Interesting Interviews: The Honorable Allen B. Clark

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In this episode of "The Outskirts Podcast with Tanner and Friends" we bring you another installment of "Interesting Interviews". Allen B. Clark is the author of “Soldier’s Blood and Bloodied Money: Wars and the Ruling Elite”, A book which his extraordinary life of service and research have amply qualified him to write.
Link to Allen B. Clark's website: http://www.combatfaith.com
Link to Allen B. Clark's Book: “Soldier’s Blood and Bloodied Money: Wars and the Ruling Elite”: https://a.co/d/g3f1aO4
Link to Allen B. Clark's Book: "Wounded Soldier, Healing Warrior: A Personal Story of a Vietnam Veteran who lost his legs but found his soul": https://a.co/d/7Q1oG4z
Link to Allen B. Clark's Book: “Valor in Vietnam: Chronicles of Honor, Courage, and Sacrifice: 1993-1977”: https://a.co/d/7kiYRCC
Mr. Clark's Bio is as follows:

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 at the Dak To Special Forces camp on June 17, 1967, that necessitated the amputation of both legs below his knees. His military service and sacrifice were recognized with receipt of a Silver Star for Gallantry in Action, the Purple Heart, and the Combat Infantryman's Badge. He was airborne-qualified. While learning to adjust to his disability and to walk on prosthetic legs, he obtained an MBA in finance and investments from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas. Allen's first post-graduate position was as an investment manager for Ross Perot. His other private sector experience has spanned 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 impassioned commitment to public service and to helping veterans 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). However, he chose to remain in Texas where in 1982 he received the Texas Republican Party's nomination to run for State Treasurer in a race that was won by former Texas State Governor Ann Richards. 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 President George H. W. Bush administration. Allen's dedicated efforts to support veteran's causes at the national and state levels were recognized with his selection in 2011 by the Texas state Disabled American Veterans organization as their Outstanding Disabled American Veteran. In 1993 Allen was honored by the Military Chaplains Association with their National Citizenship Award. In 2010 he was selected by the Chaplains Commission of the National Association of Evangelicals as their Centurion of the Year. A You Tube video about Allen may be viewed at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VehcTFKz8KA&feature=g-upl. He blogs at www.combatfaith.blogspot.com.