Last Line of Defense: US Marines and the Battle for Corregidor
On the night of May 5-6, 1942, Japanese forces landed an invasion on Corregidor Island, the last remaining US fortress in The Philippines. Waiting on the island’s beaches were the US Marines. And ...
5 Feb 202445min
Left Behind's First Anniversary
The night of January 30-31, 2024, is the 79th anniversary of the liberation of the Cabanatuan POW Camp in 1945. It's also marks the first anniversary of the “Left Behind” podcast. In This Left Behin...
29 Jan 20248min
“Where’s Dan?” A WW2 Flight Nurse’s Front-Lines Search
“Where’s Dan?” A 24-year-old WW2 flight nurse asked this question every time she touched down on a new Pacific Island. A veteran of the Bataan campaign, she had escaped Corregidor Island 2 days be...
21 Jan 202456min
The Real Story behind Corregidor’s Final Photo
In the days leading up to the surrender of Corregidor Island, Army Major Paul Wing snapped a picture of 16 exhausted Army men in the Malinta Tunnel. That photo would be one of the last photos smuggled...
8 Jan 202448min
Escape into Enemy Hands
Flown out of Corregidor Island in a daring, last-minute escape in April 1942, Army nurse Rosemary Hogan found herself heading for the safety of Australia. The war on Bataan was a distant memory now. B...
18 Des 202350min
Pearl Harbor: An Eyewitness Remembers
Imagine you’re a ten-year-old living in Honolulu, Hawaii, just a few blocks from Waikiki. Now imagine you wake up on a beautiful December morning to the sounds of planes overhead and explosions not so...
7 Des 202328min
One Warrior’s Bed-Bound Surrender
Seriously wounded on the front lines two days earlier, Lt. Jim Daly was bed-bound and immobile in a full-body cast when Bataan fell. And then Japanese forces took control of the field hospital. You’...
27 Nov 202348min
POW Portraits: The Stories We Choose to Share
A behind the scenes look at the process I use to identify POWs to highlight in “Left Behind,” and once chosen, how I find their amazing stories.
20 Nov 202310min
