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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."

Staff Sgt. Tony Webb leads the kids at Kadena in exercises.

Okinawa staff sergeant's video, class help kids exercise

Staff Sgt. Tony Webb shuffles to the left and shuffles to the right. He scoots two steps forward and two back again, while swinging his arms and punching the air.

Capt. Thomas Geiser is commended by an Okinawa police station for saving an elderly man’s life April 3, 2003.

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.

Ensign Bill Gross on the bridge of the USS Diachenko in August 1968 as the ship returns from its deployment to Vietnam and arrives in San Diego, Calif. Behind Gross is Ensign Dennis Devitt.

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.

Okinawa airmen

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.

U.S. Army Capt. Misty Cornett sings the National Anthem at the start of the USA vs. South Korea World Cup game held in Taegu, South Korea.

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

1. Turmoil in South Korea

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.

'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.