#53. Besieged: The Battle of Fort Frank
The fates of two servicemen – a career Army officer and a young medical doctor – intertwined during the harrowing siege at Fort Frank, a small island defense in Manila Bay.
#52. Remembering the Bataan Death March
Listen and subscribe to the podcast: 82 years ago – April 9, 1942 – some 75,000 American and Filipino servicemen became POWs when Bataan peninsula fell to Japanese forces. With…
#51. Bad Blood: When History Isn’t Pretty
Listen or subscribe to the podcast on Everyone has a skeleton or two (of varying degrees) in their own or family’s history. So here are 6 ways someone interested in…
#50 – Grim Reality: POW Life Inside Corregidor’s 92nd Garage
Two days after Corregidor fell, more than 11,000 American and Filipino POWs were marched to a beachy cove known as the Army 92nd Garage.
Here they stayed, cramped, hungry, and thirty for nearly 3 weeks – baking in the tortuous Philippine sun because there was no protection from elements.
#49. Preserving the 26th Cavalry’s Profound Impact
The 26th Cavalry were among the first to engage the Japanese invasion army in December 1942. Their critical role on the road to Bataan enabled the Allies’ successful withdrawal. Then…
#48. Incredible Escape: 2,100 Miles, 30 Days, in an Open Boat
As The Philippines fell, 18 sailors made a desperate, last-moment escape some 2,100 miles to Australia in an open boat.
#47. From Capture to Liberation: Exploring POW Stories
And exclusive, behind-the-scenes look at how I uncover the wartime experiences of the brave men and women featured on "Left Behind"
#46. Surrender: Corregidor’s Final, Frantic Message
In the early morning hours of May 6, 1942, a 22-year-old Signal Corps man telegraphed a frantic, play-by-play from Corregidor Island as Japanese forces moved ever closer to Malinta Tunnel.
#45. The Few and the Proud: Remembering the 4th Marines
The US 4th Marine Regiment played were the first-line of defense against landing Japanese forces during the Battle of Corregidor in The Philippines during World War II. These are their stories.
#44. Last Line of Defense: US Marines and the Battle for Corregidor
On the night of May 5-6, 1942, Japanese forces landed on Corregidor Island. Waiting on the island’s beaches were the US Marines.