Survivor from an Unknown War

In 1954, a janitor for a Pennsylvania manufacturing company needed to see a doctor for a severe cold. The man had recently immigrated and spoke broken English. After finishing dinner he walked three blocks from his home outside of Philadelphia to the office of Dr. Crane. The physician routinely examined the patient and prescribed medication.

The man's humble manner drew no special attention, but as he began to speak, an irrepressible determination and intelligence caught the medical practit...