Troopers block Bama Schools 1963
This nameplate was used in 1963
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This nameplate was used in 1945

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."

Rear Adm. Jeffrey S. Jones speaks with members of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit about ongoing disaster relief efforts on Oshima Island, Japan, on April 4.

Navy scales back earthquake relief efforts in Japan

The U.S. military continued to downsize its participation in humanitarian relief efforts in northern Japan on Thursday, as the USS Essex and the embarked 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit completed work on Oshima Island.