Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 111, No. 67, Ed. 1 Tuesday, February 3, 2009 (open access)

Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 111, No. 67, Ed. 1 Tuesday, February 3, 2009

Daily newspaper from Sweetwater, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 3, 2009
Creator: Rodriguez, Tatiana
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Jack Matthews, August 3, 2009 transcript

Oral History Interview with Jack Matthews, August 3, 2009

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Jack Matthews. Matthews was born in Houston, Texas in 1925. Soon after graduating from high school, he joined the US Merchant Marine. In October 1943 he was sent to Pass Christian, Mississippi to begin three months of engineer training. After completing the course he was assigned to a US T2 tanker whose mission was to carry fuel oil for naval ships in the Pacific. His ship ran aground at New Guinea. Unable to be freed by other means, the ship was forced to transfer its cargo of fuel oil to another tanker thus allowing the ship to float free. Later his ship was sent to refuel the USS Boise CL-47). After being at sea for eight months, Matthews returned to the United States and attended the United States Merchant Marine Academy, graduating with a commission.
Date: August 3, 2009
Creator: Matthews, Jack
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Archer County News (Archer City, Tex.), No. 49, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 3, 2009 (open access)

Archer County News (Archer City, Tex.), No. 49, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 3, 2009

Weekly newspaper from Archer City, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: December 3, 2009
Creator: Lewis, Shelley
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Timpson & Tenaha News (Timpson, Tex.), Vol. 28, No. 35, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 3, 2009 (open access)

Timpson & Tenaha News (Timpson, Tex.), Vol. 28, No. 35, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 3, 2009

Weekly newspaper from Timpson, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 3, 2009
Creator: Alexander, Nancy
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Dublin Citizen (Dublin, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 1, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 3, 2009 (open access)

The Dublin Citizen (Dublin, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 1, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 3, 2009

Weekly newspaper from Dublin, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 3, 2009
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
War in Afghanistan: Strategy, Military Operations, and Issues for Congress (open access)

War in Afghanistan: Strategy, Military Operations, and Issues for Congress

The character of the war in Afghanistan evolved from a violent struggle against al Qaeda and its Taliban supporters to a multi-faceted counterinsurgency (COIN) effort. This report provides an examination of the war's background, context, and early execution; an analytical discussion of the COIN war to date, including strategy, organization, participation, and key facets of the effort including population security, advising the Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF), counter-narcotics, reconciliation, community outreach, and civil-military coordination; and an analysis of major strategic and operational issues and options that the 111th Congress may opt to consider.
Date: December 3, 2009
Creator: Bowman, Steve & Dale, Catherine
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Polk County Enterprise (Livingston, Tex.), Vol. 127, No. 35, Ed. 1 Sunday, May 3, 2009 (open access)

Polk County Enterprise (Livingston, Tex.), Vol. 127, No. 35, Ed. 1 Sunday, May 3, 2009

Semi-weekly newspaper from Livingston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 3, 2009
Creator: Reddell, Valerie
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History