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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.

36th Airlift Squadron

U.S. military cranking up relief efforts for stricken areas in Southeast Asia

U.S. military officials in the Pacific are cranking up humanitarian-assistance and disaster-relief missions to Southeast Asia after a powerful earthquake triggered a catastrophic tsunami along the coastlines of Thailand, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, India and other nations Sunday.

George Wallace

Wallace: Pressure North Vietnamese

George C. Wallace, the third party candidate in the 1968 presidential election, said here that President Nixon's address to the nation "left the door open for the application of more military pressure if the enemy escalates the war."

Master Sgt. Wayne Whightsil on patrol in South Vietnam, 1964.

Vietnam: No time for aching feet

This is flat country, where a man can see for miles and where an enemy can almost make death more welcome than continued marching.

President Johnson mingles with the crowd during the Manila Summit.

Manila rolls out red carpet for six world leaders

The city was set for an enthusiastic welcome Sunday for President Johnson and five other chiefs of state arriving for a 7-nation summit conference.

Petty Officer 2nd Class Robert Fabrizio and Sister Lily Bumdum of the Missionary Sisters of Charity help load relief supplies onto the USS Fife at Yokosuka Naval Base in November, 1988.

Warship carries relief goods to Philippines from Catholic mission

Mother Teresa's Missionary Sisters of Charity have much in common with the guided-missile destroyer USS Fife and other Navy ships.

Kazuko Igarashi, center, leads the Dragon-Eagle Taiko drum team through a performance at Misawa Air Base, Japan, on Saturday.

Misawa drum team holds earthquake, tsunami fundraiser

Misawa’s Dragon-Eagle Taiko drum team celebrated its 12th anniversary with a fund-raising performance Saturday to benefit the victims of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami that hit northeastern Japan.