An Italian author is using a Harrisburg soldier's experiences during World War II to teach others about true courage. Lieutenant Paul Keys was in the Army Air Corps during the way. The Harrisburg native spent his years after war as a Harrisburg Police Officer. He passed away in 1993. But he survived behind enemy lines more than 60 years ago and now his story is providing a life lesson to others.

Paul's son, Jim, describes his father, "as a quiet, gentle person. He was never violent in any way, just laid back, liked to read." Jim remembers his father as an intelligent, family man. A man who kept his war experiences to himself. Jim says, "We tried to talk about it, but he never really wanted to get into it, anybody with a traumatic experience especially in war, they don't want to talk about it and we never pushed it, so."

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