Historic Gallery | 80th Anniversary

South Vietnamese casualties are hurried down Route 13 - once known as Thunder Road.

Thunder Road, 1972

SERVING THEMSELVES are SFC Richard J. Kingston (left) and Sgt. Lewis F. Jones, both "shopping" for their units at the new Quartermaster Self-Service Supply Center that opened at Yongdong-po recently.

Quartermaster Self-Service Supply Center, 1958

Billy Mills leads the pack at about 9,000 meter mark in the 10,000-meter Olympic run at National Stadium Wednesday.

10,000-meter Olympic run, 1964

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