Nixon Goes 1974
This nameplate was used in 1974
Masthead 2001
This nameplate has been in use since 2001

HISTORICAL PHOTOS

A soldier from 2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry, 1st Cavalry Division reads a book as he waits to be airlifted to Landing Zone Timothy during Operation Pegasus, a 20,000-man effort to relieve Marines at the beleaguered combat base at Khe Sanh.

Waiting, 1968

U.S. infantrymen ride a tank into action north of Chu Lai.

Riding into battle, 1968

A sign bearing the image of a favorite seasonal visitor draws the attention of Vietnamese kids on a Saigon street.

Christmas season in Saigon, 1967

Spec. 4 Ron Brault of Kansas City, Mo., eats dinner while sitting next to a Christmas tree sent to him by his parents.

Christmas dinner in Vietnam, 1967

A Patton tank makes its way through the streets of Hue in 1968.

Patton Tank, 1968

A soldier from 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry, 25th Infantry Division stands in the rotor wash of a Chinook helicopter, hoping to dry out some of his jungle gear, at a new landing zone in the Iron Triangle northwest of Cu Chi.

Drying gear in Vietnam, 1967

A Marine sniper takes aim from behind a tree as his comrade looks through a pair of binoculars to establish the enemy position in Hue during the battle for the city in 1968.

Battle of Hue, 1968

Staff Sgt. Bob Thoms leads his Marines through the city of Hue during the Tet Offensive. Stars and Stripes photographer John Olson's work during Tet — some of it converted to 3D format for access by the blind — is the subject of an exhibition currently on display at the Newseum in Washington, D.C.

Tet Offensive, 1968