The Author

Larkin Spivey is a decorated veteran of the Vietnam War and a retired Marine Corps officer. He commanded infantry and reconnaissance units in combat, and was trained in parachute, submarine, and special forces operations. He was with the blockade force during the Cuban Missile Crisis and served President Nixon in the White House. As a faculty member at The Citadel, he taught courses in U.S. military history, a subject of lifelong personal and professional interest.

Spivey is a South Carolina native and long time resident of Myrtle Beach. Since retiring from the Marine Corps he has been active in local business and community affairs, owning and managing a recreational vehicle resort and real estate development company, and serving on the boards of Beach First National Bank, the Grand Strand Chamber of Commerce, Myrtle Beach Hospitality Association, and the South Carolina Campground Owners Association. He is an active member, lay eucharistic minister, and former vestryman of Trinity Episcopal Church and has been active in the Episcopal Cursillo movement and the Luis Palau Evangelistic Association. He is an honor graduate and former Regimental Commander of The Citadel and earned a master’s degree at George Washington University.

He now writes and speaks full time on the theme of how God has blessed America and how individuals have been blessed by their faith in God during wartime. His books include God in the Trenches and Miracles of the American Revolution, both published by Allegiance Press. His latest book, Battlefields & Blessings: Stories of Faith and Courage from World War II, was released by God and Country Press (an imprint of AMG Publishers, Inc.) in May 2009. He has made numerous television and radio appearances nationwide and speaks frequently to veteran, civic, and church groups with his patriotic and spiritual message. He now resides in Myrtle Beach with his wife, Lani, formerly of Allentown, Pennsylvania. Their four children are Anastasia Wenz, Bayliss Spivey, Catherine Alexa Rountree, and Windom Spivey. Their grandchildren are Sophie, Owen, Charlotte, and Annabelle Wenz; Larkin, Radik, and Calder Spivey; and Cousteau Rountree.