U.S. marines Land in Lebanon 1958
This nameplate was used in 1958
MacArthur relieved of command 1951
This nameplate was used in 1951

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."

A squad

Nakagusuku Castle: A step back into Okinawa's history

You don’t have to go far to explore castle ruins on Okinawa. Chances are there’s one nearby.

David Allen's 19-year-old sister, Kathy, frolics in the rain at Woodstock, catching the attention of the film crew.

Forty years after Woodstock, reporter recalls his kazoo-fed moment of fame

It’s the 40th anniversary of Woodstock, the outdoor concert that was the high-water mark of the "Peace and Love" generation.

Tomiko Shimabukuro plays the sanshin for a family from Tokyo visiting Ryukyu Mura, a folk village sometimes referred to as Okinawa’s Williamsburg.

Ryukyu Village: Take a trip back into Okinawa's past

This is how Okinawa used to be, before war and American occupation transformed the island.

A few of the thousands of anti-base protesters at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma hold hands Sunday in front of the base sign.

Okinawans encircle U.S. base

Heavy rains did not deter an estimated 17,000 Okinawans from encircling Marine Corps Air Station Futenma on Sunday in a symbolic closing of the controversial base.

Ernie Pyle

Ie Shima: Island off Okinawa holds annual event honoring newsman Ernie Pyle

About a hundred people gathered on this tiny island off the northwest coast of Okinawa on Sunday to remember a newsman who brought war home in the most personal terms.

A man and his kazoo at Woodstock

In the newsroom: A man and his kazoo at Woodstock

First of all, if you haven't seen this by now, stop what you're doing and go readDavid Allen's retelling of his glorious moment in the time of peace, love and mud.