The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Paul Wojahn. Wojahn joined the Marine Corps in July 1942 and received basic training in San Diego. Upon completion he was assigned to the 1st Pioneer Battalion, 1st Marine Division. At Pavuvu, he helped to build the camp, exterminating land crabs and rats and making roads out of crushed coral. Being from the Midwest, he had no difficulty driving trucks on the coral roads, which were slippery when wet. At Peleliu he landed in the third wave and was responsible for manually hauling ammunition and other supplies ashore. Under heavy mortar fire, he found himself hiding chest-deep in sand until he found man-made craters in the coral to use as a foxhole. At Okinawa he was regarded as an expert truck driver, able to maneuver over muddy tracks where other vehicles resorted to being pulled by a cable. He recalls having to change seven tires in one day due to driving in mud that was loaded with shrapnel. Wojahn returned home at the end of the war and was discharged in at Camp Pendleton. He enjoyed a career as a game warden and retired after 25 years.

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Ithiel Worden. Worden joined the Navy in the summer of 1942 at the age of seventeen. He was assigned to the USS Underhill (DE-682). He was assigned to engineering and ran thee evaporators. The Underhill was assigned to convoy duty and traveled to North Africa and the North Atlantic. The Underhill was then assigned to convoy duty in the Pacific. The ship rammed a Japanese Kaiten submarine while escorting a convoy near the Philippines. Worden describes the massive explosion and evacuation efforts that followed. He details how the ship lost almost half of its crew in the incident. Worden was rescued and sent back to the U.S. for 30-day survivor leave. He left the Navy soon after the war ended.

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Raymond Wortham. Wortham joined the Marine Corps in August 1943 and received basic training in San Diego. Because he already knew Morse code and enjoyed electronics as a hobby, he was sent for further training as a radio operator. Upon completion, he was assigned to radio materiel school in Omaha, where he learned to repair two-way electronic equipment. He was then sent to the US Army’s main signal depot in Fort Monmouth to take a course in carrier radio relay. He joined the 2nd Marine Division in Hawaii and installed a transmitter on Mount Haleakala. After the Japanese surrender, Wortham was transferred to Sasebo, Japan, to set up and maintain communication receivers and transmitters for MacArthur’s headquarters. Wortham returned home and was discharged in September 1946.

Lecture given Wednesday, September 22, 2010, 9:00 AM at Abilene Christian University: "In a frantic world, individual spiritual practices (solitude, silence, prayer, kenosis, secrecy, fasting and others) and communal spiritual disciplines (worship, service, fellowship and mission) help provide space for God. Explore how, individually and communally, we can find sacred rhythms and mature as disciples of Jesus."

Lecture given Monday, September 20, 2010, 9:00 AM at Abilene Christian University: "In a frantic world, individual spiritual practices (solitude, silence, prayer, kenosis, secrecy, fasting and others) and communal spiritual disciplines (worship, service, fellowship and mission) help provide space for God. Explore how, individually and communally, we can find sacred rhythms and mature as disciples of Jesus."

Recital presented at the UNT College of Music Merrill Ellis Intermedia Theater in partial fulfillment of the Doctor of Musical Arts(DMA)degree.

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Leonard Zaehler. Zaehler joined the Marine Corps in early 1942 and received basic training in San Diego. He was assigned to the service squadron of MAG-12, running a mobile machine shop where his primary duty was repairing ground vehicles. He spent a good part of his duty stationed on Emirau Island, where the squadron’s plucky COO would cheerfully bring him Japanese bombs that he had discovered on the island. He would ask to borrow Zaehler’s tools in order to disarm and study the bombs. Zaehler gingerly provided him the tools and then made a polite and speedy exit, in case of an accident, of which there were none. When there were no vehicles to repair, Zaehler towed Corsairs to the line. He often saw the comings and goings of fighter ace Joe Foss and watched Charles Lindbergh teaching New Zealanders how to land the F4U.

Audio cassette from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the 27th annual "Black Music and the Civil Rights Movement Concert held on January 17th, 2010 at the Meyerson Symphony Center. The audio tape includes three tracks of audio from the concert in tribute Dr. Martin Luther King, Dr. Nelson Mandela, and President Barack Obama.

Audio cassette from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the 27th annual Black Music and the Civil Rights concert held on January 17th, 2010. The tape includes 3 tapes of choir music.

Audio cassette from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during the 27th annual Black Music and the Civil Rights concert held on January 17th, 2010. The tape includes 10 tapes of choir music.

Composition recital presented at the UNT College of Music Recital Hall.

Composition recital presented at the UNT College of Music Recital Hall.

Chamber music ensembles concert presented at the UNT College of Music Voertman Hall.

New music concert presented at the UNT College of Music Recital Hall.

Audio cassette from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during a radio spot aired in June of 2010 for the summer youth arts institutes performance of "Michael the Musical" celebrating Michael Jackson. The tape includes ticket information and dates for the performances. Michael Jackson hits play in the background of the voice-over.