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Terry Wadsworth Warne
TERRY WADSWORTH WARNE. Terry was born in the Mission Hospital in Cagayan, a little coastal town on the island of Mindanao in the southern Philippines. An American baby with red hair was quite an attraction in the Filipino town and many came to see her.Terry and her parents returned to the... show more

TERRY WADSWORTH WARNE. Terry was born in the Mission Hospital in Cagayan, a little coastal town on the island of Mindanao in the southern Philippines. An American baby with red hair was quite an attraction in the Filipino town and many came to see her.Terry and her parents returned to the Philippines after the war. She attended boarding school for two years in the Philippines before returning to California as her father was transferred back to the company headquarters in San Francisco. While living in California Terry met and married Tom Warne, her childhood friend who lived next door to her in the Philippines.Terry drew on her childhood experiences as a prisoner of war to focus on helping children as an adult. Terry served as a foster parent for drug babies and abused, neglected children for 22 years in California. She received many awards in recognition of her service. In Utah, Governor Michael Leavitt presented her with a Mother of the Year Award. She was active in Scouting for 25 years and is a Silver Beaver. Terry and her husband, Tom have 6 children, 24 grandchildren, and 36 great grandchildren. They now live in South Jordan, Utah. panese, Terry and her parents had only one option. Surrender!
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closedthecover rated it 12 years ago
It seems fitting that I started reading Terry Wadsworth Warne’s autobiography Terry, the inspiring story of a little girl’s survival as a POW during WWII, on Memorial Day. As soon as I started reading, I was so absorbed by the story and the heroisms contained within its pages that I could not put it...
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