Photograph of the University of North Texas' Collegium Singers (now known as Vox Aquilae) at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church during Early Music America's Young Performers Festival held as part of the Berkeley Early Music Festival in 2012. Richard Sparks (front left), Chair of Conducting and Ensembles at UNT, is standing with choir members (back row, l-r) Laurissa Backlin, Julianna Emanski, Fiona Gillespie, Alyssa Narum, Fabiana Gonzalez, Rachael Hardy, Holly Dalrymple, Oneyda Padierna; (front row, 2nd from left-right) Christopher Jackson, Jonathan Sauceda, Bradley King, Aaron Harp, Tucker Bilodeau, and Nathaniel Mattingly.

Photograph of the University of North Texas' Collegium Singers (now known as Vox Aquilae) at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church during Early Music America's Young Performers Festival held as part of the Berkeley Early Music Festival in 2012. Richard Sparks (back left), Chair of Conducting and Ensembles at UNT, is standing with choir members (back row, 2nd from left-right) Jonathan Sauceda, Tucker Bilodeau, Nathaniel Mattingly, Bradley King, Christopher Jackson, Aaron Harp; (front row, l-r) Laurissa Backlin, Julianna Emanski, Fiona Gillespie, Holly Dalrymple, Alyssa Narum, Fabiana Gonzalez, Rachael Hardy, and Oneyda Padierna.

Photograph of the University of North Texas' Collegium Singers (now known as Vox Aquilae) on stage at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church during Early Music America's Young Performers Festival held as part of the Berkeley Early Music Festival in 2012. Richard Sparks (5th from left), Chair of Conducting and Ensembles at UNT, is standing with members of the choir, facing the audience.

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Aaron Mendoza. Mendoza joined the Navy in 1943 and received basic training in San Diego. He attended torpedo school and was assigned to an aircraft torpedo lab at Kaneohe Naval Air Station. There he filled warheads with air so the torpedo could be retrieved after test fires. Torpedoes that passed quality control would then be filled with explosive warheads and loaded into underground silos. After 14 months, his unit was dispersed. Mendoza was in Great Lakes awaiting further orders when the war ended. He was discharged in December 1945 and worked as a civilian employee at Kelly Air Force Base, retiring with a GS-12 ranking. He then worked as a salesman for Control Data, selling supercomputers to the likes of NASA and Texaco. He emphasizes the importance of staying active in retirement, and at the age of 88 he ranked number one nationally in Wii bowling.

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Aaron Mendoza. Mendoza joined the Navy in 1943 and received basic training in San Diego. He attended torpedo school and was assigned to an aircraft torpedo lab at Kaneohe Naval Air Station. There he filled warheads with air so the torpedo could be retrieved after test fires. Torpedoes that passed quality control would then be filled with explosive warheads and loaded into underground silos. After 14 months, his unit was dispersed. Mendoza was in Great Lakes awaiting further orders when the war ended. He was discharged in December 1945 and worked as a civilian employee at Kelly Air Force Base, retiring with a GS-12 ranking. He then worked as a salesman for Control Data, selling supercomputers to the likes of NASA and Texaco. He emphasizes the importance of staying active in retirement, and at the age of 88 he ranked number one nationally in Wii bowling.

Photograph of the University of North Texas' Collegium Singers (now known as Vox Aquilae) performing "Officium defunctorum" at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church during Early Music America's Young Performers Festival held as part of the Berkeley Early Music Festival in 2012. Richard Sparks (7th from left), Chair of Conducting and Ensembles at UNT, is conducting choir members (l-r) Laurissa Backlin, Julianna Emanski, Fiona Gillespie, Holly Dalrymple, Oneyda Padierna, Fabiana Gonzalez, Rachael Hardy, Tucker Bilodeau, Aaron Harp, Bradley King, Jonathan Sauceda, Nathaniel Mattingly, and Christopher Jackson.

Photograph of Richard Sparks, Chair of Conducting and Ensembles at the University of North Texas, conducting the Collegium Singers (now known as Vox Aquilae) during a performance of "Officium defunctorum" at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church during Early Music America's Young Performers Festival held as part of the Berkeley Early Music Festival in 2012.

Photograph of the University of North Texas' Collegium Singers (now known as Vox Aquilae) performing "Officium defunctorum" at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church during Early Music America's Young Performers Festival held as part of the Berkeley Early Music Festival in 2012. Richard Sparks (4th from left), Chair of Conducting and Ensembles at UNT, is conducting choir members (l-r) Laurissa Backlin, Julianna Emanski, Fiona Gillespie, Holly Dalrymple, Oneyda Padierna, Fabiana Gonzalez, Alyssa Narum, Rachael Hardy, Tucker Bilodeau, Aaron Harp, Bradley King, Jonathan Sauceda, Christopher Jackson, and Nathaniel Mattingly (behind Jackson).

Photograph of the University of North Texas' Collegium Singers (now known as Vox Aquilae) performing "Officium defunctorum" at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church during Early Music America's Young Performers Festival held as part of the Berkeley Early Music Festival in 2012. Choir members (l-r) Fiona Gillespie, Fabiana Gonzalez, Alyssa Narum, Rachael Hardy, Tucker Bilodeau, Aaron Harp, Bradley King, Jonathan Sauceda, and Nathaniel Mattingly are standing in a row, singing.