“Buddy” Reed ’42 Featured in "Love and Sacrifice"

Love and Sacrifice is the epic story of an American family as they travel the country and globe in military service through the first half of the 20th century. Follow Ollie Reed and Mildred Boddy from their Kansas home around the world, to the battlefields of WWII Europe and unimaginable tragedy. Advancing in army leadership from private to colonel, Ollie Reed set a course for his son to follow on a career in the service. His eldest son, Buddy, gained admission to West Point and graduated in the first class to gain their commissions in World War II. Based upon letters among family members and the personal memoirs written by Mildred Reed for her grandchildren, Love and Sacrifice provides an intimate window into the lives of this American family. Growing together, being torn apart, falling in love, and suffering unimaginable tragedy - these are the narratives of Love and Sacrifice, all told within the historical context of their time and place.