The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Ray Amstutz. Amstutz joined the Army Reserve (Student Training Corps) while in college at the University of Tulsa. On May 8, 1943 he was inducted and went to Fort Sill, Oklahoma for processing and then to Camp Maxie, Paris, Texas for three months basic training. The Army sent him back to school at the University of Oklahoma where he finished one semester. From there, he went to Camp Claiborne in Louisiana where they were trained to lay pipelines, maintain and repair engines, construct tanks, maintain pumps, etc. Amstutz's unit was put aboard a train, shipped to Oakland, California and put aboard a Liberty ship which sailed for Milne Bay, New Guinea; this was August/September 1944. He provides a nice description of the environment aboard ship for the 18 days it took to get to New Guinea. From there, they moved to Ora Bay and started unloading their equipment at Buna where major battles had already taken place. In Buna, they went inland, built a little dam on a river, laid suction pipe down into it, set up some pumps, and laid pipeline back to the docks; filling up …

Letter from Al Daniels and Jeri Ritter of the Lesbian Gay Political Coalition to Jere Brecker of Community 2002: Destination Dallas pledging support for the bid to bring the Gay Games to Dallas in 2002.

B-roll video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, of police and cars at an unidentified crime scene. This story aired at 6:00 P.M.

Student newspaper of the University of Oklahoma in Norman, Oklahoma that includes national, local, and campus news along with advertising.

Endorsement agenda for the Lesbian Gay Political Coalition in April 1997.

Endorsement agenda for the April 1997 meeting of the Lesbian Gay Political Coalition.

A group of documents from the LG-PAC and the number of members as of April 5, 1997.

Photograph of Arden Terrace Park and its surrounding area located in Dallas, Texas. The park is shown near the center of the photograph, and it sits between Fivemile Creek at the bottom and a residential area at the top of the picture.

Photograph of Dallas Nature Center and its surrounding area in Dallas, Texas. The nature center, which appears as a large area of land covered in dense trees, occupies the center of the photograph, directly above a road. Subdivisions are visible in the distance.

Photograph of Deep Green and its surrounding area in Dallas, Texas. The park, which is covered in dense trees, sits directly beneath Mountain Creek Parkway and to the right of Deep Green Drive. Autumncrest Court and a residential suburb are also visible on the left edge of the picture.

Photograph of Deep Green and its surrounding area in Dallas, Texas. The park, which is covered in dense trees, sits to the right of Foxhaven Drive, Knoll Ridge Drive, Creekbluff Drive, and a residential suburb.

Photograph of the aerial overview of the Kiowa Parkway. The parkway consists of deep green trees and grass that snake throughout a residential suburban community in a North to South manner. Belt Line Road boarders the residential neighborhood with a gentle curve. A large commercial is visible on the left side of the photograph.

Semiweekly newspaper from Pawhuska, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

Semiweekly newspaper from Gilmer, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

Newspaper from Chickasha, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.