Study assessing the knowledge and attitudes of nurses in Italy toward near-death experiences (NDEs), through use of Nina Thornburg's Near-Death Phenomena Knowledge and Attitudes Questionnaire.

B-roll video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC 5 television station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story.

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 …

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Henry Kalinofsky of Annapolis, Maryland. He discusses when he was first inducted into the Navy and being a plank owner aboard DE 581. USS MCNULTY. He also discusses his time aboard the USS LSM(R) 198 manning the 40mm Twin Mount and loading rockets in Okinawa, Japan, after the invasion of Normandy. Mr. Kalinofsky describes an attack he was involved in off the coast of Okinawa.

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Henry Kalinofsky of Annapolis, Maryland. He discusses when he was first inducted into the Navy and being a plank owner aboard DE 581. USS MCNULTY. He also discusses his time aboard the USS LSM(R) 198 manning the 40mm Twin Mount and loading rockets in Okinawa, Japan, after the invasion of Normandy. Mr. Kalinofsky describes an attack he was involved in off the coast of Okinawa.

Photograph of a statue depicting a bull which sits on a table next to a chair. There is a black stripe in the tile wall behind the statue. [2001, Siena, Italy]

Photograph of an arched doorway next to an iron gate in a brick wall. There is a short curb next to the wall which runs parallel to a cobblestone street. [2001, Florence, Italy]

Photograph of the city of Florence viewed from a small, trapezoidal window. Most notably, Giotto's Bell Tower, part of the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, is visible in the left half of the opening. [2001, Florence, Italy]

Photograph of a short stone staircase leading towards a window covered with diamond-patterned iron bars. The window cuts into an old brick wall to the left of a metal drainage pipe. [2001, Florence, Italy]

Photograph of a small set of stone steps leading towards an arched doorway in an old stone wall. There is a window to the left of the door, barricaded by diamond-shaped iron bars. [2001, Florence, Italy]

Photograph of the Ponte Alla Carraia, a bridge which stretches over the Arno River in Florence. There are five arches forming the bridge and buildings line the streets on both it's ends. A slab of concrete meets a sharp, triangular point at the bottom of the image. [2001, Florence, Italy]

Photograph of a square window in a stone wall barricaded with overlapping iron bars. There is a tall curb between the road and a brick sidewalk in front of the window. [2001, Florence, Italy]

Photograph of iron bars wrapped with tape which border an exterior staircase and hold up a fire escape. There is a window barricaded with iron bars on the left side of the stairs. A broom leans against the wall next to the window. [2001, Florence, Italy]

Photograph of small tables covered with white tablecloths outside an Italian cafe. An awning stretches over the tables, blocking our view of businesses across a brick street. The antique wooden door to the cafe stands behind the tables next to a music stand with a menu displayed on it. [2001, Florence, Italy]

Photograph of an opened set of wooden double doors which stands at the top of four stone steps. The door appears in the wall of an old stone building. [2001, Cinque Terre, Italy]

Photograph of an opened set of double doors at the top of a stone staircase. The large door cuts into a brick wall on the left side of the stairs. Large wood panels appear over the door. [2001, Cinque Terre, Italy]

Photograph of a set of wooden double doors on a stone building. Five narrow steps lead directly to the door, another five leading upwards from a sidewalk directly beside the building. [2001, Siena, Italy]

Photograph of a wooden door at the top of a set of stone stairs. The stairs are divided by a sidewalk, with four smaller steps placed directly underneath the door and four longer stairs beneath the sidewalk's curb. The wall behind the wooden door is constructed from large bricks and stone pillars surround it on both sides. [2001, Cinque Terre, Italy]

Photograph of a blurry staircase viewed through an open door to the right of a brick wall. There is a small rug in front of the staircase and a hand railing is installed on it's left side. [2001, Siena, Italy]

Photograph of a short brick staircase attached to the side of a stone building. An awning held up by columns hangs over the stairs, and a man is visible walking through an alleyway to the left. He walks away from the camera with only the back of his head and his torso in view. [2001, Cinque Terre, Italy]

Photograph of a set of wooden double doors at the top of five stone steps. There is another door beside this one, and an arch cuts into a large stone wall to the left of the doors. Stone buildings are visible through the arch. [2001, Cinque Terre, Italy]

Photograph of eight long steps in an alleyway. There are stone walls on both sides of the steps, the left wall having a metal hand railing. A smaller staircase stands at the top of these eight steps facing the right. There is a barred railing on this second staircase. [2001, Dallas, TX]

Photograph of tall pine trees viewed from behind a stone wall. The wall connects on it's right side to an old building with an ornate stained glass window. Mountains stretch across the horizon in the distance and large clouds hang overhead. [2001, Cinque Terre, Italy]