Most readers of the Wild West know Wyatt Earp, Virgil Earp, and Morgan Earp for the famous shootout on the streets of Tombstone, Arizona. But few know the later years of the close-knit Earp family, which revolved around patriarch Nicholas Earp, and their last push at a major monetary coup in Los Angeles. By 1900 a newly established Old Soldiers’ Home was in place at Sawtelle (between Santa Monica and Los Angeles), with thousands of veterans earning monthly pensions, but in an environment where alcohol was prohibited. Enter the Earps and their “blind pig” (illicit alcohol sales) scheme. Two of the Earps, Nicholas and son Newton, were enrolled in the Soldiers’ Home, and Newton’s far more famous half-brothers Wyatt and Virgil showed up from time to time, but the star of the operation was older brother James. Booze would flow, the pension money would be “dispersed about,” and jails were sometimes filled, as the Earps and several other men on the make competed for the veterans’ money. We are also reintroduced to Old West figures such as “Gunfighter Surgeon” Dr. George Goodfellow, “Silver Tongued Orator” Thomas Fitch, millionaire George Hearst, detective J.V. Brighton, Lucky Baldwin, and many other well-known westerners …

Presented at the 27th Western Area Conference, this book contains official reports of the activities of Western Area chapters of The Links, Inc. Chapter activities are primarily related to the arts, community service for youths, and national and international issues of concern. The conference is a biennial meeting of chapters of The Links, Inc. located in the western United States.

Conference proceedings include a program of events, reports, financial statements, committee membership lists, and other information relevant to the meeting of the Western Area division of The Links, Inc. The conference is a biennial meeting of chapters of The Links, Inc. located in the western United States.

This book contains greetings, a program of events, and committee membership lists for the 32nd Western Area Conference of The Links, Inc. The conference is a biennial meeting of chapters of The Links, Inc. located in the western United States. The theme for this year's conference is "Promoting -- Programs, Principles, Purpose."

Conference proceedings include a program of events, reports, financial statements, committee membership lists, and other information relevant to the meeting of the Western Area division of The Links, Inc. The conference is a biennial meeting of chapters of The Links, Inc. located in the western United States. The theme for this year's conference is "Promoting Programs, Principles, Purpose."

This book contains reports from the officers of the Western Area of The Links, Inc. presented to the 32nd Western Area Conference. In addition to the officer reports, it also provides information about the organization's activities related to the arts, community service, and national and international issues of concern. The conference is a biennial meeting of chapters of The Links, Inc. located in the western United States.

Interview with John Wisecup, a Marine Corps veteran and a survivor of the sinking of the USS Houston, concerning his experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II. Wisecup talks about the sinking of the Houston (1942), his capture and imprisonment at Serang, Java, Bicycle Camp in Batavia (1942), Changi Prison Camp in Singapore (1942), building the Burma-Thailand Death Railway (1942-1944), Kanchanaburi, Thailand (1944), Changi Jail (1944-1945), and his liberation.

Base Visit - Base Visit Book from Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow, CA to the BRAC Commission. Includes itinerary, base summary sheet, chart, questions, state map and statistics, closure history and any other additional information.

Base Visit Book - Naval Medical Center, San Diego and Naval Air Depot, North Island, Coronado, CA - PART 2

Commissioner's Base Visit Report - Naval Medical Center San Diego, CA and Naval Air Depot, North Island, Coronado, CA - June 7 and 8

Commissioner's Base Visit Book - Naval Support Activity Corona Norco, CA

TABLE OF CONTENTS *ITINERARY *BASE SUMMARY SHEET *SPIDER CHARTS *INSTALLATION REVIEW *STATE MAP AND STATISTICAL DATA *STATE CLOSURE HISTORY LIST *PRESS ARTICLES AND CORRESPONDENCE *COMMUNITY CONCERNS *COMMANDING OFFICER'S BIO

Base Visit Book - Naval Medical Center, San Diego and naval Air Depot, North island, Coronado, CA PART 1

Presentation to BRAC Commission --Ridgecrest and the Indian Wells valley "Positioned, Prepared and Poised for Growth - Part 1 of 2

Presentation to BRAC Commission --Ridgecrest and the Indian Wells valley "Positioned, Prepared and Poised for Growth - Part 2 of 2

Community Input - China Lake Notebook – An Informal Collection of Information on the Base and Its Host Community, China Lake Defense Alliance, April 2005

State Input - Report submitted to regional hearing by the NSWC Corona Community Partnership Committee regarding Corona's services and facilities and the advantages of keeping it open.