created an Emmy-winning 45-minute feature about Louis’ life, that aired during the telecast of the closing ceremony. That video will be shown to open Zamperini’s appearance at Wooddale Church.

Louis Zamperini is the very definition of survivor. In 1941, Zamperini, from Torrance, Calif., enlisted in the Army Air Force. In April 1943, while on a rescue mission looking for a downed ...