Stripes Today
Memories with Stars and Stripes
A collection of reader submitted Memories with Stars and Stripes Pacific.
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US sends remains of 147 South Korean service members home 70 years after start of Korean War
The remains of 147 South Korean service members killed in the Korean War began their journey home Tuesday during a repatriation ceremony in a hangar at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam.
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Okinawa marks Battle of Okinawa’s 75th anniversary with scaled-back ceremony
Japan marked the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Okinawa on Tuesday with a scaled-down, pandemic version of the annual Irei no Hi ceremony that drew less than a tenth of the attendees of years past.
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Fan of Korea veterans maps memorials for the forgotten war
Hannah Kim has met 1,200 Korean War heroes and visited memorials in all 50 states as well as those in U.S. territories and foreign countries that participated in the conflict.
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Senate committee’s NDAA version backs Pentagon proposal to strip Stars and Stripes funding
The draft of the 2021 National Defense Authorization Act adopted by the Senate Armed Services Committee would strip Stars and Stripes of its federal funding, according to Senate staffers.
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‘You’ve been Beefaroni’d’: Mysterious group spreads smiles across Yokota one can at a time
Mysterious cans of Chef Boyardee Beefaroni recently began popping up outside residences and offices at the home of U.S. Forces Japan in western Tokyo.
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DODEA grads wrap up 'memorable' year with unique ceremonies in Japan and Guam
Jimmy Journey didn’t hesitate when asked if he could think of one word to sum up this year’s graduations for Defense Department high schools in the Pacific.