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Memories with Stars and Stripes
A collection of reader submitted Memories with Stars and Stripes Pacific.
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Retired Marine and Okinawa JROTC instructor is DODEA’s Teacher of the Year
Brent Cook, the Kubasaki High School JROTC instructor recently named Teacher of the Year for all Defense Department schools, has always been inspired by his students, going back to his Marine Corps career.
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DOD agency identifies missing remains of Medal of Honor recipient killed in 1945
The Defense Department announced Friday that it had identified the missing remains of a Medal of Honor recipient who was killed in the Philippines in 1945 while a prisoner of war.
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Korean War vets recall ‘bold operation’ at Incheon 75 years after pivotal landing
More than 100 Korean War veterans were honored Monday during a ceremony on the 75th anniversary of Operation Chromite, the daring amphibious assault that turned the tide for South Korea and the U.S.-led U.N. Command.
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Longtime Stars and Stripes bureau chief named top editor
Erik Slavin, a longtime Stars and Stripes bureau chief in Europe, has been named the media organization’s new top editor.
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WWII POWs remembered in Yokohama on 80th anniversary of Japan’s surrender
On the 80th anniversary of Japan’s surrender in World War II, the names of more than 1,000 troops who died as prisoners of war were read aloud Tuesday during a memorial ceremony at the Commonwealth War Cemetery.
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WWII exhibit reveals previously unseen letters from architect of Pearl Harbor attack
Two letters written by the head of Japan’s imperial navy during World War II are being exhibited for the first time at a museum in northeastern Japan.