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March 5, 2024

March 5, 1944 – The grim and deadly struggle for life on the beachhead of Anzio

From the beginning of March, the forward positions at Anzio beachhead were stabilized and remained practically unchanged until the breakthrough in May. Conditions at Anzio resembled […]
March 4, 2024

March 4, 1944 – Letters home from Anzio

On March 4, Phil wrote two letters home about his arrive at Anzio”
March 4, 2024

My “Ask Dr. Walt” column in Today’s Christian Living on cannabidiol (CBD)

I enjoy being penning a bi-monthly column for the readers of Today’s Christian Living magazine. In the November 2023 issue I addressed the controversies and the evidence […]
March 3, 2024

March 3, 1944 – Dad is part of the ‘Rock of Anzio’

On March 3, Phil Larimore received his first battlefield evaluation, handed to him directly by Major Bacon. The key finding: “Manner of Performance: Superior.” As the […]
March 2, 2024

Monthly Family Update – March 2024

Here are the contents of this month’s newsletter: At First Light released in soft cover Don’t miss my continuing blog series: “Where Was Phil Larimore 80 […]
March 1, 2024

List of my February 2024 Blogs on “Where was Dad 80 years ago today?”

I’m continuing a blog on most days for the next 18 months or so following my father’s exploits and adventures during WWII. Each blog will represent […]
February 29, 2024

February 29, 1944 – Dad his men survive a viscious attack on Anzio

On February 29, 1944, as the first streaks of light glinted on the snow-covered peaks of the Lepini mountains ringing the beachhead, regimental command had Phil […]
February 28, 2024

The American Teen Who Became a World War II Hero (magazine article from London)

The American. magazine is a British publication for ex-pats. In their January-February 2024 issue, they ran an article about my father’s WWII exploits and heroics that I […]
February 5, 2020

A Different Focus

Your eye is the lamp of your body. When your eyes are healthy, your whole body also is full of light. But when they are unhealthy, […]
February 6, 2020

A Different Path

Will you keep to the old path that the wicked have trod? … There is a way that appears to be right, but in the end […]
February 11, 2020

We Are Being Saved

For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel—not with wisdom and eloquence, lest the cross of Christ be emptied of its […]
February 15, 2020

The Fruit of the Spirit is … Love – 1

Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against anyone among your people, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the Lord.
February 22, 2020

The Fruit of the Spirit is … Joy – 8

“They will come and shout for joy on the heights of Zion; they will rejoice in the bounty of the Lord—the grain, the new wine and […]
February 23, 2020

The Fruit of the Spirit is … Joy – 9

When your words came, I ate them; they were my joy and my heart’s delight, for I bear your name, Lord God Almighty.