It is not often that a military chaplain publicly voices concern over a war, either past or present; but, in his latest book, retired Army chaplain Jerry Autry does just that. With insight sharpened by experience, and compassion kindled in the horror of battle, Chaplain Autry details the challenges, anguish and even the joys of a wartime pastorate. Gun Totin Chaplain, is the author's gripping chronicle of his year of duty in Vietnam. From the draft notice he received on his wedding day through airborne jump school and his subsequent time in Vietnam, the reader follows a man of peace as he ministers to men at war. During his year in Vietnam, Chaplain Autry spent more time in the field with the troops than in rear areas, a choice that vexed his superiors. His wartime experiences propelled him through a lifetime of comforting the afflicted and afflicting the comfortable. Assigned to the fable 101st Airborne Division in 1968, the author served as pastor to men of all faiths and in any unit that needed him, including Marine and Special Forces teams along with airborne infantry and artillery units. Chaplain Autry has been referred to as the most highly decorated chaplain from the Vietnam era, earning two Purple Hearts and nine awards for valor. His memoir downplays his own heroics, which were noted in a Time magazine article that dubbed him the gun totin chaplain during the war years. The author s memoir is followed by a sharply written epilogue containing his commentaries on the current war in the Middle East and its painful similarities to Vietnam. Gun Totin Chaplain is historical perspective at its best. Jerry Autry provides an authentic voice of experience as he remembers Vietnam, and a voice of reason as he reflects on Iraq and Afghanistan. This book is as timely as it is enlightening and a must have for informed readers.

Gun-Totin' Chaplain

Biographies & Memoirs

Autry, Jerry

Leaders & Notable People

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General William C. Lee is the unsung hero of the D-Day invasion, literally writing the airborne portion of the invasion. He was the first commander of the 101st Airborne Division. The recognized father of the American Airborne, the Lee book contains more than 350 photographs and documents, correspondence with Omar Bradley, Matthew Ridgway, and Maxwell Taylor; and Lee's inspiring speeches. 
It is a collector's treasure-trove of original material.

General William C. Lee: Father of the Airborne : Just Plain Bill

Jerry Autry

Having cared for a runaway goat before he is reunited with his young master, the Street family becomes an important part of the animal's future.

Sam's Final Journey: The Return of the Mischievous Goat

Children's Books

Autry, Raz

Stauffer, Susan

Animals

Rhymer In The Sunset is a book of poetry that tells the Vietnam story from a combat soldier's point of view. The poems were literally written in the heat of battle on scraps of paper, anything available. The poems tell the Vietnam story-the frustrations of a soldier, they talk about his comrades in arms, his country, his leaders, the enemy, his losses. The book is made even more poignant by actual photographs which have been faded, giving the effect of illustrating the poetry while not overshadowing it. Rhymer In The Sunset is moving in its simplicity and emotional in its complexities just as the war was. It is a book that will be read over and over again. It will appeal to every segment of American society, regardless of one's position on the Vietnam war.

Rhymer in the Sunset: A Poetic Perspective of the Vietnam Experience

Literature & Fiction

Woodall, Phillip

Poetry

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