Transcript of an oral interview with Ben Carson. Carson enlisted in the Marine Corps shortly after the attack on Pearl Harbor. Shortly after finishing boot camp in San Diego, Carson volunteered to join Major Evans Carlson's Marine Raider Battalion. Carson describes training with the Raiders prior to their first mission. He also discusses more training in Hawaii prior to the Battle of Midway. Carson describes being aboard the USS Argonaut (SM-1) with his unit and steaming for Makin Atoll to conduct a raid on a Japanese base there. He provides descriptions of getting off the submarine and into the rubber boats, getting to shore and beginning their raid. Carson also describes is activities during the raid: capturing the government house, dealing with snipers, and getting off the island. From there, Carson describes his unit's role at Guadalcanal.

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with David Ellis. Ellis was born on 8 March 1918 in Big Spring, Texas and enlisted in the Army in 1936. He went to Officer Candidate School, where he was trained in intelligence. His first duty station was in Hawaii, where he was assigned to the Navy’s Central Pacific Command by mistake. Next he was sent to Okinawa as a platoon leader in the 17th Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division. On Okinawa, Ellis was wounded and evacuated to a hospital ship and ultimately a field hospital in Saipan. His wounds left him unfit to return to combat and to be returned to the US due to the shell fragments embedded in his chest. Ellis walked away from the hospital and managed to get on a flight back to Okinawa and returned to his unit. The war ended shortly after he was given command of the regiment’s Intelligence and Reconnaissance (IR) platoon. The regiment then embarked on ships to Korea. During the transit, he was summoned to the flag bridge on the ship and assigned an intelligence gathering mission by Major General Archibald Arnold, 7th Infantry Division’s Commanding Officer. Ellis …

Interview with Willie Higgs, a U. S. Marine during World War II. He joined the Marines in 1944 and trained at Camp Pendleton before being assigned to the 4th Marine Division. Higgs discusses arriving at Iwo Jima, making a grenade attack on a cave there, and subsequently breaking his leg. He then spent time aboard the hospital ship, USS Solace (AH-5). Upon returning home, Higgs finished his degree at Southwest Texas State in San Marcos, where he majored in music.

Transcript of an oral interview with Willie Higgs. He joind the Marines in 1944 and was trained at Camp Pendleton before being assigned to the 4th Marine Division. Higgs discusses landing on Iwo Jima and a grenade attack he made on a cave before breaking his leg. He then spent time aboard the hospital ship, USS Solace (AH-5). Upon returning home, Higgs finished his degree at Southwest Texas State in San Marcos majoring in music.

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral history with J S Gray. Gray was born in Catahoula Parrish, Louisiana on 14 July 1920. He joined the Army Air Corps in 1937 and after various assignments was shipped to Manila, Philippine Islands, serving in the 27th Bomb Group, 454th Ordnance. Gray tells of the Japanese attack on Clark Field and ultimate surrender of United States forces by General King. He describes conditions encountered during several forced marches, including the Bataan Death March. Gray also discusses internment in Camp O’Donnell and Cabanatuan and the horrific conditions encountered on POW “Hell” ship to Japan. He worked in a copper smelting plant in Yokkaichi. He mentions the sabotage methods used while working in a steel casting plant, kindness extended by two individual Japanese guards, his near death experience from treatment by a guard, and the saving and concealment of the stars cut from an American flag. He details the making of an American flag out of scraps and the retained stars prior to release from the POW camp [the handmade flag is now on display in the museum’s gallery]. When he returned to the United States, he was hospitalized, and then …

Ensemble performance at the UNT College of Music Winspear Hall.

Guest artist recital at the UNT College of Music Recital Hall.

Guest artist recital at the UNT College of Music Concert Hall.

Lecture given Wednesday, February 21, 2001, 9:45 AM at Abilene Christian University: "Utilizaré las "notas de truinfo" a través de los Hechos (Ejemplo: Hechos 5:32) para acentuar la necesidad de la unidad para tener una evangelización eficaz. Esta unidad se debe basar en las Escrituras, así como la esneñanza en nuestro evangelismo. Hechos 14:19-22 demuestra la persecucíón y el sufrimiento de Pablo ens sus jornadas misioneras, así como su amor y humilidad para con la Causa de Christo que deben ser las características de cada cristiano, especialmente aquellos de nosotros que predicamos."

Lecture given Wednesday, February 21, 2001, 8:30 AM at Abilene Christian University

Lecture given Wednesday, February 21, 2001, 9:45 AM at Abilene Christian University

Lecture given Wednesday, February 21, 2001, 9:45 AM at Abilene Christian University: "How much of the culture should we embrace in order to make Christ known to the world? The early church (Acts 15) discussed how greek or how Jewish a Christian could remain."

Lecture given Wednesday, February 21, 2001, 9:45 AM at Abilene Christian University: "Christian principles are always in tension with pagan ideologies. Encountering these ideas and their cultural histories challenge our faith."

Lecture given Wednesday, February 21, 2001, 8:30 AM at Abilene Christian University: "Christian principles are always in tension with pagan ideologies. Encountering these ideas and their cultural histories challenge our faith."

Lecture given Wednesday, February 21, 2001, 8:30 AM at Abilene Christian University: "Philosophies of church growth and the mechanisms for making them work are varied and subject to change. What works in one locale may or may not work in another locale. What works now is no guarantee that it will always succeed."

Lecture given Wednesday, February 21, 2001, 9:45 AM at Abilene Christian University: "Philosophies of church growth and the mechanisms for making them work are varied and subject to change. What works in one locale may or may not work in another locale. What works now is no guarantee that it will always succeed."

Ensemble performance at the UNT College of Music Stan Kenton Hall.

Lecture given Wednesday, February 21, 2001, 8:30 AM at Abilene Christian University: "Good family health is founded on strong biblical and self-esteem issues. There are helpful means to achieve this foundation and some positive/negative tools will be discussed."

Lecture given Wednesday, February 21, 2001, 8:30 AM at Abilene Christian University: "God's method for reaching people is to use Christians whose lifestyles are empowered and directed by the Holy Spirit. Kingdom effectiveness comes from learning to walk in moment-by-moment dependence on Him."

Lecture given Wednesday, February 21, 2001, 9:45 AM at Abilene Christian University: "God's method for reaching people is to use Christians whose lifestyles are empowered and directed by the Holy Spirit. Kingdom effectiveness comes from learning to walk in moment-by-moment dependence on Him."

Lecture given Wednesday, February 21, 2001, 8:30 AM at Abilene Christian University: "Grievers may face unrealistic expectations from themselves and their friends. Normalizing the grieving experience and learning what to say and how to say it can relieve some complications."

Lecture given Wednesday, February 21, 2001, 8:30 AM at Abilene Christian University: "Grandpa Says... offeres a consistent plan for connecting the great stories and value systems of an older generation with a youthful and pliable generation that is always watching and learning."

Lecture given Wednesday, February 21, 2001, 9:45 AM at Abilene Christian University: "Grandpa Says... offeres a consistent plan for connecting the great stories and value systems of an older generation with a youthful and pliable generation that is always watching and learning."

Lecture given Wednesday, February 21, 2001, 8:30 AM at Abilene Christian University: "There is growing evidence that people are hungering for spirituality. Seeking to know more about God and His will for their lives, people also encounter contradictory messages. Wisdom is needed to unravel the cacophony of voices in order for all of us to truly hear God's will for us."