Hawaii Edition 1945
This nameplate was used in 1945
North Korea Hijacs U.S. Naval Vessel 1968
This nameplate was used in 1968

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."

The family of Maj. James S. LiCalzi at their home in Korea

At home in Korea

A new community — American style, but with Korean overtones — is growing within the ancient walled city of Seoul. It is the U.S. Korean Military Advisory Gp. (KMAG) housing compound at the Seoul Area Command.

A Dungeons and Dragons playing board sits on a table surrounded by dice, paper and notebooks.

At a half-century, Dungeons and Dragons counts growing interest among US troops

Dungeons and Dragons marked its 50th anniversary this year and with the attention it receives from U.S. service members at this base in South Korea, the tabletop fantasy game is well on its way to 100.

An official photo of military working dog Ooyvey of the 8th Security Forces Squadron is displayed at a memorial ceremony on Kunsan Air Base, South Korea, Wednesday, June 19, 2019.

‘She kept us safe’: Airmen remember fallen security forces dog in South Korea

Airmen from the 8th Fighter Wing gathered Wednesday at the base theater to mark the passing of a comrade who gave eight years of service to the U.S. Air Force and to South Korea.

William Holden and Brenda Marshall pose for a picture together.

William Holden and Brenda Marshall arrive in Tokyo, 1958

Haneda Tokyo International Airport, Japan, March 30, 1958: Movie star William Holden, accompanied by his wife, former actress Brenda Marshall, arrived at Tokyo International Airport

Gospel singer Mahalia Jackson talks to a reporter at her Tokyo hotel.

Soul is nothing new — Mahalia’s always had it

The one-time washwoman was interviewed by Pacific Stars and Stripes in her Tokyo hotel on April 24, 1971 following her singing performance for Empress Nagako and other members of the imperial family Friday. This article first appeared in the Stars and Stripes Pacific edition, Apr. 26, 1971. It is republished unedited in its original form.

Forensic anthropologists with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency review the contents of cases containing the possible remains of service members lost in the Korean War during a unilateral transfer in Wonsan, North Korea, in July 2018.

‘Never give up’: Hundreds gather for updates from defense agency on loved ones missing in action from Korean War

More than 300 families attended the annual briefing on the Korean War and Cold War. They represent a fraction of the 7,500 presumed missing from the Korean War. Most will never get the answers they seek. “We are at the mercy of geopolitics,” said Kelly McKeague, director of the DPAA.