80 Years of Stars and Stripes Pacific

Nearly 70 years after USS Indianapolis tragedy, survivor tells his tale

Just past midnight July 30, 1945, two torpedoes from a Japanese submarine struck the USS Indianapolis with almost 1,200 people aboard.

Gen. Paul Selva, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, sings with celebrities during a USO show at Osan Air Base, South Korea, Monday, April 23, 2018.

Comedian Jon Stewart, other celebs entertain troops on Korean Peninsula

Servicemembers packed Osan Air Base’s Enlisted Club for the USO show featuring former Detroit Piston Richard “Rip” Hamilton, chef Robert Irvine, MMA fighters Paige VanZant and Max Holloway, and country singer Craig Morgan.

Marilyn Monroe receives an escort while in Korea for her USO tour in 1954.A stone dedication at Inje Country's Catholic church square will recall an era when some of America's biggest stars came to Korea to visit servicemembers during, and soon after the end, of Korean War combat.

Korean county building dedication to Marilyn Monroe's 1954 USO show

A small county in South Korea is betting on a legendary blonde’s visit with American troops 61 years ago to bolster its profile.

Jermaine Aterrado, 4, (left), and his brother Cedrick, 3, are lost in their glow toys before the Sesame Street/USO Experience for Military Families show Oct. 6, 2011, at Sasebo Naval Base, Japan. Their mother, Jinky Aterrado, looks on.

Elmo, Cookie Monster help Sasebo kids get to Sesame Street

A packed gymnasium full of military children didn’t need to ask how to get to Sesame Street on Thursday night. Sesame Street came to them.

U.S., South Korean servicemembers to be honored by USO

Eighty junior enlisted U.S. and South Korean servicemembers will be honored at various activities over two days next month for their performance and contributions to the community, according to a news release.

At Camp Walker in Daegu, South Korea, on Tuesday, the Daegu region’s first USO held its grand opening. The center offers free Internet, a lounge, snack bar, gaming areas and other amenities. It’s the first United Service Organizations center in the region.

USO expands global reach with new facility in Daegu

The first USO in southern South Korea has opened at Camp Walker in Daegu.

Jeopardy! game show host Alex Trebek donned the hat of USS Kitty Hawk Petty Officer 2nd Class Errol Dychiuchay Thursday when the show stopped at Yokosuka Naval Base. Trebek and Jeopardy representatives are visiting bases in Japan and Okinawa this week to scout contestants and show support for the troops.

Trebek, ‘Jeopardy!’ crew hit Pacific bases looking for some contestants

When Alex Trebek, host of one of the world’s most popular trivia shows, gives you test advice, you take it.

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