Richard Ellmers

Regular Army Corporal is a story of an American family and of a childhood and adolescence in the troubled and now forgotten eras of the Great Depression and World War II, and of a young man’s struggle for maturity and fulfillment in his relationship with Jesus Christ in the midst of war.  In it the author addresses troublesome issues of morality, sexuality, ethics, alcoholism, and military discipline and leadership that are every bit as urgent and compelling today as in the wars of the past century and throughout our history.  It is also a tribute to the Magnificent Generation, our “mighty men of valor,” who evolved as professional soldiers in the dark days of World War II and went on to lead our young soldiers in the decades of war and international tension that followed.