The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Peter Hennessey. Hennessey attended a West Point prep school and helped his widowed mother run the family business. After earning a business degree at the University of Texas, he enlisted in the Army and became an aviation cadet in September 1941. After earning his wings in April 1942, he became an instructor in Douglas, Arizona. Hennessey flew every model of B-25 produced and was promoted to captain. Hoping to see combat, he volunteered for a bomber assignment but V-E Day occurred soon after. He was then transferred to Pampa, Texas, again as an instructor. Making flight commander and squadron commander, he would often fly with struggling students to assess their instructors. While doing so, he once avoided disaster by saving a plane from a violent spin. Hennessey joined a night squadron as commander, but it was soon disbanded near the end of the war. He was released from active duty in October 1945 with over 2,000 hours of flight time.

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Betty Blalock. Blalock joined the Navy in 1945 and received basic training in Yonkers. She was assigned to the hospital corps and sent to the amputee ward at Quantico. Once a day, an airplane would arrive with amputees whom Blalock would visit and encourage. She remembers them as having good morale. After the war, she was discharged and married a tech sergeant, Hugh Blalock, who went on to serve in the Air Force for 30 years. She and her husband spent 10 years with Air America in Laos, Saigon, and Bangkok. While there she opened three kindergartens, taking a 12-hour train, a bicycle ride, and a boat taxi twice each week to teach classes. Blalock says that she’s led an interesting life and has gone around the world about five times.

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Clyde Combs. Combs was attending a vocational school when Pearl Harbor was attacked. During his senior year, he worked for a company that manufactured parts for military planes. He was then drafted into the Navy in March 1943 and sent to quartermaster school. Combs then had motor torpedo boat training to study their engines, radio, radar, and gunnery. Upon completion, he was assigned to PT-515 as a quartermaster stationed in Southern England. During the invasion of Normandy, his boat’s job was to protect the western flank of landing crafts from Schnell boats and also to assist ships with the rescue and recovery of wounded and deceased. In August 1944, while patrolling the French coast, the boat was by a Schnell boat. Combs waited in London for repairs, enduring buzz bombs and blackouts. He returned to the States in March 1945 and served as an instructor until his discharge in November. Combs finished college on the GI Bill and went on to a career in engineering.

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Carl Crandall. Crandall joined the Navy at age 17. After basic training at Great Lakes, he was trained on running ship’s boilers. Crandall was then assigned to USS Warrick (AKA-89) as a third class watertender. While running the boilers, he would occasionally clean the insides, which required holding his breath for up to three minutes. Crandall was in battle zones in the Philippines for a year and suffered hearing damage from a kamikaze attack on a nearby destroyer. While ashore, he traded with the natives to acquire fresh coconuts. At Iwo Jima, Crandall sat atop the smokestack and watched the flag being raised on Mount Suribachi. After the war, Crandall participated in disarmament of the Japanese by dumping their arms and ammunition into the ocean. While in Japan, he was surprised by the hospitality of the Japanese, having been invited into their homes. Crandall returned to the States after occupation duty and returned home to finish high school.

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Dorinda Nicholson. Nicholson was a first-grader living on Pearl City Peninsula at the time of the attack. Japanese planes grazed the trees in her backyard as they began their bombardment, and Nicholson’s father rushed her family to the sugarcane fields perched above the harbor. From that day onward, the island was under martial law and strict rationing. Nicholson saw many locals leave and thousands of soldiers arrive. When the war finally ended, it seemed the soldiers left nothing behind but camouflage netting and cans of SPAM. This surplus source of protein after such a prolonged period of scarcity quickly became a favorite among the islanders. Nicholson has written four books about children’s experiences during World War II and is published by National Geographic.

Press release containing information about the launch of The Society Diaries magazine on September 8, 2011.

A payment receipt for a special event permit from the City of Fort Worth for the 2011 Lone Star Ride Fighting AIDS. The receipt is made out for Jerry Calumn for the amount of $150 to the address of the Lone Star Ride headquarters.

An information sheet for agriculture and timber producers about getting their new registration number from the Comptroller's Office to allow them to make sales tax-exempt business purchases.

This document provides information on disposing of syringes from households. It offers information on what to do and what not to do.

A pamphlet providing information on law enforcement and citations for tobacco related offenses.

This guide is a summary of the campaign financial regulations applicable to political committees. Issues covered range from general-purpose political committees, campaign treasurer, record keeping, filing reports, and out-of-state committees.

News release about DART's new budget for fiscal year 2012, which includes plans for cutting staff positions to make up for higher operating costs following light rail expansions couples with shrinking revenue from sales taxes and the rising costs of healthcare.

News release about a commemorative plaque placed at DART's Hatcher Station in honor of Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson for her support in securing the $700 million federal grant for the construction of DART's Green Line.

News release about a customer satisfaction survey conducted by DART. It highlights high satisfaction with the new Green Line and much lower satisfaction with bus timeliness and bus-train schedule coordination.

Meeting minutes for the Dallas Way meeting on September 30th including a new meeting schedule and board of director requirements.

Meeting minutes from the September 15th meeting of the Dallas Way including what each member in attendance discussed.

Meeting minutes of the Dallas Way for the September 15th meeting including the agenda and members in attendance.

Meeting minutes for the Dallas Way meeting on September 30th including a new meeting schedule and board requirements.

News release about the election of Gary Thomas, the president of DART, as the APTA Chair.

News release about DART's texting service to provide customers with information on bus or rail arrival times.

News release about the retirement of DART board member Raymond D. Noah.

News release about DART transportation services to the State Fair of Texas.

Permit from the City of Dallas: Park and Recreation Department to Lone Star Ride Fighting AIDS to use facilities for their fundraiser and cycling event. The contract has the stipulations and Terms and Conditions for LSR to agree to.

Document provided for the 2011 Lone Star Ride Fighting AIDS with information on pit-stops in Fort Worth and Dallas for the Saturday, September 24, 2011 race.