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b"Eddie Rickenbacker shouldn\\u2019t have survived\\u2014his childhood, his auto racing career, the first World War as he became America\\u2019s greatest ace, the many plane crashes that had taken others\\u2019 lives but yet, not his. A Medal of Honor recipient, he became a genuine icon and hero to the American people, providing a reason to celebrate during the Depression and inspiring them to face life\\u2019s daily challenges. But then, in his 50s in 1942, Rickenbacker faced his worst odds yet: a B-17 bomber forced to ditch in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, with only inflatable rafts to survive the searing days and freezing

nights\\u2014and no way to contact anyone. To tell Eddie\\u2019s story is today\\u2019s guest, John Wukovits, author of \\u201cLost at Sea: Eddie Rickenbacker's Twenty-Four Days Adrift on the Pacific.\\u201d We look at his fight for survival with seven other men adrift on the Pacific. We also look at how many times Eddie Rickenbacker actually defied death\\u2014including one airline crash when a dislodged eyeball dangled on his cheek, and yet he tried to help the other
people escape while he remained pinned inside the plane."