Tainted Hero
THE CHAPLAINS Book 2
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Standing in the white-painted hallway, Chaplain David Huffnor tugs at his fatigue shirt to be sure it is straight, places his cap under his left arm, and knocks on the wooden door. “Enter.” The voice is that of Lieutenant Colonel Jasper Blaine, Hohenfels Training Area Commander. Huffnor enters, stops in front of the gray steel desk, salutes, “Chaplain Huffnor reporting as ordered, Sir,” he says. The Colonel, a slender, gray-haired man with a ruddy complexion, continues to study the papers in the open file folder in front of him. Huffnor, motionless at attention, maintains his salute. Colonel Blaine looks up, returns a sketchy parody of a salute and speaks, “Sit down, Chaplain.” Dave sits in a gray metal chair with narrow, gray vinyl pads on the arms. Blaine regards him for a few moments, clears his throat, and speaks, “You may wonder why you’ve been summoned.” He purses his lips, picks up a sheet of paper, glances at it and looks up. “I’ve received word of an incident involving you, Lieutenant Arnold, and his wife.”
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Thirteen year old David Huffnor has no premonition whatsoever of how drastically his moral and spiritual upbringing will shape his future. His story begins during a chat with his parents.
He first becomes a minister, then a U. S. Army chaplain. During his military career, life-changing experiences await him. While in Germany, and later at Fort Devens in Massachusetts, his interactions with three women have lasting consequences on his life. The first relationship puts his career in jeopardy; the second becomes the love of his life, and the third puts the lives of many people at risk. While stationed at Fort Devens, Massachusetts, he is adopted by a group of Green Beret soldiers. Along with his six Green Beret comrades, Huffnor becomes involved in a dangerous rescue attempt involving a group of Boston crime figures. Entangled in developing circumstances, he finds his life, and several others, in jeopardy.
About the Author
Chaplain Vedeler served 34 years in the Army Reserves (four of them on active duty), taught school, served as pastor of several New Hampshire churches, and worked in business for eight years. He has two daughters, (Janice Vedeler and Laurie Vedeler Sloan) and three grandchildren (Katie Sloan, Christopher Sloan and Andrew Vedeler) . He is retired and lives in Estero, Florida with his wife, Linda.