From the Archives
The shoeshine boys of Seoul
On a cold March day in 1952, some American soldiers whose rifles indicated they might have just come from the front, paused on a street in Seoul and gave candy bars to hungry children.
‘A taste of home’: USO serves Thanksgiving staples to single troops stationed in Japan
At Yokota, an Air Force airlift hub in western Tokyo, the USO brought a taste of home to single service members with an early Thanksgiving meal.
US, Japanese service members recognized by USO for community service
Every U.S. military base in Japan, except those on Okinawa, and each branch of the Japan Self-Defense Forces were represented at the Salute to Service Awards.
Okinawa Educators Tour Elementary Classes
Forty-nine Okinawan educators got a first-hand look at American educational methods Friday and were surprised that American students “feel so much at ease in school.”
2 Vietnam War soldiers to receive Medal of Honor
For decades, Spc. 4 Donald P. Sloat’s mother thought he had died after stepping on a land mine in Vietnam. Then, in 2010, she heard the real story: Her son was killed saving the lives of the other men in his squad.
1966: Pilots face Viet Cong in a bubble
They fly at the enemy in plastic bubbles, coming in “low and slow.” These men who fly the 10 “Scout” H-13’s of the 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry, are almost totally exposed to anyone shooting at them.
1968: Traveling doc keeps ‘em smiling in combat
The 1st Inf. Div. trooper moaned in pain as the man in the medical tunic bent over his head. Chrome instruments flashed in the dingy light.