
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 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.
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.
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?
Linkletter seeks Far East answers
Art Linkletter, genial host of one of America's most popular television programs, "House Party," began his Far East tour of military installations and hospitals Tuesday.
'Ski-nosed Santa' is back in Southeast Asia for laughs
BOB HOPE, the ski-nosed Santa Claus who saves all of his goodies for American troops serving in the war zones, "tooled up" his sleigh and began winging across the sky yesterday on his way to Southeast Asia.
Danny Kaye visits Far East hospitals
"Any plans about retiring? Good God, no! I've just begun!"