Once a Soldier: A Chaplain's Story by Joseph P. Dulany

A “Gung ho” chaplain during his first tour in Vietnam, this officer’s military career seemed doomed within its first few years as a result of official blunders, unavoidable circumstances and personality conflicts.

Empowered by a firm conviction that he had been Called by God to The military, this chaplain persisted and ultimately survived the challenge of these early tempestuous years. For a time his career was trouble free and productive until a happen chance run-in with the military’s infamous program of drug testing upset this equilibrium and introduced months of a cat and mouse game with the Army’s CID and JAG Corps.

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The resolution of this crisis is documented by a day to day accounting marked by many unexpected twists and turns. The book also highlights two tours with combat units in Vietnam and observations about the military and duties of a military chaplain in a variety of settings.

This work provides a thought provoking, unpretentious and candid glimpse of one pastor’s experience in the military chaplaincy.