Historic Gallery | 80th Anniversary

A trick performer when the occasion calls for it, the sentry dog is urged along on his hind quarters on a precarious platform by his trainer.

55th Quartermaster Sentry Dog Detachment, 1959

Members of Mike Co. move through rough jungle terrain on the way to Hill 484.

On the way to Hill 484, 1966

These two boys were among the curious watchers outside the fence during the dedication ceremony.

Pacific Stars and Stripes Office, 1962

Vietnamese peasant stands before her burning home in Que Son Valley. Vietnamese peasant woman stands next to a sitting 1st Cavalry soldier.

Que Son Valley, Vietnam, 1968

A 21-Gun Salute was fired during Saturday's memorial services.

A 21-Gun Salute in Seoul, 1959

Leaping over fences in pursuit of a culprit is an important part of the "K-9 policeman's job. Rookie cop, Buddy, learns this lesson from his Korean handler, JIn Tae Lim, at the detachment training area.

55th Quartermaster Sentry Dog Detachment, 1959

Field dentist clamp down in Vietnam. Dr. (dentist, Captain) Earle Yeamans and assistant Sp5 Richard Ackley (wearing glasses, on left) treat an 1st Infantry Division infantryman "on the scene" at a 1st Infantry Division defensive perimeter.

Field dentist clamp in Vietnam, 1968

Marines lite a fire in the morning to warm themselves after a night of rain.

Marines in the Vietnam War, 1966