#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.
#43. 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.
#42. “Where’s Dan?” A WW2 Flight Nurse’s Font-Lines Search
“Where’s Dan?” A 24-year-old WW2 flight nurse asked this question every time she touched down on a new island in the Pacific Theater during WW2. She was searching for someone...and wouldn't stop until he'd been found.
#41. The Real Story behind Corregidor’s Final Photo
This is the last-known photo of Corregidor's Finance Department, smuggled off the island just before the Fall of The Philippines.
#40. 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. Until...she wasn't.
#39. Pearl Harbor: An Eyewitness Remembers
magine 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 very far away.
#38. 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.
#37. 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. Listen and subscribe…
#36. Defending The Rock: US Marines on Corregidor Island
Could Lt. Col. Curtis Beecher’s Marines defend Corregidor Island from a Japanese Landing?
#35. 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 island under siege.