Military Ministry Resource Center 

by Allen B. Clark
with a Foreword by Ross Perot

Visit Allen Clark’s website at www.combatfaith.com.

About the Author

Allen Clark graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1963. He volunteered for a tour in Vietnam where he sustained injuries in a mortar attack that necessitated the amputation of both legs below his knees. For his military service, he received the Silver Star and the Purple Heart.

While learning to adjust to his disability and to walk on prosthetic legs, he obtained an MBA in finance and investments and went on to a successful management career in oil and gas exploration, real estate marketing, and mortgage lending. He has been vice president of a bank, president of three oil service companies, and co-founder of a real estate investment company in Texas.

Allen’s public sector career began with an appointment in 1979 as the Special Assistant for Administration to Texas Governor William P. Clements, Jr. In 1981, Allen was President Ronald Reagan’s selection to be Deputy Administrator for the Veterans Administration (now the Department of Veterans Affairs). In 1989, he was nominated by President George H.W. Bush and confirmed by the U.S. Senate as Assistant Secretary for Veterans Liaison and Program Coordination at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. In 1991, he received his second VA confirmation as Director of the National Cemetery System, a position in which he served until the end of the Bush Administration.

Allen’s dedicated efforts to support veterans’ causes at the national and state levels were recognized with his nomination by the Disabled American Veterans (DAV) organization as the Texas State candidate for the national Outstanding Disabled Veteran of the year 2000. In 1993 the Military Chaplains Association awarded him their annual National Citizenship Award.

He retired in 2005 as the Public Affairs Officer for the VA North Texas Health Care System in Dallas, Texas. His current lay ministry is involved in outreach efforts to help veterans recover emotionally and spiritually from adverse wartime experiences. Allen participates in many community and civic activities, including regularly speaking at various group events and churches. Allen has addressed many audiences nationwide as a political candidate, public official, and motivational speaker. Allen’s autobiography, “Wounded Soldier, Healing Warrior,” was published in early 2007 by Zenith Press.

Endorsements

“Allen’s story has the potential to touch many lives. It is a message of struggle, perseverance, courage, and hope.” – from the foreword by Ross Perot

“There are a host of heroes to whom this country owes a debt it can never repay. Allen Clark lost both his legs while serving his country in Vietnam. When he came home, his body was broken, but his spirit never faltered. He went back to school. He earned his masters degree in business administration. He served his state in a high government post and is now a successful businessman. He’s an inspiration to all who know him.” – President Ronald Reagan

“Wounded Soldier, Healing Warrior is an exceptional read – captivating, inspirational and educational. Allen Clark is an American patriot who has lived the West Point values of Duty, Honor, and Country everyday. From experiencing the rigors of combat during the War in Vietnam to becoming Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs, he did not allow physical disabilities to detract from his intent to care for others and serve his nation. Allen provides a clear message- through strong values and faith in God, we can overcome adversity and be all we want to be.” – Lieutenant General Robert F. Foley (USA-Ret.)

“When I first met Allen Clark in the early 1970’s, I knew instantly this was a young man struggling to come to terms with his experiences, to make sense of tragedy and the conflict of his country’s claim on his allegiance and the consequences of his patriotism. His spirit touched me then, as this book does now. He is an unusual American, and a pilgrim whose quest the reader will find poignant and illuminating.” – Bill Moyers

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