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Oral History Interview with William Buckner, September 17, 2005

Description: Transcript of an oral interview with William Buckner. Buckner is the son of General Simon Bolivar Buckner, Jr. He discusses his father's military career, from graduating at West Point to serving as the Army commander in charge of setting up bases in Alaska, then serving in the Pacific under Admiral Nimitz and heading up the 10th Army for the Okinawa invasion. His father was killed by a small caliber bullet that richocheted off a rock which then hit the General in the chest while inspecting the … more
Date: September 17, 2005
Creator: Buckner, William
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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Oral History Interview with William Buckner, September 17, 2005

Description: Transcript of an oral interview with William Buckner. Buckner is the son of General Simon Bolivar Buckner, Jr. He discusses his father's military career, from graduating at West Point to serving as the Army commander in charge of setting up bases in Alaska, then serving in the Pacific under Admiral Nimitz and heading up the 10th Army for the Okinawa invasion. His father was killed by a small caliber bullet that richocheted off a rock which then hit the General in the chest while inspecting the … more
Date: September 17, 2005
Duration: 47 minutes 09 seconds
Creator: Buckner, William
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Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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The Strenuous Possibility of Covenanting - The Drama of Divorce and Remarriage - Hosea 2

Description: Lecture given Monday, September 17, 2012, 1:45 PM at Abilene Christian University: "Covenant is an endless process in a serious relationship of fidelity. Consider how Hosea 2 is a paradigmatic text for covenant breaking and covenant making. The text serves in the defining crisis of the Old Testament and in the focal Friday-Sunday drama of the New Testament."
Date: September 17, 2012
Duration: 54 minutes 30 seconds
Creator: Brueggemann, Walter
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Partner: Abilene Christian University Library
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The Devotional Power of Poetry - How Poets Can Draw Us Near to God

Description: Lecture given Monday, September 17, 2012, 9:00 AM at Abilene Christian University: "Poet Adrienne Rich said, "When poetry lays its hand on our shoulder, we are, to an almost physical degree, touched and moved." Reading and thinking about poetry can open our imaginations to the intimacy God wants with us."
Date: September 17, 2012
Duration: 46 minutes 22 seconds
Creator: Blassingame, Susan
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Partner: Abilene Christian University Library
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