Military Career
Christian enlisted in the United States Army at age 17. After being rapidly promoted through the enlisted ranks to Sergeant, he was admitted to Army Officer Candidate School (OCS) and commissioned at 18. Following Officer Candidate School he completed Army Airborne School (Jump School) and Army Special Forces ("Green Berets") training. He was promoted to Captain (O-3) at age 20. Christian was critically burned by Napalm during the Vietnam War in January 1969. He was treated in Vietnam hospitals until February 20, 1969. He was transferred to the 106 General Hospital (a division of Brooke Burn Center was established there) in Japan. He was medically retired from the Army at age 21.
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