Three Wars… Three Brain Tumors… I’m Still Smiling Lord, by Brigadier General Arch Hamblen.
In his appropriately titled book, Arch writes fondly of his meetings with two Popes, founding the General’s Prayer Breakfast at the Pentagon, as well as dozens of other amusing, insightful, and inspiring aspects of his life. He fought in three wars and had three brain tumors yet spent the next 30 years helping others with a big smile. He credited his survival and his positive attitude to his faith. After he retired, he was an elder in his church, lead the Vietnamese relocation program in DC, and delivered “meals on wheels” to elder shut-ins. Arch‘s life illustrates that a military man can also be a man of God.
With a perceptive Foreword by The Rt. Rev. James B. Magness, Bishop Suffragan for the Armed Forces, The Episcopal Church.
Praise for Three Wars…Three Brain Tumors…
“What a great story about an outstanding soldier who lived his life to the fullest! It was a privilege to have shared the Pentagon Prayer Breakfast experience with him. I am a much better person for having known and loved General Arch Hamblen, Jr. He was a genuine human being.”
Clara Leach Adams-Enders, Brig. Gen. US Army (Ret.), author of My Rise to the Stars: How a Sharecropper’s Daughter Became an Army General.
“I was privileged to know Arch in his retirement years, where he was always eager to help, from organizing refugee resettlement to caring for the youngest children at Bible School. But my greatest memory of Arch was his humor, he brought joy and laughter to all who knew him. As he said in this book, his overriding focus in all he did was FUN. Mission accomplished Arch.”
Pam Adler, former Director – Education, Falls Church Presbyterian Church
“A stunning career of a soldier who gave everything he had to his country and to his fellow man. Arch was one of those members of the West Point Class of June 1943 who made it one of the finest classes ever to graduate from the United States Military Academy.”
Ned Burr, President of the West Point Class of June 1943