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."

Americans in Okinawa rescue elderly man from fire

Over the roar of a blaze, frantic shouts reached Capt. Thomas Geiser as he watched smoke billow from a neighbor’s home April 2.

How time in Navy, Vietnam shaped a budding billionaire’s life

Three years in the Navy during the Vietnam War was a good investment of time for billionaire Bill Gross.

Three airmen help save life after witnessing wreck

Three airmen — in the right place at the right time with the right know-how — helped save a Japanese woman seriously injured in an auto accident.

Year in review: A look back at the top Pacific stories from 2002

1. Turmoil in South Korea

'Cajun Bob' Thoms at Hue

Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Bob Thoms assesses the situation before leading an assault on the Dong Ba Tower, considered a crucial objective for U.S. forces in the fierce battle for the city of Hue.

Many military retirees living overseas want better services

To make good on his military health care benefits, Jim Houtsma and his family must trek eight hours from his home in the southern Philippines to a hospital in Manila.