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From the Archives

The bullet-riddled truck in which four United Nations Command soldiers — two Americans and two South Koreans — were killed in an ambush at the Korean DMZ in April, 1968.

DMZ ambush survivors seen lucky to be alive

Observers at the scene of Sunday night's bold ambush by Communist North Koreans who machine-gunned and killed four United Nations Command soldiers reached one conclusion: "I don't see how anybody survived this."

Stars and Stripes Pacific 80th logo

'Ski-nosed Santa' is back in Southeast Asia for laughs

BOB HOPE, the ski-nosed Santa Claus who saves all of his goodies for American troops serving in the war zones, "tooled up" his sleigh and began winging across the sky yesterday on his way to Southeast Asia.

USO volunteers serves single service members a free Thanksgiving meal at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2022.

‘A taste of home’: USO serves Thanksgiving staples to single troops stationed in Japan

At Yokota, an Air Force airlift hub in western Tokyo, the USO brought a taste of home to single service members with an early Thanksgiving meal.

USO Area director Natalie Rowland and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Master Sgt. Takako Sasaki pose after USO Japan’s 2022 Salute to Service Awards at Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan, on Nov. 10, 2022.

US, Japanese service members recognized by USO for community service

Every U.S. military base in Japan, except those on Okinawa, and each branch of the Japan Self-Defense Forces were represented at the Salute to Service Awards.

Miss Haruko Ota, a third grade teacher, peeks over the shoulder of Brenda Sheets, 10, daughter of Master Sgt. and Mrs. W. G. Sheets,

Okinawa Educators Tour Elementary Classes

Forty-nine Okinawan educators got a first-hand look at American educational methods Friday and were surprised that American students “feel so much at ease in school.”

Retired Command Sgt. Maj. Bennie Adkins takes a tour of the Vietnam War exhibit at the National Infantry Museum Sept. 4. Adkins will receive the Medal of Honor during a ceremony at the White House Sept. 15 for his actions during combat near Camp A Shau, Vietnam, March 9-12, 1966.

2 Vietnam War soldiers to receive Medal of Honor

For decades, Spc. 4 Donald P. Sloat’s mother thought he had died after stepping on a land mine in Vietnam. Then, in 2010, she heard the real story: Her son was killed saving the lives of the other men in his squad.

A Scout H-13 helicopter takes off during Operation White Wing at Bong Son. The helos refuel, and pilots get briefed on the operation at the LZ.

1966: Pilots face Viet Cong in a bubble

They fly at the enemy in plastic bubbles, coming in “low and slow.” These men who fly the 10 “Scout” H-13’s of the 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry, are almost totally exposed to anyone shooting at them.