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Memories with Stars and Stripes
A collection of reader submitted Memories with Stars and Stripes Pacific.
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AAFES takes part in South Korea exercise with field-tested mobile exchange
U.S. troops arriving Osan Air Base in South Korea for the annual Freedom Shield exercise have access to snacks, beverages and cold-weather gear, thanks to a mobile field exchange set up for the first time in a decade.
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US airmen credited with snowboarder rescue in Japan
Two American airmen used a rope to rescue a snowboarder trapped in a hole at a Japanese snow resort last month, according to the 35th Fighter Wing.
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North Korea won’t ‘sit still’ while US carrier visits South, Kim’s sister says
A visit by a U.S. aircraft carrier to South Korea prompted a warning Tuesday from the sister of North Korea’s autocratic leader that Washington and Seoul “should not test the will and ability” of the communist regime.
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North Korea won’t ‘sit still’ while US carrier visits South, Kim’s sister says
A visit by a U.S. aircraft carrier to South Korea prompted a warning from the sister of North Korea’s leader that Washington and Seoul “should not test the will and ability” of the communist regime.
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US aircraft carrier, warships arrive in South Korea amid North’s threats
A U.S. aircraft carrier and two warships arrived at South Korea’s largest port Sunday in a show of force aimed at deterring North Korean provocations, the South Korean navy said.
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The real Rafterman: Marine who inspired ‘Full Metal Jacket’ character shares his story
The recent death of Kevyn Major Howard, the actor who portrayed Rafterman in Stanley Kubrick’s 1987 Vietnam War film “Full Metal Jacket,” has rekindled memories of the real Marine who inspired the character’s name.