An aerial photograph of Abilene, Texas, showing the area around the intersection of Southwest Drive and US 83/84, taken by Abilene photographer Don Hutcheson. Photographer's Note: Texaco Inc.

An aerial photograph of Abilene, Texas, showing the area around the intersection of Southwest Drive and US 83/84, taken by Abilene photographer Don Hutcheson. Photographer's Note: Texaco Inc.

An aerial photograph of Abilene, Texas, showing the area around the intersection of Southwest Drive and US 83/84, taken by Abilene photographer Don Hutcheson. Photographer's Note: Texaco Inc.

An aerial photograph of Hendrick Hospital, in Abilene, Texas, and the surrounding are, taken by Abilene photographer Don Hutcheson.

An aerial photograph of the site of the Abilene Regional Medical Center during construction. The site is located at the intersection of US 83/84 and Antilley Road in Abilene, Texas. The photo was taken by Abilene photographer Don Hutcheson. Photographer's Note: Jones-McClure Aerial property Magenuson-Mueller Consortium Inc.

An aerial photograph of the site of the Abilene Regional Medical Center during construction. The site is located at the intersection of US 83/84 and Antilley Road in Abilene, Texas. The photo was taken by Abilene photographer Don Hutcheson. Photographer's Note: Jones-McClure Aerial property Magenuson-Mueller Consortium Inc.

An aerial photograph of Abilene, Texas, showing the area around the intersection of South 27th Street and US 83/84, taken by Abilene photographer Don Hutcheson. Photographer's Note: Texaco Inc.

An aerial photograph of the site of the Abilene Regional Medical Center during construction. The site is located at the intersection of US 83/84 and Antilley Road in Abilene, Texas. The photo was taken by Abilene photographer Don Hutcheson. Photographer's Note: Jones-McClure Aerial property Magenuson-Mueller Consortium Inc.

An aerial photograph of the site of the Abilene Regional Medical Center during construction. The site is located at the intersection of US 83/84 and Antilley Road in Abilene, Texas. The photo was taken by Abilene photographer Don Hutcheson. Photographer's Note: Jones-McClure Aerial property Magenuson-Mueller Consortium Inc.

An aerial photograph of the Pioneer Drive Baptist Church, located on the corner of South 7th Street and Pioneer Drive in Abilene, Texas. The photograph was taken by Abilene photographer Don Hutcheson.

An aerial photograph of Hendrick Hospital, in Abilene, Texas, and the surrounding are, taken by Abilene photographer Don Hutcheson.

An aerial photograph of the site of the Abilene Regional Medical Center during construction. The site is located at the intersection of US 83/84 and Antilley Road in Abilene, Texas. The photo was taken by Abilene photographer Don Hutcheson. Photographer's Note: Jones-McClure Aerial property Magenuson-Mueller Consortium Inc.

An aerial photograph of Hendrick Hospital, in Abilene, Texas, and the surrounding are, taken by Abilene photographer Don Hutcheson.

An aerial photograph of the Pioneer Drive Baptist Church, located on the corner of South 7th Street and Pioneer Drive in Abilene, Texas. The photograph was taken by Abilene photographer Don Hutcheson.

An aerial photograph of Abilene, Texas, showing the area around the intersection of Southwest Drive and US 83/84, taken by Abilene photographer Don Hutcheson. Photographer's Note: Texaco Inc.

An aerial photograph of the site of the Abilene Regional Medical Center during construction. The site is located at the intersection of US 83/84 and Antilley Road in Abilene, Texas. The photo was taken by Abilene photographer Don Hutcheson. Photographer's Note: Jones-McClure Aerial property Magenuson-Mueller Consortium Inc.

An aerial photograph of Hendrick Hospital, in Abilene, Texas, and the surrounding are, taken by Abilene photographer Don Hutcheson.

An aerial photograph of the site of the Abilene Regional Medical Center during construction. The site is located at the intersection of US 83/84 and Antilley Road in Abilene, Texas. The photo was taken by Abilene photographer Don Hutcheson. Photographer's Note: Jones-McClure Aerial property Magenuson-Mueller Consortium Inc.

An aerial photograph of Abilene, Texas, showing the area around the intersection of South 27th Street and US 83/84, taken by Abilene photographer Don Hutcheson. Photographer's Note: Texaco Inc.

An aerial photograph of Abilene, Texas, showing the area around the intersection of Southwest Drive and US 83/84, taken by Abilene photographer Don Hutcheson. Photographer's Note: Texaco Inc.

An aerial photograph of Abilene, Texas, showing the area around the intersection of Southwest Dr. and US 83/84, taken by Abilene photographer Don Hutcheson. Photographer's Note: Texaco Inc.

Photograph of Abilene Police Officer Jim Davis at firing practice. Davis and other officers are sitting on the ground facing the left and pointing their guns in front of them; their knees are bent and their arms are extended straight out and resting on their knees. The officers are wearing short-sleeve police officer uniforms with light-colored hats and earmuffs.

Interview with Pete Evans, a Texas National Guard veteran and POW from Hamby, Texas. Evans discusses his time as a member of 2nd Battalion, 131st Field Artillery (the "Lost Battalion") which was captured by the Japanese in March, 1942, including: his upbringing; entering the Guard and training; mobilization, the Louisiana Maneuvers, and deployment to East Asia; diversion from the Philippines to Brisbane and then Java, after December 7th, 1941; assignment to Sangosari near Malang; the Japanese invasion and the American surrender; and experiences in internment at Surabaya, Tanjong Priok in Batavia, Changi Camp in Singapore, Nagasaki, and the Orio district of Kitakyūshū.

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.