Scars and Stripes  by Eugene "Red" McDaniel

    Here are some thoughts from  co-author James L. Johnson:

    "There are many reasons why I felt the story of Captain Eugene McDaniel should be recorded in print.  First, of course, is that his story emphasizes the traits that help man to survive the worst that may happen to him.  In a time in history when a man seems so ready to succumb to the pressures of the hour, to bow to the destructive elements he cannot control and then ultimately to resign himself to "things as they are," Captain Red McDaniel, like others of his comrades, revives the dormant spirit that moves people to overcome at all costs.


    Also, of course, his own journey to spiritual maturity and his own new awareness of the miracle of Christ in his life.  For the many in the faith who suffer their own midnight hour of pain and the questioning that goes with it, Red McDaniel's testimony helps to clarify some of that mystery and lends new credence to the scriptural fact that all things do, in fact 'work together for the good to them that love God' (Romans 8:28)."

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