Numbers

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 25, 2019

The King of kings and Lord of lords

You are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins. … They will call him Immanuel—which means, “God with […]
September 28, 2019

What is his name?

The mighty one. … The One he loves. … Overseer of your souls.
November 2, 2019

If you love me keep my commands

Be careful to do what the Lord your God has commanded you; do not turn aside to the right or to the left. Walk in obedience […]
December 6, 2019

The Lord is full of compassion and mercy

The LORD, the LORD, the compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness. … The LORD is slow to anger, abounding in […]
January 28, 2020

The Lord is … 1

Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and […]
March 22, 2020

Do Not Be Afraid – 1

The Lord came to Abram in a vision: “Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your very great reward.”