Dave Roever is a Vietnam War hero who came home badly injured and disfigured.

Dave is a strong, committed Christian, a loving husband and father, and a fantastic piano player.

He met Brenda and they fell in love. On July 15, 1967, they were married.

Soon after he reported for duty, they began training to go to Vietnam.
He had a 10 day leave before his departure for Vietnam. He asked Brenda to come alone to meet him. He needed to spend time with his wife before he saw the rest of the family.
At this point, he imagined coming home from the war healthy and fit, without a scar, stepping off the airplane to a welcome home party of two, just he and Brenda. This day was the closest he would ever come to that fantasy. They decided to wait till he came home to start a family, in case he didn't come home. When he kissed her goodbye, he said," Baby, I'll be back without a scar."

At last the men were using all the training they had gone through. They were in a boat on the Vam Co Tay in Vietnam firing 500 rounds a minute per gun. Enemy fire was coming from a bunker. Dave picked up a white phosphorus hand grenade, pulled the pin, and drew back his hand to throw it. It was six inches from his right ear. Before he could throw the grenade, it exploded in his hand. His chest was ripped opened to where he could see his heart beating through a hole. His right hand was severed almost completely in half with fingers dangling by tendons. His right thumb was hanging by a tendon. Blood was pumping from an artery in his right hand. The inside of his left arm was on fire. He was blind in his right eye and deaf in his right ear because the entire right side of his head was stripped down to skull. His right cheek was blown back so far that his tongue almost fell out of his mouth.

If you need to have the assurance that all Christians have, there is a prayer below. Remember, it isn't the prayer that saves you. It is trusting in Jesus Christ.

"Dear God, I know I'm a sinner. I know my sins deserve to be punished. I believe Christ died for me and rose from the grave. I trust Jesus Christ alone as my Savior. Thank You for the forgiveness and everlasting life I now have, In Jesus' name, amen"

If you would like to see a living example of the prayer of salvation, watch the video below.