The Mariner and the Monk tells the story of Captain Leonard La Rue, a brave officer in the Merchant Marine, a Benedictine monk, and the reason tens of thousands of Koreans are alive today and live in freedom.
La Rue served on ships through the late 1930s, then joined his Merchant Marine colleagues in convoy duty across the Atlantic.
Leonard Panet La Rue was born and educated in Philadelphia, PA, and joined the Merchant Marine during the height of the Depression.
The Mariner and the Monk tells the story of Captain Leonard La Rue, a brave officer in the Merchant Marine, a Benedictine monk, and the reason tens of thousands of Koreans are alive today and live in freedom