May 11, 2026
As Phil approached the HQ, the front doors burst open. Ross Calvert rushed out, jumped down the steps, and embraced Phil. Both laughed and slapped each […]
May 7, 2026
Phil and his guide walked up to the washroom and watched as two beautiful gray horses were splashed down with suds and their hooves cleaned. Phil […]
May 6, 2026
Phil had a little time before he needed to check in at HQ, so he parked and walked inside the front entrance to the stables. A […]
May 5, 2026
Phil immediately felt at home as he drove past the guard gate at Fort Myer. The storied post abutted Arlington National Cemetery. He took a turn […]
May 4, 2026
Good news arrived in early May when higher-ups approved Phil’s request for six months temporary duty with the proviso that in November 1946, he would return […]
May 1, 2026
Here are the contents of this month’s newsletter: 1. We’ve moved to Georgia and our Colorado home is under contract! 2. Congressional Letter about my father, […]
April 10, 2026
My WWII book, At First Light: A True World War II Story of a Hero, His Bravery, and an Amazing Horse, has generated quite the response […]
April 7, 2026
In a phone conversation on April 7, 1946, Phil’s old boss, COL. McGarr, said he was happy to offer Phil a job at Fort Myer [in […]
April 3, 2026
Here are the contents of this month’s newsletter: Our move to Decatur, GA (in the Atlanta area) Three months of medical procedures New devotions on the […]
March 30, 2026
Phil’s post-operative course went far better than expected; his recovery was far ahead of schedule. By April, he was walking comfortably in a prosthesis made of […]
March 1, 2026
Here are the contents of this month’s newsletter: Our move to Decatur, GA (in the Atlanta area) Three months of medical procedures New devotions on the […]
February 27, 2026
Phil also attended his first reunion with some Army buddies at Fort Bragg in North Carolina, where he met up with a bunch of friends from […]