1922; El Paso, Texas: A boy was born. They called him Al and sometimes Alton. He played on his trusted stick horse chasing bad guys and imaginary cattle, a Texas cowboy. 20 years, later an Army Pfc. at the induction desk, commanded: "First name, middle initial and last name, in that order " Thus Al officially became Thomas A. Parker, Tom to his new friends. From his occasional Sunday school as a youngster, he developed a deep belief in God. He talked...