This article details the experiences of Peruvians Cynthia Canepa and Luis Alberto Ponce and how hurricane Katrina impacted thier lifes. Both the original Spanish article and the English translation are included.

Interview with Bobbie C. Lamb, a civilian worker in the US Maritime Commission. She answers questions about life on the home front during the war.

Interview with Frances Howland "Fuzzy" and Cora Nell Cunningham Swayze, a couple from Kerrville, Texas. The couple discusses their individual childhoods, life during the depression, and life in the Kerr County area. Mr. Swayze discusses his service in the Air Force and Mrs. Swayze discusses her teaching career.

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Alan Fouts. Fouts joined the Navy in 1939 and trained in San Diego. Upon completion of basic training, Fouts joined the USS Argonne (AG-31). Later, he was stationed at the submarine base at Pearl Harbor when the war started. He recalls witnessing the Japanese attack Pearl Harbor. He managed to get guns operational on the USS Widgeon (AM-22) before it got underway during the attack. Between the attacks, Fouts went alongside the USS Arizona (BB-39) and measured the holes in the hull. He continued serving as a diver at Noumea and Samoa in 1942-1943. He volunteered for submarine duty and was made five war patrols aboard the USS Pogy (SS- 266). Fouts tells several submarine stories. After the war, Fouts remained in the Navy for thirty years.

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Al Kiracofe. Kiracofe joined the Navy in 1942 and received yeoman training at Great Lakes. Upon completion, he was assigned to CASU-22 at Quonset Point, helping to prepare squadrons for overseas deployment. He was then assigned to Carrier Air Group 41, which was just beginning to use radar for night flying. One of his duties as yeoman was to send letters of regret to the parents of soldiers who were killed in action. The experience upset him to the point that he remembered the date of each letter for the rest of his life. He was transferred to Carrier Air Group 10 aboard the USS Intrepid (CV-11) and helped to set up squadrons in Alameda from January 1943 to September 1944. At Okinawa, a kamikaze hit caused the deaths of eight men on the Intrepid. When the ship returned to Alameda for repairs, Kiracofe was so shaken up that he was ordered to a US Naval hospital for treatment and received a medical discharge in July 1945.

2005 BRAC Commission Final COBRA Run - COBRA Air Force 28A Realign Key Field MS - 97Z - Key Field

DONCR0002rev7 - 67 - Naval Station Pascagoula, MS

Contains notes and research (Key Field, MS) by Bradley McRee of the JOINT Issues Team.

Contains notes and research from Navy Team Analyst Brian McDaniel regarding Naval Station Pascagoula, MS #3

Contains notes and research (Naval Station Pascagoula, Mississippi) #2 By Brian McDaniel of the NAVY Team.

Contains notes and research from Navy Team Analyst Brian McDaniel regarding Naval Station Pascagoula, MS #4

Contains notes and research (Mississippi Army Ammunitions Plant, MS) by George Delgado of the JOINT Issues Team.

Contains BRAC Commission analysis for the Kessler Air Force Base, MS including capacity and demographics

Memorandum of Meeting – 8/9/2005 – DOD BRAC Recommendations impacting 186th ARW

Memorandum of Meeting - Congressman Gene Taylor's Staff. Mr. Peranich and Mr. Marting reviewed a binder of information regarding the DoD BRAC recommendation that converts Keesler Medical Center from an inpatient facility to an outpatient clinic and ambulatory surgery center.

Memorandum of meeting with Day & Zimmermann Corp. Group regarding the Government-Owned Contractor-Operated (GOCO) facilities that it operates.

Memorandum of meeting with Day & Zimmermann Corp. Group regarding the Government-Owned Contractor-Operated (GOCO) facilities that it operates including a PowerPoint presentation prepared by Day & Zimmermann with the title: "Day & Zimmerman Munitions and Defense: BRAC Commission Review and Analysis, Joint Issues Team." Document also includes Joint Cross-Service group analysis documents, a local government proclamation, and a news article with the title: "Agreement May Save Plant Jobs."

Memorandum of Meeting with Keesler Medical Center Community Team to discuss recommended changes to the medical center at Keesler Air Force Base. Includes Community Presentation.

Attachment to August 6, 2005 Memorandum of Meeting regarding Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi. Includes: Responses to Requests for Additional Data Regarding Keesler Medical Center; Rep. Gene Taylor Analysis of Cost and Savings Estimates for Recommendation to Disestablish Inpatient Services at Keesler; Minutes of the Medica.1 Joint Cross-Service Group Meetings of July 2,2004 and January 4,2005; Site Visit Reports, Minutes, and Recommendations from the CARES Commission Regarding Veterans Affairs Medical Facilities in Biloxi and Gulfport and Arrangements with Keesler Medical Center; Articles from the New England Journal of Medicine and from MSNBC Regarding Medical Personnel and Training Needs for Wartime; Rep. Gene Taylor Analysis of Cost and Savings Estimates for Recommendation to Close Naval Station Pascagoula; Department of Defense Report: Strategy for Homeland Defense and Civil Support, June 2005; March 9,2005 Testimony of Gen. Bantz J. Craddock, Commander of U.S. Southern Command.

Memorandum of Meeting with a delegation representing 186th Air Refueling Wing (ARW), Air National Guard, located at Key Field Air Guard Station (AGS) to discuss BRAC Recommendations Impacting the 186th ARW.

Memorandum of meeting with Mississippi Senator Trent Lott regarding the BRAC 2005 recommendations for bases in Mississippi.

Memorandum of Meeting with Congressional and community representatives of Stennis Space Center, Mississippi. The guests reaffirmed the position presented during the Regional Hearing, that the DoD recommendation that moved the Human Resources Service Center-Southeast (HRSC-SE) was based on flawed assumptions; specifically that HRSC-SE is a typical "leased installation" and requires $2M to meet force protection standards.

Disregard Restriction of Header and Footer: Army Installations and State Action Papers - Mississippi

Contains info on location, size, history, missions, major units/tenants, and population.