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Oral History Interview with Jack Kleiss, September 29, 2000

Description: Interview with Jack Kleiss, a pilot during World War II. He discusses training for carrier landings on USS Enterprise; the arrival of VMF-211 aboard Enterprise and their delivery to Wake Island; and the attack on Pealr Harbor on 7 December 1941. Kleiss was in a dive bomber and attacked Japanese carriers at the Battle of Midway, where he earned the Navy Cross.
Date: September 29, 2000
Duration: 1 hour 55 minutes 53 seconds
Creator: Nichols, Chuck & Kleiss, Jack
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Norman Apelt, September 23, 2001

Description: Interview with with Norman Apelt, an airplane mechanic during World War II. He discusses his service in the US Army Air Corps as an airplane mechanic in Pampa, Texas. After the war ended, Apelt was assigned duty in occupied Japan.
Date: September 23, 2001
Duration: 1 hour 32 minutes 56 seconds
Creator: Bryk, Clarence & Apelt, Norman
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with David Braden, September 30, 2000

Description: Interview with David Braden, a member of the U.S. Air Force during World War II. He discusses his training in the U.S. to become a navigator; his deployment to Saipan with the 870th Squadron, 497th Bomb Group, 73rd Wing; initial attacks on Tokyo in a B-29 bomber at high altitude (during which the jet stream interfered with the bombing raids); a low-altitude fire-bombing mission over Tokyo in March, 1945; living conditions on base at Saipan; a mission in which the B-29 he was on ditched in the o… more
Date: September 30, 2000
Duration: 58 minutes 21 seconds
Creator: Johnson, Kep & Braden, David
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Willie Higgs, September 21, 2001

Description: 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.
Date: September 21, 2001
Duration: 44 minutes 33 seconds
Creator: Pickard, Kevin & Higgs, Willie
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with David Lee Hill, September 20, 2003

Description: Interview with David Lee "Tex" Hill of San Antonio, Texas, a veteran from the United States Navy during World War II in the China-Burma-India Theater. The interview includes Hill's personal experiences while in the Navy, including memories of pre-war flight training in Florida, the Flying Tigers, and the Salween River Gorge attack.
Date: September 20, 2003
Duration: 53 minutes 53 seconds
Creator: Cox, William G. & Hill, David Lee
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with O. H. King, September 28, 2002

Description: Interview with O. H. "Karl" King of Fort Worth, Texas, who is a World War Two veteran of the United States Marine Corps. In the interview, Mr. King recalls memories of his travels, the Japanese attack on Clark Field, the Battle for Bataan, and when he was a Japanese prisoner-of-war. He also talks about other experiences he had while serving in the Marines and his life before and after the war.
Date: September 28, 2002
Duration: 1 hour 14 minutes 30 seconds
Creator: Graham, Eddie & King, O. H.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with Al Hiegel, September 18, 2005

Description: Transcript of an oral interview with Al Heigel. When Heigel finished high school in June, 1944, he joined the Navy at Little Rock, Arkansas and went for boot training at San Diego. He was assigned as a radar operator and reported aboard the USS Independence (CVL-22) at Pearl Harbor. Heigel describes the light carrier and its construction and features. He also speaks of the time the Independence was hit by a torpedo off Tarawa in 1943. Heigel then describes events off Okinawa: watching the USS F… more
Date: September 18, 2005
Duration: 1 hour 10 minutes 24 seconds
Creator: Heigel, Al
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Serve God, Save the Planet - A Christian Call to Action

Description: Lecture given Tuesday, September 23, 2008, 1:30 PM at Abilene Christian University.
Date: September 23, 2008
Duration: 48 minutes 12 seconds
Creator: Sleeth, J. Matthew
Partner: Abilene Christian University Library
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Five Theological Turnings - Part 2

Description: Lecture given Tuesday, September 23, 2008, 8:30 AM at Abilene Christian University: "This class for ACU graduate and undergraduate ministry students addresses five turnings of theology in a postmodern world. Brian will explore theology, atonement, eschatology, scripture, and God."
Date: September 23, 2008
Duration: 57 minutes 57 seconds
Creator: McLaren, Brian
Partner: Abilene Christian University Library
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A Story of Sharing the Gospel Through Sign Language

Description: Lecture given Wednesday, September 23, 2009, 10:00 AM at Abilene Christian University: "Come hear the minister and director of the Village of Hope orphanage in Ghana tell his story of how serving as a boy interpreter prepared him for evangelism. Sign language became a tool to deliver the gospel to a neglected and forgotten people bound by silence."
Date: September 23, 2009
Duration: 32 minutes 49 seconds
Creator: Asare, Fred
Partner: Abilene Christian University Library
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The Artist As Priest and Prophet - Cultivating Seeing Souls

Description: Lecture given Tuesday, September 19, 2006, 2:00 PM at Abilene Christian University: "The church cultivates believing souls by answering compelling questions, while the artist cultivates seeing souls by raising compelling images. Is there are conflict, an infidelity, in seeing the artist's dual relationship with the Kingdom and the "world"?"
Date: September 19, 2006
Duration: 44 minutes 53 seconds
Creator: Beaubeaux, Carmen
Partner: Abilene Christian University Library
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Evangelism in a Changing World - Singing the Old Gospel in a New Key

Description: Lecture given Tuesday, September 19, 2006, 2:00 PM at Abilene Christian University: "The church is always exploring the relationship between the gospel and the church's context for the sake of saving lost souls. This exploration is necessary for our current context as well. What was old is new again, but is it the same old song?"
Date: September 19, 2006
Duration: 56 minutes 47 seconds
Creator: Johnson, Bruce
Partner: Abilene Christian University Library
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A Missional Response to Social Justice and Poverty

Description: Lecture given Monday, September 22, 2008, 8:30 AM at Abilene Christian University: "The church's efforts to ameliorate poverty and pursue social justice are often disconnected from its Missional purpose. Do churches struggle to identify the authority to address social problems? We will discuss Missional authority and private troubles."
Date: September 22, 2008
Duration: 54 minutes 28 seconds
Creator: Brice, Tanya & Jordan, Darrell
Partner: Abilene Christian University Library
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Tearing Down Strongholds - Bringing God's Grace as Compassionate Strength

Description: Lecture given Wednesday, September 19, 2007, 8:30 AM at Abilene Christian University: "Today's church is starved for guidance in responding to the issue of same-sex attraction. Participants will be introduced to Center Peace, a newly formed non-profit ministry dedicated to equipping churches to respond compassionately to our brothers and sisters who experience same-sex attraction."
Date: September 19, 2007
Duration: 1 hour 4 minutes
Creator: Gary, Sally
Partner: Abilene Christian University Library
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A 200 Year Celebration: Thomas Campbell in Pennsylvania: Form, Function, and Intent of the 1809 Declaration and Address

Description: Lecture given Tuesday, September 22, 2009, 4:00 PM at Abilene Christian University: "In 1809, Thomas Campbell produced a document that has cast a long shadow over the Stone-Campbell Movement. He proposed the theme "the quest for Christian unity, peace, and purity." We will comment upon the literary composition and religious soils of this influential agenda, especially in Pennsylvania and Ireland, as reflected in recent literature; the role of scripture and its interpretation in accomplishing Ca… more
Date: September 22, 2009
Duration: 45 minutes 22 seconds
Creator: Rollmann, Hans J. & Olbricht, Thomas H.
Partner: Abilene Christian University Library
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Picturing Scripture - The Word as Seen Through the Eyes of Two Illustrators Centuries Apart

Description: Lecture given Wednesday, September 20, 2006, 2:00 PM at Abilene Christian University: "We will examine the work of two artists who tackled the enormous challenge of illustrating the entire Bible. Separated by more than 100 years of world war, genocide, and astounding technological advancements, these artists reflected the worldviews of two very different times."
Date: September 20, 2006
Duration: 37 minutes 07 seconds
Creator: Maxwell, Jack & McGregor, Dan
Partner: Abilene Christian University Library
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My Brother y Mi Hermano

Description: Lecture given Wednesday, September 24, 2008, 8:30 AM at Abilene Christian University: "A reflection on the current situation and culture of the Spanish-speaking Churches of Christ in the United States and Latin America. How can we serve each other as brother and sister? How can we enrich each other's lives?"
Date: September 24, 2008
Duration: 1 hour 3 minutes 44 seconds
Creator: Garcia, Jorge Daniel & Hernandez, Patricia
Partner: Abilene Christian University Library
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One Kingdom, Many Colors: The Bible and Multicultural Christian Formation

Description: Lecture given Tuesday, September 22, 2009, 4:00 PM at Abilene Christian University: "God's kingdom embraces many cultures, and ministries today must deal with cultural diversity. Is multiculturalism a problem or an opportunity? This class explores the great opportunities awaiting the church when the richness of cultural diversity is taken seriously. The class examines models of multicultural formation and suggests ways of improving ministry."
Date: September 22, 2009
Duration: 50 minutes 13 seconds
Creator: Kang-Hamilton, Samjung
Partner: Abilene Christian University Library
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Called to Teach - The Stone-Campbell Movement and Higher Education

Description: Lecture given Monday, September 18, 2006, 2:00 PM at Abilene Christian University: "This session will trace the rise of colleges and seminaries in the Stone-Campbell movement, with a focus on selected institutions and comparisons to trends in higher education among other faith groups."
Date: September 18, 2006
Duration: 47 minutes 03 seconds
Creator: Carson, Glenn
Partner: Abilene Christian University Library
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Oral History Interview with W. A. Henderson, September 20, 2003

Description: Interview with W. A. (Bill) Henderson, a pilot during World War II. He discusses his time as a bombardier and navigator on a B-24 in the China-Burma-India Theater. His crew hit the bridge over River Kwai (Mae Klong) while making bombing runs along the Burma Railway and also flew runs to supply gasoline to various bases in China, India and Burma. He relates anecdotes about the food and living quarters on the bases and the time he saved his co-pilot's life. He helped his co-pilot land the plane a… more
Date: September 20, 2003
Duration: 1 hour 17 minutes 47 seconds
Creator: Johnson, Kep & Henderson, W. A.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Exposing the Glory of God in Eastern Europe - Creating Epicenters for Transformation

Description: Lecture given Monday, September 17, 2007, 8:30 AM at Abilene Christian University: "Jesus' Great Commission is primarily a call to teachers, not "church planters" or "evangelists" per se. Come see how Jesus describes the peculiar act of teaching within the Kingdom of God and how it is transforming lives in Eastern Europe."
Date: September 17, 2007
Duration: 48 minutes 53 seconds
Creator: Napier, Daniel
Partner: Abilene Christian University Library
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Because Last Things Matter - A New Look at the New Heavens and the New Earth

Description: Lecture given Monday, September 18, 2006, 9:45 AM at Abilene Christian University: "Do you feel left behind by the "left behind" movement? It is sometimes hared to sort out all the theories about the end times. This class is a look ahead that might encourage you."
Date: September 18, 2006
Duration: 55 minutes 24 seconds
Creator: Atchley, Rick
Partner: Abilene Christian University Library
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Have We Understood Baptism Correctly? What Do Early Christian Art and Archaeology Reveal About Baptism?

Description: Lecture given Wednesday, September 23, 2009, 9:00 AM at Abilene Christian University: "The doctrine and practice of baptism are set against the background of Greco-Roman and Jewish religious washings. This class examines the literary and archaeological evidence of early Christianity in relation to New Testament texts."
Date: September 23, 2009
Duration: 45 minutes 31 seconds
Creator: Ferguson, Everett
Partner: Abilene Christian University Library
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