Lawrence M D

Surviving Serendipity Lawrence M D

The doctor draft in the 1950's ended any thoughts of this author being a "normal" hometown physician. But it opened a whole new world of unexpected events, people, and places.

From astronauts to Russian spies, Hollywood stars to an acquitted multiple murderer, and the John F. Kennedy family to a Nazi war-crimes scientist, these events and interactions found their way into the life of a military doctor.

Throw in 75 combat missions in Southeast Asia, dinner with the Chief of Staff of the Chinese Air Force, and a persistent FBI agent, and this true story seems almost unbelievable.

A local newspaper near the doctor's previous residence called him the "Forrest Gump" of the Village. Judge for yourself as each serendipitous event unfolds ... one after another.