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FALL CLASSES START SEPTEMBER 2 — Registration & drop/add available through September 15

The True Story Behind the Bridge on the River Kwai: USS Houston CA-30 and the Battle for Survival (SE106)

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Lewes (Trinity Faith Education Building) | October 22, 2025-October 22, 2025

Wednesday: 2:30 PM-3:45 PM

This one-session class has been added since catalog publication. 

Discover the extraordinary true story of the WWII U.S. Navy heavy cruiser USS Houston CA-30, whose crew faced unimaginable trials during the early Pacific War. From the ship’s valiant final stand in the Battle of Sunda Strait to the brutal 3.75-year ordeal as POWs forced to build the infamous Burma-Thailand Death Railway—the same one depicted in the classic film The Bridge on the River Kwai—this powerful presentation brings to life a chapter of history too often overlooked.

This offering meets for a total of 1 session(s).

INSTRUCTOR: John Schwarz

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