From the Archives
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.
Young Rockefeller's a 'big man' at ICU
Young John Rockefeller, scion of America's multimillionaire family, is a "big man on the campus" near here.
Famed lensman David Douglas Duncan still working hard
Fifteen years ago, a young LIFE magazine photographer named David Douglas Duncan caught the weary, mud-spattered face of a young U.S. Marine sergeant as he ducked enemy fire and slogged past a dead north Korean on the banks of the Naktong River.
Queen Elizabeth ends six-day visit to Japan
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip were bowed out of Tokyo International Airport Monday in simple but impressive ceremonies that marked the end of a historic six-day visit to Japan.
Families express frustration with JPAC's efforts to recover war missing
On June 12, 1966, Marine Corps radioman Cpl. Gregory Harris and a contingent of South Vietnamese marines were ambushed and overrun in Quang Ngai province.
Kim Jong Un's executed uncle being erased from history
Kim Jong Un’s uncle and former mentor, Jang Song Thaek, has not only been executed, but it appears that North Korea is trying to erase every trace of him.
Listing on Vietnam Wall sought for troops killed in 1962 plane crash
Before departing for Vietnam 51 years ago, Army Sgt. 1st Class Raymond “Bill” Myers left behind his ID, dog tags and a gold ring he had never taken off before.