Stripes Today
Memories with Stars and Stripes
A collection of reader submitted Memories with Stars and Stripes Pacific.
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Guam plans state-of-the-art medical complex to address island’s health care challenges
Guam is advancing plans to build a $743 million medical complex aimed at improving health care for its civilian and military populations, according to a spokeswoman for Gov. Lou Leon Guerrero.
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WWII human remains, artifacts discovered on Ie Shima during Okinawa film shoot
A landscaper working on a historical film about the Battle of Okinawa uncovered human remains last summer on Ie Shima, marking the first such discovery on the island in more than 20 years, according to Japanese officials.
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DNA collection nears mark needed to exhume USS Arizona unknowns from Hawaii cemetery
A Virginia real estate agent is close to finishing a self-appointed mission aimed at collecting enough DNA to meet the threshold for exhuming dozens of unknown Pearl Harbor victims who were serving aboard the USS Arizona.
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Guam infantry unit is first of its kind to win Army’s prestigious Hamilton Award
A Guam Army National Guard company made history on April 12 by becoming the first infantry unit to earn the Alexander Hamilton Award, an honor typically reserved for artillery units.
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First joint patrol in decades aims to restore trust on Okinawa amid misconduct cases
A rare joint patrol of the nightlife area outside Kadena Air Base by U.S. military and Okinawa authorities ended with a Marine colonel reminding U.S. service members they had broken curfew.
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Relatives, Marines honor Ernie Pyle on 80th anniversary of war correspondent’s death
Retired Air Force Maj. Tom Cowan didn’t hesitate when asked about his favorite column written by his famous relative, war correspondent Ernie Pyle.