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From the Archives

Indianapolis

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.

Henry Rollins signs an autograph for Spc. Ed Palmer on Wednesday at the Main Post Club on Yongsan Garrison, South Korea.

Henry Rollins rocks troops at Yongsan

Spc. Ryan McNamee got a chance to meet face-to-face Wednesday with the person who convinced him to join the military shortly after Sept. 11, 2001.

Kizuna 111 is served during a curry-tasting event at Club Alliance on Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan, July 21, 2023.

Japanese sailors share their ‘secret’ curry recipes with US Navy chefs in Yokosuka

Japanese curry, a popular dish whose recipes are jealously guarded in the galleys of the country’s naval vessels, is coming to American clubs at the homeport of the U.S. 7th Fleet.

Gen. Leon J. LaPorte, U.S. Forces, Korea commander, hugs one of the Dallas Cowboy cheerleaders Thursday. The cheerleaders came Monday to South Korea visiting U.S. soldiers in remote camps as part of their annual holiday visit.

Dallas cheerleaders bring holiday cheer to USFK

Despite a miserable season on the field, the Dallas Cowboys may have gained a few new fans this week.

A Japanese service member helps Maj. Michelle Binder wear a yukata during a cultural exchange at the USO on Yokota Air Base, Japan, July 22, 2023.

American, Japanese service women bond over military life at US air base in Japan

Female American and Japanese service members donned traditional Japanese garments and shared their military experiences during a recent cultural exchange at this airlift hub in western Tokyo.

Portrait of Brig. Gen. Anna Mae Hays, chief of the Army Nurse Corps, taken in February 1971 during an interview at Zama Hospital in Japan during a Far East inspection tour that also included stops in Korea and Vietnam. Eight months earlier, on June 11, 1970, Hays and Elizabeth P. Hoisington of the Women’s Army Corps made history when they became the first women to attain the rank of brigadier general in the U.S. Army. (Technically, Hays was the first by a few minutes.)

1971 | The General is a Lady: Chief of Army Nurse Corps tours Asia

The first woman general in the 196-year history of the U.S. Army, Brig. Gen. Anna M. Hays, chief of the Army Nurse Corps, said Tuesday that it was wrong to compare her job to that of a division commander because she functions purely in a staff position despite the fact that she has roughly 21,000 people under her supervision.

Rep. Daniel K. Inouye (D-Hawaii) greets one of the 400-some relatives in his ancestral village of Yokoyama, Japan. The Hawaiian congressman met many of the 2,200 villagers of Yokoyama — some 400 of whom are named Inouye.

1960: Young athletes compete in Junior Olympics at Tachikawa Air Base, Japan

Rep. Daniel K. Inouye (D-Hawaii) Sunday visited the mountain village of Yokoyama — the birthplace of his father and where some of his uncles and cousins still live.