Clyde O Childress

Forks: the Life of One Marine Clyde O Childress

"Forks" is an intensely personal glimpse, through the keyhole of time, into the life of Major Clyde O. Childress, USMC ret., combat pilot, highly decorated war hero, member of the elect group, MENSA, entrepreneur and philanthropist.

Major Childress provides his readers with a warm, nostalgic view into his post WWII childhood experiences that, for all the good and bad, have made him the man known in adulthood as, "Clydas with the Midas Touch." Major Childress was not programmed for failure. The harsh conditions of his childhood, perpetuated, in part, by a troubled and unhappy father, drove Major Childress to become a man of the highest moral character, convinced that God had directed and saved his life so many times that he often thought himself invincible.

"Forks" is a story of one man's survival through impossible odds, and triumph made all the sweeter by Major Childress' ability to overcome literally every obstacle that would have brought most strong men to their knees.

Major Childress' story is one of the finest examples of 'rags to riches' t hat one will ever read. "Forks" is also a brave, analytical look, through the eyes of a child, at the many painful episodes with a cruel, but brilliant father, precious teenage years of remarkable accomplishments, death-wish combat, time after time being miraculously spared from imminent tragedy - - and divorce, followed by meeting his soul mate, and life after retirement.

We, at Xlibris, challenge anyone reading "Forks" to do so without laughing, crying and cheering. Hearts are lifted by knowing that such men as Clyde O. Childress (though a rare breed today), still choose the higher road. If anyone is fortunate enough to know Clyde, he or she has a friend for life.