p355 2nd Edition, p422 3rd Edition
p355 Experience, Strength and Hope
A young veteran tells how a few rough experiences pushed him into A.A.— and how he was therefore spared years of suffering.
Our Design for Living

A young veteran tells how a few rough experiences pushed him into A.A.— and how he was therefore spared years of suffering.
Big Book Stories

A young veteran tells how a few rough experiences pushed him into A.A.— and how he was therefore spared years of suffering.

“Despite great opportunities. alcohol nearly ended her life. Early member, she spread the word among women in our pioneering period.”
“We cannot live with anger.”
“Resentments, I’ve never had a resentment in my life.”
“We are no longer alone.”
For a more complete account of her first meeting, see Pass It On p210 – 213.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marty_Mann
https://www.pointshistory.org/post/operation-understanding-disclosure-and-stigma-in-1976

From a Canadian reservation to overseas bars to New England lockups, an Indian traveled a long trail that finally led him home to AA.
3rd Edition p474

Archie T’s story appeared in the original manuscript and the 1st Edition. It was subsequently retitled “The Man Who Mastered Fear”, and has appeared in every subsequent edition.
The Man Who Mastered Fear BB 4th Ed p246.
“He spent eighteen years in running away, and then found he didn’t have to run. So he started A.A in Detroit.”