Paul Stanley is Vice-President of the Navigators, a worldwide para-church ministry to students and the military. In 1967 he was a company commander in Vietnam; it was there that he took a risk and learned the meaning of Jesus’ words:
“On one occasion after the enemy had withdrawn, Stanley came upon several soldiers surrounding a wounded Viet Cong. Shot through the lower leg, he was hostile, frightened, helpless. He threw mud and kicked with his one good leg when anyone came near. When Paul joined the circle... a soldier asked, "Sir what do we do? He's losing blood fast and needs attention."
Stanley looked down and saw the face of a 16 or 17 year old boy. He unbuckled his pistol and grenades so the boy couldn’t grab them. Speaking gently, he moved towards him. The young man stared fearful…