Media Kit
The Chaplain’s Assistant Media Kit contains synopsis of the book, JT Caldwell’s biography, and the cover artwork for the book, press releases and media coverage on The Chaplain’s Assistant.
Contact Information
JT Caldwell
2020 South Mission #135
Mount Pleasant, MI 48858
jtcaldwell1@gmail.com
Interviews
Central Michigan University Public Radio Interview
Interview with Megan Cantrell
July 15, 2008
WRHI
Interview with Jay Taylor and Marc Hanna of WRHI’s “Morning Show.”
July 13, 2008
WSKY
Interview with Doug Clifford
Powerful New Book Sheds Light on Returning Soldiers’ Ongoing Battle
February 4th, 2010
In “The Chaplain’s Assistant,” a young soldier discovers the toughest battle he must win is not in the rice paddies of Vietnam, but within himself.

Mount Pleasant, MI – August 1, 2008 – The Chaplain’s Assistant, a powerful new novel by author JT Caldwell, follows a year in the life of a soldier whose innocence is lost, priorities are changed and belief in God and country are shattered – overnight and forever.

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The Detroit News
April 11th, 2008

CMU professor pens book on war
Vietnam veteran uses his own experiences to write novel examining soldiers’ struggles.
Lisa Satayut / Associated Press

MOUNT PLEASANT — “Every soldier returning from war has a unique story to tell of battles fought,
ordeals endured, friends lost and the absurdities that are part of and parcel of the killing and
mayhem that is warfare. “Stories...Read More

Reviews
For Those Who Served*
July 4th, 2008
Paul Lepley, A reviewer

J T Caldwell’s book The Chaplains Assistant is a must read for any one who has served, is serving or knows some one serving in the Armed Services. It depicts the feelings that a solder, Ted Bertson, experiences as he is away serving our country in Vietnam. Being a low-ranking enlisted man in an army that is fighting a controversial war, Ted finds himself fighting with an unexpected enemy, his own fears.

Caldwell puts into words feelings that solders often can not describe to those who are close to them. Having suffered from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder ‘PTSD’ himself, Caldwell’s book is a spokesman for our troops and veterans. Through this book you will find yourself crying, laughing, and clenching the armrest of your chair as you wonder what will happen next. For those who have served, you will find yourself re-experiencing feelings that where once so common as you were away serving. No matter who you are, everyone can relate to the story of Ted Bertson.

*This review may also be found on barnesandnoble.com.

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WOW! “The Chaplain’s Assistant,” from Amazon.com,was waiting when I got home from work Friday. I was lucky enough to read most of the weekend and finish it yesterday afternoon. And I must say my one word review says it all. Great novel with so much feeling and emotion…I loved it.

As a wife of a Navy veteran from Vietnam I have to thank you not only for your service, but for your courage to write the story you shared. Thank you again!

M.D., Mt Pleasant, MI

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I hope your novel helps us to be sure that the soldiers aren’t
disenfranchised…coming home from serving in Iraq. [It] will
help families and returning soldiers to understand how to care for
each other.

J.K., South Hadley, Massachusetts