Surviving the Vietnam War
"No matter what injustice I faced or suffering I endured, I didn’t perish. Whenever I reflect upon this, I am grateful, filled with overflowing joy and am deeply moved! In order to testify for my entire lifetime about God who saved me from death, I recorded this story as an autobiography and continuously shared my testimony throughout the past few decades. As a result, God has also worked amongst the crowds, bringing about countless miracles."
—Jeong Myeong Seok, “War was Cruel. Love and Peace: In The Vietnam War: 1966-1969”
Background
Pastor Jeong Myeong Seok was enlisted for military operations in the Vietnam war on February 22, 1966. Despite many dangerous encounters during the war, he kept God’s Word of not killing his enemies, while protecting his own life. Having seen the painful suffering of war, he realized how precious it is to be alive. He felt God’s aching heart when he witnessed death around him. However, as he valued not only his own but also his enemies’ lives by sparing them, God saved him from countless near death encounters.
Background
Pastor Jeong Myeong Seok was enlisted for military operations in the Vietnam war on February 22, 1966. Despite many dangerous encounters during the war, he kept God’s Word of not killing his enemies, while protecting his own life. Having seen the painful suffering of war, he realized how precious it is to be alive. He felt God’s aching heart when he witnessed death around him. However, as he valued not only his own but also his enemies’ lives by sparing them, God saved him from countless near death encounters.
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War was Cruel. Love and Peace: In The Vietnam War: 1966-1969
by Jeong Myeong Seok (Author)
This autobiography captures the author’s many personal encounters on the blood-strewn battlefields of Vietnam where he served as a low-ranking soldier from 1966 to 1969. Based on his war diary, the events from over 50 years ago are laid out chronologically as a memoir, as well as a confession of his faith and a testimony of God’s working. The author details how he put his life on the line to actualize love and peace on the brutal battlefields, and through this war diary, the author wishes to publicly declare: “Let’s put an end to warfare and join hands to establish a history of love and peace.”
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War was Cruel. Love and Peace: In The Vietnam War: 1966-1969
by Jeong Myeong Seok (Author)
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