A Million To One And Lived

Clayton M. Peterson has lived in Washington State since
1962. In 1967 he joined the U.S. Army and received training in the
9th Infantry Division, and Airborne; he also spent one year training
as a Combat Engineer in the Special Forces.

In 1969 he was in the Mobile Riverine Force in the Mekong
River Delta, was wounded on his third major firefight, and spent
thirteen months in various military hospitals recovering from his
thirty-eight major wounds; by a 'Million to One' chance, he miraculously
lived. He received two Purple Hearts, a Combat Infantry
Badge, an Army Commendation Medal, and various other awards.
He is married to Barbara and they will celebrate their 46th Anniversary
in December, 2014. They have six children and, at the present
time , eleven grandchildren.

His miraculous story will touch your heart with anger, love,
and hope. Anger because of the awfulness of war itself, love because
of the enduring struggle he and his wife faced during his recovery,
and hope for those who find themselves or someone they know in a
continuing healing process.