Wounded Soldier, Healing Warrior

I was given a copy of Clark's book and it is very good. Suggested reading.


Vietnam veteran offers advice at lecture
By Melissa Bower Staff Writer

"The problems, the pain from combat and the military situation is inevitable, but suffering does not have to happen," said Allen Clark, retired Army captain. "That was then, this is now."

Clark served in the 5th Special Forces Group at Camp Dak To, Vietnam. He was injured June 17, 1967, and eventually had both legs amputated below the knees. Clark received a Purple Heart, a Silver Star and the Combat Infantryman's Badge.


In 2007, Clark authored a book, "Wounded Soldier, Healing Warrior," about his injuries and healing. He also founded a lay ministry, www.combatfaith.com, to assist warriors healing from combat wounds and post-traumatic stress disorder.

"We're all going to be impacted to some degree by some combat operating stressors of sadness, of anger, of bad - even horrific - memories of things we did or did not do ... Sometimes we see things that we found to be overwhelming and inescapable for our dreams and memories for a long period of time, maybe our whole lives," he said.

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