Defending The Rock: US Marines on Corregidor’s Front Lines
Lt. Col. Curtis Beecher’s 1st Battalion was the first line of defense against Japanese landing parties on Corregidor Island. A distinguished WW1 hero and career Marine, Beecher rallied his men to crea...
13 Nov 202344min
Legacy of Valor: A Family’s Stand on Corregidor
In the early days of World War II, Vicente and Marcos Mocorro -- father and son – together defended Corregidor Island from Japanese attacks, while enduring the enemy’s debilitating bombing runs on an ...
30 Okt 202343min
Relentless Hope: A Story of Love, Faith, and Survival
Chet and Grace Britt were still newlyweds when the US Army evacuated her from The Philippines Islands in spring 1941. While she joined the home front war efforts, she had no idea the horrendous things...
16 Okt 202353min
From Passion to Podcast: The Origin of Left Behind
I’ve been working toward creating the Left Behind podcast for nearly 20 years. Seems strange, but it’s true. And it’s part of my answer to the question ALL the time: “How did you get into researching ...
9 Okt 202312min
An Unbroken Bond: How POWs United to Endure Camp O’Donnell
2 young American prisoners of war – Norm Thenell and Dick Watt – lived through the Bataan Death March, only to enter a literal hell on earth – Camp O’Donnell. Daily life at O’Donnell was marked by dis...
2 Okt 202353min
WW2’s Forgotten Atrocity: The Pantingan River Massacre
On April 12, 1942, Japanese forces dishonored themselves – by massacring more than 350 unarmed, bound Filipino officers and non-coms, who had surrendered the day before. It became known as the Panting...
25 Sep 202340min
Family Secret: Left Behind the Scenes
Check out this mini episode about a little-known family secret. "Left Behind the Scenes" is an bonus feature of the "Left Behind" podcast -- with answers to frequent questions, research secrets, and...
21 Sep 202313min
Bound by Blood, Forged in War: How the Aldrich Brothers Survived the Impossible
In late 1945, a just-liberated POW named Jack Aldrich discovered something: his brother Bobby – who Jack thought was dead – had also survived imprisonment. 5 years earlier, Jack and Bobby joined the U...
18 Sep 202351min
