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Truce Signed 1953
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From the Archives

A black and white photo of a man looking on as a boy works a sewing machine on a table.

The shoeshine boys of Seoul

On a cold March day in 1952, some American soldiers whose rifles indicated they might have just come from the front, paused on a street in Seoul and gave candy bars to hungry children.

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.

Kitty Hawk Strike Group Command Master Chief Terry Etherton checks his e-mail Friday at Yokosuka's new USO. The 2,000-square-foot center has free Wi-Fi and computers for active-duty military and their families.

Yokosuka opens USO center

The new USO lounge might look like your parents’ living room — if your parents’ living room was wired for Wi-Fi and full of sailors.

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USO events in Far East honor families in the military

Several United Service Organizations at U.S. military bases in the Pacific will host events this month to show appreciation for military families.

U.S. Army Sgt. Cesar Alvarado, who serves with the United Nations Command’s Military Armistice Commission, waits for a serving of turkey during the USO’s 37th annual “Six Star Salute” on Thursday at Yongsan Garrison, South Korea. Alvarado was one of 80 troops from across the peninsula selected for the two-day program.

USO’s Six Star Salute pampers 80 troops nominated to program

Eighty servicemembers from four countries were in Seoul this week for the United Service Organizations’ 37th annual Six Star Salute, which honors young military people.

Wives and and a few of their family members listen to speakers at a foreign spouses’ monthly meeting at the Camp Casey United Service Organizations building.

Camp Casey USO program helps non-American spouses cope

The night spots operating outside Camp Casey range from American-style sports bars with polished wood to poorly lit concrete slabs with peeling paint.

Jill Biden, wife of Vice President Joe Biden, left, sheds a tear with Maureen Rosenblatt, holding her son Nathaniel, July 23, 2015, at Kadena Air Base in Okinawa, Japan. Biden stopped by the base in support of her and first lady Michelle Obama's Joining Forces initiative to support servicemembers, veterans and their families.

Vice president's wife caps Asian trip with Kadena block party

Jill Biden, wife of Vice President Joe Biden, capped her four-country tour of Asia at a block party Thursday for servicemembers and their families at Kadena Air Base on Okinawa.