Leviticus

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 […]
March 17, 2024

March 17, 1944 – Dad’s first medal of valor caused Mount Vesuvius to blow her top

Well, not really. But the two events occurred in close proximity to each other. Phil’s first medal of valor was the Silver Star the Army’s third […]
March 16, 2024

March 16, 1944 – Baptism by fire (Part 2)

“No soldier in any of our theaters of operations is better acquainted with this war than is the Infantryman, and no Infantryman knows war more intimately […]
March 15, 2024

March 15, 1944 – Baptism by fire (Part 1)

“In every battle, the last one hundred yards of the fight belongs to the Infantry. Armed with rifle and bayonet, Infantrymen must face and defeat the […]
March 14, 2024

March 14, 1944 – Skirmishes increase on the Anzio front line

The countless stone houses of standard design lined the few roads across the Anzio beachhead. To the front of Dad’s units the stone farm houses were […]
March 13, 2024

March 13, 1944 – Stories of Army nurses in WWII that will swell your heart

While writing the early drafts of my book, At First Light: A True World War II Story of a Hero, His Bravery, and an Amazing Horse, […]
March 13, 2024

Largest COVID vaccine study yet finds up to 3 times greater risk? True or false?

https://www.forbes.com/sites/ariannajohnson/2024/02/19/covid-vaccines-linked-to-small-increase-in-heart-and-brain-disorders-study-finds-but-risk-from-infection-is-far-higher/?sh=6a31bf5c60ffA dear friend was deeply alarmed by this recent news headline, “Largest Covid vaccine study yet finds up to 3 times greater risk.” He wrote, “I […]
March 12, 2024

March 12, 1944 – Dad’s admiration for the amazing Army nurses

While still an inpatient at the field hospital on the Anzio beachhead, Dad wrote home and expressed great admiration for the nurses there.
September 19, 2019

The Son of Man (came) to serve and to give his life as a ransom for many

The blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a heifer sprinkled on those who are ceremonially unclean sanctify them so that they are outwardly […]
October 6, 2019

Without holiness no one will see the Lord

Make every effort to live in peace with everyone and to be holy. … Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.
October 9, 2019

Do to others as you would have them do to you

Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against anyone among your people, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the Lord.
October 11, 2019

Long ago you broke off your yoke and tore off your bonds

This is what the Lord said to me: “Make a yoke out of straps and crossbars and put it on your neck. … They tie up […]
October 14, 2019

Rejoice before the Lord your God

Rejoice in everything you have put your hand to, because the Lord your God has blessed you. … Rejoice in all the good things the Lord […]
October 17, 2019

What value is there in circumcision?

Much in every way! … Circumcise yourselves to the Lord, circumcise your hearts, you people of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem, or my wrath will flare […]