North Korea Hijacs U.S. Naval Vessel 1968
This nameplate was used in 1968
U.S. marines Land in Lebanon 1958
This nameplate was used in 1958

HISTORICAL PHOTOS

RUFF (LEFT) AND CHAPLAIN BIGGS PAINT WINDOW FRAMES: Orphans Sit Inside Watch Progress of Building Program. Lt. Col. Fred J. Ruff and Chaplain (Maj.) William H. Briggs paint the window frames of the Sungnam Orphanage in Seoul.

Sungnam Orphanage, 1960

A Marine helicopter lands on the hill landing zone (LZ) to bring supplies and evacuate the wounded.

A Marine helicopter in Vietnam, 1966

Athletes use lawns of former housing units for practice areas.

Athletes in Olympic Village, 1964

Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) counter-agent patrols are a necessary part of South Korea's defense against infiltration from the Communist north.

DMZ counter-agent patrols, 1968

The 232 acres of rolling ground which once contained units for 870 families is now the new Olympic Village's temporary home for thousands of the world's finest athletes.

Olympic Village, 1964

SK3 Samual W. Wade, left, air defense phone talker, and FTM3 Thomas G. Stone, TDT (Target Designation Transmitter), look into shore through binoculars on board USS Buchanan during Operation Sea Dragon.

USS Buchanan, 1968

Marines take breather during island sweep

1st Marine Division, 1969

Marines prepare to go out on a sweep as the early morning sun tries to break through the clouds, having just risen above the mountains.

1st Marine Division, 1969