Galatians

March 24, 2024

March 24, 1944 – Supply lines at Anzio

The real drama of this Anzio beachhead campaign is the supply system. I’d almost like to write that sentence twice—to make sure you get it. The […]
March 23, 2024

March 23, 1944 – Was Ernie Pyle, the most famous correspondent from WWII ever scared?

Was the most famous correspondent from WWII ever scared? Here’s Ernie Pyle’s report from the front lines at Anzio Beachhead.
March 22, 2024

March 22, 1944 – Rest camp, replacements, and those amazing LSTs

March 22 Late in March, some units of the 3rd Infantry Division began to come out of the line after more than 60 consecutive days of […]
March 21, 2024

March 21, 1944 – Bombing brings new suffering to Anzio hospital but swimming and baseball continues

Every square inch of Anzio was constantly under bombardment, including the hospital and operating rooms. One headline stated, “Debris is cleared away after an attack on […]
March 20, 2024

March 20, 1944 – On Anzio a beachhead order to the men to wear steel hats or pay fine

AP correspondent, Richard G. Massock, observed, “Germans are being killed on the Anzio beachhead by “some pretty grim looking characters.”[1]
March 20, 2024

A recording of my WWII presentation at the LSU Military Museum

This presentation, “At First Light: How a Teenager Became a WWII Hero” was delivered at the William A. Brookshire LSU Military Museum in October 2023 as […]
March 19, 2024

March 19, 1944 – Not a single spot on Anzio Beachhead is safe from enemy gunfire

Journalist George Tucker wrote, “To appreciate Anzio it is necessary to remember that the beachhead is shaped like a fan, the handle of which is a […]
March 18, 2024

March 18, 1944 – To seize a beachhead like Anzio was one thing—to hold it indefinitely was another

The miserly affection with which the limited ground on the Anzio, Italy beachhead was coveted is shown by the fact that during March the 3rd Infantry […]
May 31, 2020

Pleasing God – 2

For they loved human praise more than praise from God.
June 2, 2020

Carnality – 3

My soul yearns, even faints, for the courts of the LORD; my heart and my flesh cry out for the living God.
June 2, 2020

Carnality – 4

Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak. For when we were in the […]
June 3, 2020

Carnality – 5

We who serve God by his Spirit, who boast in Christ Jesus … put no confidence in the flesh.
June 19, 2020

Spiritual Gifts – Faith

Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good. … To one there is given (one gift) … to another […]
June 21, 2020

Spiritual Gifts – Miraculous Powers

Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good. … To (another) there is given through the Spirit … miraculous […]