Passage

     " Louie's official death date was listed as May 28, 1944, a year and a day after his plane had vanished. The notice was just a piece of paper. "None of us believed it. None of us," Sylvia would say. "Never once. Not underneath, even." 
     Inside themselves, the Zamperinis still felt that persistent little echo of Louie, the sense that he was still in the world somewhere. Until that was gone, they would go on believing that he was alive.
    During family dinners, Pete and his father began drawing up plans to hunt for Louie. When the war was over, they'd rent a boat and sail from island to island until they found him. They'd go on for as long as it took." 

     Reading this passage I got the sense of how strong the Zamperinis family bond really is, Unbroken. To not have seen or heard from their

A family photo of the Zamperinis as Louie left for War.

 

Louie in over a year, but still know, without a doubt, that somewhere, some way, he was still alive, is just so comforting to me. Louie's family has no idea of what he's been through, nor how physically and mentally challenging staying alive has been for him, yet they still continue to have faith in his ability, and will, to do so. But then, for his brother, Pete, and his father to plan such a risky voyage just to find him, is so inspiring, that they have such lasting certainty that Louie is, and will stay, alive.