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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.

Ensign Bill Gross on the bridge of the USS Diachenko in August 1968 as the ship returns from its deployment to Vietnam and arrives in San Diego, Calif. Behind Gross is Ensign Dennis Devitt.

How time in Navy, Vietnam shaped a budding billionaire’s life

Three years in the Navy during the Vietnam War was a good investment of time for billionaire Bill Gross.

Okinawa airmen

Three airmen help save life after witnessing wreck

Three airmen — in the right place at the right time with the right know-how — helped save a Japanese woman seriously injured in an auto accident.

U.S. Army Capt. Misty Cornett sings the National Anthem at the start of the USA vs. South Korea World Cup game held in Taegu, South Korea.

Year in review: A look back at the top Pacific stories from 2002

1. Turmoil in South Korea

Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Bob Thoms assesses the situation before leading an assault on the Dong Ba Tower, considered a crucial objective for U.S. forces in the fierce battle for the city of Hue.

'Cajun Bob' Thoms at Hue

Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Bob Thoms assesses the situation before leading an assault on the Dong Ba Tower, considered a crucial objective for U.S. forces in the fierce battle for the city of Hue.

Gilbert Graak, 75, works out every day in the Samurai Fitness Center at Yokota Air Base, Japan. A resident of nearby Fussa, he also stops off at the library to read the newspaper and hits the commissary before riding back home on his bicycle.

Many military retirees living overseas want better services

To make good on his military health care benefits, Jim Houtsma and his family must trek eight hours from his home in the southern Philippines to a hospital in Manila.

Retired Lt. Col. Charles Kettles, speaks to the media after receiving the Medal of Honor at the White House on July 18, 2016.

Kettles receives Medal of Honor for daring Vietnam War mission

Vietnam helicopter pilot Charles “Chuck” Kettles saved dozens of soldiers’ lives during a daring rescue mission in 1967, setting an example of selflessness for the country as it now struggles with divisions and violence, President Barack Obama said Monday.