Historic Gallery | 80th Anniversary

A fleeing Niigata family, whose home (near burning oil tanks in background) was destroyed, pauses to talk with Stars & Stripes reporter PFC Mike Mealey and photographer Masahiko Nakamura.

Showa Refinery in Niigata, Japan, 1964

Members of the 2nd Battalion, 1st Regiment, 1st Marine Division take a break during sweep operations on the north side of Go Noi Island.

2nd Battalion, 1969

Work gets under way on the Yoyogi Sports Center in part of the Washington Heights military housing area.

Yoyogi Sports Center, 1963

A basket and a few feet of sidewalk make up this elderly woman's shop as she sells strawberries in downtown Saigon.

Street vendor in Saigon, 1966

U.S. and Japanese tugs help push the USS Kitty Hawk away from the pier as it leaves for sea trials and exercises in the Philippine Sea.

USS Kitty Hawk departs, 2001

The Marines of 1st Battalion, 1st Regiment, 1st Marine Division are taking part in Operation Pipestone Canyon, aimed at clearing the Communists off their haven, Go Noi Island, 10 miles south of Da Nang and five miles inland from Hoi An.

Operation Pipestone Canyon, 1969

Squad leader Sgt. John Smith, is hit and patrol treats his wounds during fight.

25th Infantry Division, 1966

MPs carry the flag-draped caskets of Sgt. James L. Anderson of Camp Springs, Md., and Spc. 4 Larry M. Wood of Barstow, Ill., who along with two South Koreans were killed while on patrol at the DMZ.

DMZ ambush aftermath, 1968