Commemorating 80 years in the Pacific
On May 14, 1945, Stars and Stripes published its first newspaper in the Pacific. To commemorate 80 years serving the military community in the theater, we're taking a look back at Stripes history through the writing and photography of a dedicated staff spanning generations. Stars and Stripes has proudly supported the Pacific military community since the beginning and will continue to serve the troops and families at the heart of our work.
Photo of the day
US soldier designs stained glass windows for chapels in South Korea, 1965
Yongsan, South Korea, June 1965: SP4 Martin H. Spielman, an illustrator for the Eighth U.S. Army Audio-Visual Aids Section watches installation of a pane in one of the 23 stained glass windows he is designing for the two post chapels at Yongsan Compound in Seoul. Doing the carpentry is Hwang Yul An of the post engineers.
This week in Pacific history
July 12th - July 18th
July 13th, 2013 – Typhoon Soulik kills at least nine people and causes widespread damage in Taiwan and East China .
July 14th, 1950 – Korean War: The Battle of Taejon begins, a tactical loss for the United States but a strategic victory.
July 15th, 1966 – Vietnam War: U.S. Marine and South Vietnamese Army personnel launch Operation Hastings to push the North Vietnamese back across the Demilitarized Zone.
July 16th - 1950 - Korean War: During the Battle of Taejon, the Chaplain–Medic massacre occurs, a murder of thirty unarmed American POWs and an Army chaplain by the North Korean Army.
July 18th, 1944 – World War II: Hideki Tōjō resigns as Prime Minister of Japan after the fall of Saipan.
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This week in Pacific history
July 12th - July 18th
July 13th, 2013 – Typhoon Soulik kills at least nine people and causes widespread damage in Taiwan and East China .
July 14th, 1950 – Korean War: The Battle of Taejon begins, a tactical loss for the United States but a strategic victory.
July 15th, 1966 – Vietnam War: U.S. Marine and South Vietnamese Army personnel launch Operation Hastings to push the North Vietnamese back across the Demilitarized Zone.
July 16th - 1950 - Korean War: During the Battle of Taejon, the Chaplain–Medic massacre occurs, a murder of thirty unarmed American POWs and an Army chaplain by the North Korean Army.
July 18th, 1944 – World War II: Hideki Tōjō resigns as Prime Minister of Japan after the fall of Saipan.