From the Archives
DMZ ambush survivors seen lucky to be alive
Observers at the scene of Sunday night's bold ambush by Communist North Koreans who machine-gunned and killed four United Nations Command soldiers reached one conclusion: "I don't see how anybody survived this."
Readying the Midway for another trip out
She's nearly 32 and, like everyone, needs occasional respite from normal routine to get herself back into tip-top shape.
Sweat gives tanks chance for winning shot
Being a tank crew member with the 1st Bn., 72nd Armor, 2nd Inf. Div., isn't all bright lights and fame. It's grease on the face, fatigues soaked with engine oil, and some back-breaking work.
Frank Sinatra, 1974
Frank Sinatra performs for sailors in the hangar bay of the USS Midway at Yokosuka Naval Base.
Batter down, 1976
For many people on U.S. bases in Japan in the 1970s, summertime Saturdays meant a couple of hours spent at the baseball field taking part in Tee-Ball and youth baseball programs as players, coaches umpires or fans.
MP checkpoint and Freedom Gate bridge en route to Munsan
A convoy of ambulances carrying sick and wounded prisoners of war cross the Freedom Gate bridge, on their way to freedom and home.
Makeshift rodeo in Japan, 1974
Stateside rodeo riders Lance Cpl. Marty Rhode of Colome, S.D., and Sgt. Marvin Ratliff of Ruidoso, N.M., had trouble finding opportunities to ride bulls in Japan, so they came up with an alternative.