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A family consisting of a father, mother and five children group together to pose on a grass lawn, with trees in the background.

For some military families, adoption forges bonds that span borders and generations

American military families adopt at a lower rate than the overall U.S. population, but those that do find military life — particularly overseas — can shape family experiences in distinctive ways.

A Warriors player crosses home plate doing a handstand during last week’s successful attempt by members of the 2nd Infantry Division to break the world record for longest continuous softball game. The game lasted 100 hours and ended Saturday.

Soldiers attempt to break softball record with 452-inning game

With his Warriors softball team down about 170 runs, Army Pfc. Jeff Foster did not expect anyone to put too much effort into mounting a comeback.

Park Hye-bin, right, shares a moment with Pvt. 2nd Class Matt Theilicker during the 2nd Infantry Division’s “Good Neighbor English Camp” on Thursday at Camp Casey, South Korea.

Children, troops bond during Good Neighbor English Camp in S. Korea

Army Pvt. 2nd Class Matt Theilicker was having trouble getting local student Park Hye-bin to focus on the song lyrics being taught Thursday at the 2nd Infantry Division’s Good Neighbor English Camp.

Army veteran Daniel Melton prepares to fix another abandoned bicycle at Camp Humphreys, South Korea, Sept. 12, 2023.

Ready to roll: Bike giveaway due for another turn at US Army base in South Korea

U.S. Army retiree Daniel Melton has a new mission — restoring hundreds of abandoned bicycles at the home of Eighth Army, 2nd Infantry Division and U.S. Forces Korea.

A crew unloads set pieces for the 7th Infantry Division Special Services “soldier show,” to be performed later that day in Seoul, South Korea. After touring various bases and venues throughout Korea in September 1956, the show would move to perform in Japan the next month.

1956: Korea Soldiers Put on ‘Home-Grown’ Shows

U.S. troops in Korea don’t just sit around waiting for pre-packaged entertainment to come their way. They’re perfectly capable of putting on their own shows — and then taking them on the road to entertain fellow soldiers.

The family of Maj. James S. LiCalzi at their home in Korea

At home in Korea

A new community — American style, but with Korean overtones — is growing within the ancient walled city of Seoul. It is the U.S. Korean Military Advisory Gp. (KMAG) housing compound at the Seoul Area Command.

A Dungeons and Dragons playing board sits on a table surrounded by dice, paper and notebooks.

At a half-century, Dungeons and Dragons counts growing interest among US troops

Dungeons and Dragons marked its 50th anniversary this year and with the attention it receives from U.S. service members at this base in South Korea, the tabletop fantasy game is well on its way to 100.