Historic Gallery | 80th Anniversary

The USS Blue - an Allen M. Sumner class destroyer - can be seen floating in the background as sailors oversee the refueling operation on board the USS Buchanan destroyer by the tanker USS Tappahannock.

Ships in Operation Sea Dragon, 1968

The 1st Battalion, 1st Regiment, 1st Marine Division moves to take up a position on the south side of Go Noi Island supported by Marine tanks and Landing Vehicles Tanks (LVTs).

Operation Pipestone Canyon, 1969

U.S. Marines take a rest in the tall grass on Go Noi Island.

Operation Pipestone Canyon, 1969

The five-inch gun on the USS Buchanan fires at targets on shore, north of Dong Hoi.

USS Buchanan, 1968

Soldier holds hand of wounded buddy and tries to comfort him as squad fights off 50 to 60 VC.

25th Infantry Division, 1966

The "Queens" Swing out at Radar Site

Seburi Yama, Japan, 1956

A young, comparatively lean Ricketts (left) slashes "copy" the way he was to slash movies and stageshows. He was a proofreader in young, lean days.

Stars and Stripes proofroom, 1962

Patrol boat comes alongside small Korean boat in Inchon harbor and warns boatman to move his craft away from the ship unloading area.

Inchon harbor, 1958