secrets from My Father's Past.
Written by
Lorraine
Cancro, MSW
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Clink Link Below to View or Print Lorraine's
Interview with Rita
“Quiet Hero: Secrets
from my Father’s Past” PDF |
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http://www.eparent.com/home_top_story/Quiet_Hero-The_Unseen_Wounds_of_War.asp |
To list an upcoming event please
contact:
Joyce@blacktiemagazine.com |
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