Remarkable story of 4 stranded nuns, a remote island & a heroic submarine rescue

Published: July 15, 2018, 5:33 am

Washington Post :

The remarkable story of four stranded nuns, a remote island and a heroic submarine rescue

So the Remarkable story of the four American nuns who were caught up in the swirl of the war on a tiny South Pacific island and later rescued by a U.S. Navy submarine was left to gather dust on a shelf in Southern California. “It just was sort of buried and nobody was paying much attention to it for many years,” said Sister Eileen McNerney, who brought the story to light about three years ago. When McNerney asked an older nun why she thought the story was buried for decades, the nun responded, “I think that everyone was just tired of the war when it was over. People just wanted to move forward at that time and put the past behind.” In 2016, a journal kept by one of the nuns, Sister Hedda Jeager, ...

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eddessaknight - Jul 15, 2018, 5:35 am

Remarkable people with perseverant faith......

All Be Blessed

eddessaknight - Jul 15, 2018, 4:17 pm

Miracles Always Happen!

Remarkable story of 4 stranded nuns, a remote island & a heroic submarine rescue

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