Wounded Soldier, Healing Warrior: A Personal Story of a Vietnam Veteran Who Lost His Legs But Found His Soul
Saint Paul, MN: Zenith Press, 2007. Presumed first edition/first printing. Hardcover. Glued binding. Paper over boards. 320 p. Illustrations, black & white. Map. Bibliography. Index. Allen graduated the United States Military Academy in 1963, after which he was commissioned in the Army Corps of Engineers. Two years after graduation from West Point, he volunteered for a tour in Vietnam where he served as a Military Intelligence officer assigned to the Fifth Special Forces Group. Allen sustained injuries in an early-morning mortar attack that necessitated the amputation of both legs below his knees. 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. Condition: Good in fair dust jacket. Signed by previous owner. DJ has some wear and soiling, with tears and chips. Inscribed on T-p believed by author. Author's business card laid in.
Keywords: Andrew Cottingham, Detachment B-57, Montagnards, United States Military Academy, West Point, Dak To, Ross Perot, Southern Methodist University
ISBN: 9780760331132
[Book #71640]
Price: $45.00