Historic Gallery | 80th Anniversary

Whenever you see a group of Three-Quarter Cavalryman (3d Sq., 4th Cav.) invariable their guidon will be flying next to a flag of Texas, heralding back to the days of the Indian wars and the settling of the frontier.

Three-Quarter Cavalryman, 1970

Medical compound is mixed by SP4 Carl J. Bellelo, pharmacist with the 17th Inf. aid station. Although medical facilities of aid station are extensive, the unit is ready to evacuate on a moment's notice.

Camp Kaiser, 1959

Using a paint brush a U.S. Marine cleans his rifle from sand and debris. The Marine is a member of the 1st Battalion, 1st Regiment, 1st Marine Division, taking part in Operation Pipestone Canyon.

Operation Pipestone Canyon, 1969

SP1 Paul W. Sebesky prepares leg cast; The 121st Evacuation Hospital in South Korea – commanded by Maj. Thomas G. Nelson – admits nearly 700 patients a month through its doors for resident treatment.

SP1 Sebesky prepares leg cast, 1957

GOOD-WILL GIFT - Ellis O. Briggs (right), U.S. ambassador to South Korea, accepts a bear cub from President Syngman Rhee in a recent ceremony at Seoul.

Good-will gift, 1953

Swift boat stops sampan on way to market. Yellow-robed buddhist monk sits in bow.

Yellow-robed buddhist monk, 1966

The 121st Evacuation Hospital in South Korea – commanded by Maj. Thomas G. Nelson – admits nearly 700 patients a month through its doors for resident treatment. More serious cases, approximately 170 per month, are evacuated to Japan.

SP3 Kinney prepares for X-Ray, 1957

THE LITTLE ORPHAN are led in singing by Kyung Sook Ko, left, U.S. Operations Mission program, and Young Sook Kim, of the orphanage's staff.

The little orphan, 1959