The Story Of Charles Parsons And The Guerrilla-Soldiers In The Philippines. 1942. Manila had fallen and MacArthur had retreated with the famous words, “I shall return.” Many thousands of American and Filipino prisoners of war were forced to march in atrocious conditions from Bataan to various prison camps with huge numbers dying along the way. […]

U. S. Marines and the Fight for Peleliu. 08:32, September 15, 1944. The 1st Marines stormed the Pacific island of Peleliu. Captain Hunt and his company of two hundred and thirty-five men were among some of the first to land; forty-eight hours later, only seventy-eight of them were alive. Outnumbered and outgunned by the enemy, […]

A Nepal and Thailand Travelogue. “I never thought I would have reason to say to someone, ‘Sorry I’m late, it took longer to dismember the goat than originally planned.’” I was twenty-six years old, worked at a well-paid job, rented a fantastic apartment, and enjoyed a large circle of friends. I had everything, except I […]