February 28, 1945 — Audie Murphy writes about preparing to invade Germany — Hope and fear walk hand in hand
February 28, 2025Here are the contents of this month’s newsletter:
- Save the Date (3/20/25) – My streaming presentation of “The Teenage WWII Hero that Bullets Could Not Stop”
- Top Ten Blogs from February
- February’s Family, Health, and WWII blogs
- Exciting Upcoming Events
1. Save the Date (3/20/25) – My streaming presentation of “The Teenage WWII Hero that Bullets Could Not Stop”
I’m excited to announce that on Thursday, March 20, I’ve been invited to the Center for American Values to present, “The Teenage WWII Hero that Bullets Could Not Stop: The Youngest Commissioned Officer in WWII and an Amazing Horse.” You can watch the presentation live at 4:00 PM MT or view it on demand at your convenience, although it may not be actually posted until a day or two after the event.
After the event, Barb and I will be having dinner with executives from a production company and some donors to discuss the possibility of producing a documentary based upon the presentation and my book, At First Light: A True World War II Story of a Hero, His Bravery, and an Amazing Horse. Prayers for that meeting would be appreciated.
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2. Top Ten Blogs from February
- What are Christians to do when the Surgeon General seems to contradict Scripture about alcohol?
- Walt and Barb’s Family Update — February 2025
- Praying for Our Unborn Children and Grandchildren
- Walt’s most popular books
- My Recommendations for Eliminating Nausea and Vomiting (Morning Sickness) in Pregnancy
- Meet the Larimores (magazine article about our family)
- My Bible reading ministry started humbly a year ago and is spreading around the world
- “Vaccine News You Can Use” for Family Physicians — Winter 2025
- Looking for a Daily Bible Reading Plan?
- February 4, 1945 — Dad writes home about becoming the youngest company commander in the Army
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3. Last month’s health, family, and WWII blogs
A. Last month’s family and health blogs
B. Last month’s WWII blogs
I’m continuing a blog on most days 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:
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- February 1, 1944 — Phil becomes the youngest Army Company Commander in WWII
- February 2, 1944 — A bone-chilling, thick-as-soup fog and a passing Kraut Panther tank
- February 4, 1945 — Phil writes home about becoming the youngest company commander in the Army
- February 5, 1945 — Phil and his units complete the best bit of maneuvering on the Western Front
- February 6, 1945 — Phil and men sensed the end of the war was closer that the beginning
- February 8, 1945 — After the GIs’ Colmar Pocket victory, the German Nineteenth Army ceased to exist as an effective fighting force
- February 11, 1945 — As training to enter Germany intensified, so did Catholic confessions and Protestant baptisms
- February 12, 1945 — Some well-needed rest, replacements, and recreation
- February 16, 1945 — I almost felt human after six months in hell
- February 21, 1945 — Phil and his men enjoyed a hard-earned 20-day rest while preparing to invade Germany
- February 22, 1945 — Preparing to invade Germany and defeat the Nazis
- February 28, 1945 — Audie Murphy writes about preparing to invade Germany — Hope and fear walk hand in hand
C. Previous WWII blog lists
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4. Last Month’s Happenings
- We had a third month in a row of being home with no travel. The rest and relaxation were refreshing and rejuvenating.
- Thanks for keeping our ReEngage Marriage Enrichment ministry in your prayers. We’re now 8 weeks into the 18-week curriculum with our 14 attendee couples and 5 leader couples. We’re so pleased and grateful on how the Lord is working in all of our marriages.
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5. Exciting upcoming events
- Mar 4-6, Barb and I will be in Bradenton, FL, visiting special friends, and on Thursday, March 6, I’ll be the keynote speaker at the Care Net Manasota Pregnancy Center’s annual Banquet for Life Fundraiser
- Mar 7-12, Barb and I will travel to Inverness, FL, and then to Kissimmee, FL, to visit with old friends. I’m especially looking forward to being with my 95-year-old mentor, Bill Judge, who has graciously coached me since 1985.
- Mar 24-31, Barb and I will be with the Atlanta Larimore clan (Scott, Jennifer, Katherine, and Sarah). We always love our time with them. While we’re there …
- Mar 26-29, my father, Philip B. Larimore, Jr., will be posthumously inducted into the U.S. Army’s Officer Candidate School (OCS) Hall of Fame at Fort Moore (aka Fort Benning), Georgia. Dad was the youngest-ever and the only 17-year-old-ever graduate of OCS and the youngest commissioned officer in WWII. Barb and I will join my brothers, Billy (Karen), Phil (Erin and son Holden), and Rick); our daughter, Kate; Barb’s sister, Sue; long-time friends Paul & Julie Lyons; and the man who led me to Christ over 50 years ago, Rich McGee, for the ceremonies. Long-time readers may remember that in 2023, Dad was inducted into the 2023 Class of the U.S. Army’s 3rd Infantry Division’s Marne Hall of Fame alongside Audie Murphy and Generals Marshall, Eisenhower, and Ridgeway.
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8. Past Three Family Newsletters
- February 2025
- Looking for a Daily Bible Reading Plan?
- “Ask Dr. Walt” column in January’s Today’s Christian Living magazine
- Top nine blogs over the last 28 days
- Last month’s family, health, and WWII blogs
- “Vaccine News You Can Use” column in Colorado Family Physician journal
- January 2025
- Signed 1st edition copies of “At First Light” available
- Honoring my father’s 100th birthday
- My father was chosen for the 2025 Army Officer Candidate School Hall of Fame
- Our Amazing 2024 in Review
- Last month’s special Christmas, family, and health blogs
- “Vaccine News You Can Use” column in Colorado Family Physician journal
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- 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
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