December 1, 1944 – The US Army Infantry’s Rules of War in WWII – #20-#27
December 1, 2024
List of my November WWII Blogs on “Where were my Dad and his men 80 years ago today?”
December 3, 2024Here are the contents of this month’s newsletter:
- My Thanksgiving 2024 Prayer
- Last month’s family and health blogs:
- “Vaccine News You Can Use” column in Colorado Family Physician journal
- List of last month’s WWII blogs
First of all, Barb and I pray I hope you and yours have a warm, memory-creating, family-filled holiday season and a Blessed New Year.
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1. My Thanksgiving 2024 Prayer
Our adult children, their spouses, and the granddaughters were with us for Thanksgiving. We had a marvelous week together. What a joy it was. On Thanksgiving morning I work up super early (3 AM) and could not go back to sleep. So, as is my habit when that happens (it’s not rare), I quietly got up (to not wake up Barb) and went out to do my “quiet time” chair for my morning tea (Earl Grey), Bible reading, meditation, and a time of journaling.
During my journaling time, I sensed a soft, quiet whisper nudging me to write a Thanksgiving Prayer for my family. My sense was not to pray to them or with them but rather, let them hear my Thanksgiving Prayer. I loved the words the Lord gave me that morning, and I was so very pleased with the impact the prayer had on me and the family. I wanted to share it with each of you and pray it’ll be a blessing to you all. Turns out it was the second most read blog of mine this last month.
You can read the prayer here.
Back row (L2R) Charles, Kate, Jennifer, Scott. Front row (L2R) Katherine, Walt, Barb, Sarah
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2. Last month’s family and health blogs:
- Today, on our 51st Wedding Anniversary, can we share our story with you? (#1 in Nov)
- My Thanksgiving Prayer (#2 in Nov)
- How can I improve my sleep quality?
- Six Questions to Review with Your Family Physician and More Resources for Your Health
- Veterans’ Day 2024 — You could’ve heard a pin drop (#3 in Nov)
- Veterans’ Day 2024 — My father’s favorite Veterans Day quote (#4 in Nov)
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I ’ve been honored to write a quarterly column, “Vaccine News You Can Use” for the Colorado Family Physician journal for several years. The vaccine updates that are listed below were contained in the summer 2024 edition on pages 24-27 and can be found here:
- Improvements seen in child vaccination timeliness
- Low vaccination rates persist for Medicaid beneficiaries
- COVID vaccination tied to lower risk of long COVID
- Measles cases jump from unvaccinated travelers returning to US; CDC issues plea
- Practice Alert: ACIP recommends IPV for unvaccinated or incompletely vaccinated adults
- Measles’ deadliest sequelae – Do you know about this dire consequence?
- Vaccine News Headlines
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4. List of last month’s WWII blogs in my continuing series: “Where Was Phil Larimore 80 Years Ago Today?”
I’m continuing a blog on most days for the next 12 months or so following my father’s exploits and adventures during WWII. Each blog will represent what he and the men with whom he was fighting were doing 80 years ago on the exact day of the blog. Here are last month’s blogs:
- November 1-2, 1944 – Phil has another procedure and writes home
- November 7, 1944 – The Presidential election back home and Phil writes home
- November 8, 1944 – Part 6 – Some more of my Dad’s favorite Infantry quotes (#5 in Nov)
- November 9, 1944 – Part 7 – Some more of my Dad’s favorite Infantry quotes (#4 in Nov)
- November 12-14, 1944 – A long trip to a field hospital and meeting Audie Murphy (#1 in Nov)
- November 15, 1944 – Dad and Audie Murphy recover together (#3 in Nov)
- November 16, 1944 – Dad, Audie Murphy, the nurses they admired, and the amazing Frances Slanger(#2 in Nov)
- November 20, 1944 – Dad is transferred to another hospital while the 3rd Infantry Division marches on
- November 22, 1944 – Dad’s men were shocked by what the Germans did in and to St. Dié
- November 23, 1944 – Dad’s Thanksgiving meal in a European Hospital
- November 24, 1944 – November 25, 1944 – Phil trains hard to get back to his men who had finally won the Vosges and triumphantly crossed into territory regarded as part of the Reich—Alsace
- November 29, 1944 – The US Army Infantry’s Rules of War in WWII – #01-#09
- November 30, 1944 – The US Army Infantry’s Rules of War in WWII – #10-#19
- December 1, 1944 – The US Army Infantry’s Rules of War in WWII – #20-#27
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5. Last Month’s Happenings
- Oct 5-13, Barb was in Baton Rouge spending time with her sister, extended family, and old friends. For Walt, it was to be a week of fasting!
- Oct 9-13, I found out that my younger brother, Phil’s, oldest boy, Jake, was killed in a terrible auto accident. I went to BTR to join Barb, to support Phil and his family, and to attend Jake’s Celebration of Life. It was a terribly sad time for all involved, including us.
- Oct 22-29, after a week home to rest and recover, we traveled to one of our favorite American cities, Chicago, for a meeting with the CRU Inner City ministry, as well as enjoying some of our favorite sites (like the Lincoln Park Zoo), a new attraction (Fly Over Chicago), and several of our old favorite restaurants. The weather, food, and fellowship were all wonderful.
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6. Upcoming Events
- Nov 12-18, Barb and I will return to Baton Rouge to support Barb’s sister as she does some house cleaning and hosts a garage sale.
- Nov 17, Barb and I will celebrate our 51st wedding anniversary in Baton Rouge.
- Nov 22-29, our Decatur, GA, clan, Scott, Jennifer, Katherine, and Sarah, will travel here to celebrate Thanksgiving week with us, Kate, and Charles. We’re SO looking forward to this family reunion.
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7. Past Three Editions
- November 2024
- How to change your preferences in my blog notices
- My September’s column in Today’s Christian Living magazine
- Some of my Dad’s favorite Infantry Quotes
- October 2024
- Understanding Your Health: Six Questions to Review with Your Family Physician (“Ask Dr. Walt” column in September’s Today’s Christian Living magazine
- September 2024
- Oh my goodness, my daily Bible Reading/Devotion just reached 8000 subscribers
- My Dad and St. Paul
- “Ask Dr. Walt” column in July’s Today’s Christian Living magazine
- “Vaccine News You Can Use” column in Colorado Family Physician journal
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