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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."
Misawa educators reach out to students as base schools reopen
School officials are closely monitoring students who returned to school Monday for the first time since a devastating earthquake and deadly tsunamis ravaged northeastern Japan on March 11.
Michigan vet flies to Misawa on his own to help
Matt Szymanski was sitting in his Michigan home watching in disbelief as the first images of the devastation in northern Japan were broadcast on the news.
Airmen donate time, gas to reduce drunk driving in Japan
So I was walking down the street late last Saturday night, checking out the bar scene with some friends, when I uttered the following: "Dude, did anyone else just see two gorillas walk around that corner?"
Families in Japan must decide whether to stay or go
Many families in Japan found themselves packed but with no place to go Friday as military commands waited for orders from higher commands that would begin a planned voluntary evacuation.
Misawa leaders want quick answer on how many residents plan to evacuate
Misawa leaders told the base community they need to know how many family members plan to leave Japan under a voluntary evacuation program announced Thursday.
Some normalcy returns to bases, relief for Japanese rolls in
Life started to return to normal Sunday for still-wary U.S. servicemembers and their families at most military bases throughout Japan, even as Japanese officials acknowledged Friday’s disaster may be exponentially worse than initially feared.