Community Correspondnece - Letter from residenst of Harrison County, Texas to the BRAC Commissions regarding the 147th Fighter Wing Air National Guard at Ellington field Joint Reserve Base.

Letter from Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen Regarding his opposition to the realignment of the 118th AW in Nashville, TN

Executive Correspondence - Letter from Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen to Chairman Principi dtd 5 August 2005 regarding the realignment of the Nashville 118th Airlift Wing.

Base Visit Trip Report - Nashville Air National Guard Station, TN. Discusses the base's present mission, SECDEF recommendation and justification, key issues identified, and installation and community concerns.

Letters from Kathryn Straw and Marcia Phillips to commissioners of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission. They urge the Commission to remove the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology from the list of facilities to be shut down.

Base Summary Sheet - Nashville International Airport Station, Tennessee

Video recording from the Black Tie Dinner Collection recorded during an interview with individuals with involvements in Dallas and Fort Worth gay and lesbian communities, about what America means to them.

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Edward Nielsen from Medaryville, Indiana. He discusses undergoing Amry training at Fort Knox, Kentucky, before being assigned as B Company of the 69th Army Regiment at Fort Knox as a private. Afterwards he got lucky and was assigned to drive a truck from Louisiana to North Carolina, Mr. Nielsen describes this as the best job he ever had in the Army. After Pearl Harbor he is transferred to the 1st Armored Division and Regiment, 2nd Battalion. He was then transported from fort Knox to Ireland then to England for a short time before being shipped out to Oran in North Africa. On the way to Oran, the ship he was on was almost hit by a missile shot by a German U-boat, but it instead hit another ship that was nearby. By the time Mr. Nielsen reached Oran he was a segreant Tank Commander. He also relays a time he warned his Company Commander about German Tiger Tanks being in their area and being ignored only for them to show up a few days later resulting in one captain deserting and being captured by German soldiers. Mr. Nielsen …

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Edward Nielsen from Medaryville, Indiana. He discusses undergoing Amry training at Fort Knox, Kentucky, before being assigned as B Company of the 69th Army Regiment at Fort Knox as a private. Afterwards he got lucky and was assigned to drive a truck from Louisiana to North Carolina, Mr. Nielsen describes this as the best job he ever had in the Army. After Pearl Harbor he is transferred to the 1st Armored Division and Regiment, 2nd Battalion. He was then transported from fort Knox to Ireland then to England for a short time before being shipped out to Oran in North Africa. On the way to Oran, the ship he was on was almost hit by a missile shot by a German U-boat, but it instead hit another ship that was nearby. By the time Mr. Nielsen reached Oran he was a segreant Tank Commander. He also relays a time he warned his Company Commander about German Tiger Tanks being in their area and being ignored only for them to show up a few days later resulting in one captain deserting and being captured by German soldiers. Mr. Nielsen …