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"General Jim Gavin was one of the foremost combat commanders of World War II.  He was also the father of a young girl who was only nine years old when he left home, and he stayed connected to her through these letters.  They are touching and highly personal, even as they give us a remarkable view of some of the century's most momentous events.  Writing from foxholes and airplanes, muddy tents and castles, he was a teacher, historian, strategist, and loving father.  In this volume--a gift for historians and general readers--Barbara Gavin Fauntleroy is an articulate and sensitive guide to the personal life of a great warrior who also happened to be her Dad."

---Ed Ruggero, author of Combat Jump: The Young Men Who Led The Assault Into Fortress Europe, July 1943 and The First Men In: U.S. Paratroopers and the Fight to Save D-Day

The Jump into the Valley of the Shadow is a work spanning more than 20 years. The idea for the book grew from the family insisting that Dwayne write down the many stories of the war they had heard while growing up in the Burns household.

Dwayne was born on October 21, 1924 in Fort Worth. He lived most of his life in the Lake Worth and Haltom City area.

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