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."

Are troops in Japan prepared if another disaster strikes?

Military leaders in Japan say they are concerned that servicemembers are not ready for another disaster despite seeing the devastating effects firsthand in March.

Seabees still working in tsunami-ravaged northern Japan

For the last nine weeks, a three-man team of Navy Seabees has labored along the northeastern Japanese coastline, helping local residents clean massive debris fields left when the March 11 earthquake and tsunamis devastated the area.

Pacific exchanges hit or miss for popular toys

A lot of children on U.S. bases across the Pacific could wake up Christmas morning to some of the hottest selling toys in America.

Chinese-American Marines risked more than most on Korean War battlefields

The possibility of dying from friendly fire was a worry for Franklin Chang, one of a small group of Chinese American Marines who fought in the Korean War.

A timeline of the Korean War

A timeline of the Korean War, showing key events of the conflict that began on June 25, 1950.

McGovern blasts Muskie over statement on black running mate

Sen. George McGovern, D-S.D., said Saturday he was "startled and surprised" by statements by Sen. Edmund Muskie that he would not have a black man for a running mate in next year's presidential election.