Truce Signed 1953
This nameplate was used in 1953
Annamese-grid
This nameplate was used in 1945

From the Archives

A black and white photo of people, mostly men in suits, walking while holding photos of Martin Luther King Jr.

700 hail King in Osan march

More than 700 American military men of all races and ranks marched in memory of Dr. Martin Luther King Sunday, climaxing a weekend tribute here to the slain civil rights leader.

Cmdr. William McCool

Guam remembers former resident, Columbia astronaut McCool

For many on Guam, the deaths of space shuttle Columbia’s crew Saturday really hit home: Columbia’s pilot, Cmdr. William McCool, lived on the tiny Pacific island from 1975-77 as a Navy dependent.

Guam location

Guam's strategic location has had role throughout history

Guam’s strategic utility and proximity to Far East hot spots again is being demonstrated now that lethal Air Force B-1B and B-52 bombers are nesting there.

A cashier at a gas station in southern Guam waits on customers, while the Guam and U.S. flags hang in the window.

Buildup gives boost to Guam businesses

Flight attendant Robyn Chapman looked toward the airplane’s passengers with concern.

Members of the 3rd Marine Division read the names of the Marines who perished liberating Guam from Japanese control during World War II on a monument atop Nimitz Hill, Wednesday, July 18, 2018.

Young Marines gain appreciation for predecessors' fight to liberate Guam

1st Lt. Joshua Hays squinted as a relentless morning sun bore down upon him. He looked at his watch and pointed across Guam’s Asan Beach, which stretched before him and a group of junior Marines from the 3rd Marine Division.

Residents of an outer island of Palau retrieve boxes from the U.S. Air Force’s 1999 Christmas drop.

Airmen prepare for annual Christmas gift drop to Pacific islanders

While U.S. shoppers begin elbowing their way through shopping malls to buy Christmas presents, airmen here are gearing up to deliver items to Pacific islanders who can only dream of department stores.

Roy Acuff and his wife, Mildred, in Tokyo in December, 1969.

Acuff on USO tour: East meets Western country music tycoon

Was this a millionaire entertainer, music publisher and landowner? Where were the dark glasses, the Italian silk suit, the loose handshake and the flashy, backslapping demeanor?