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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.

Two unidentified soldiers check for communist movements across the DMZ in North Korea at Outpost Maizie.

1959: Close Look at the Reds

Want to see a real live communist?
The men of Outpost Maizie, on the Demilitarized Zone in Korea, see them all the time. What’s more, they get to show off “their” commies to visitors — such as General L. L. Lemnitzer, Red Skelton, Red Barber, Bob Hope, John Ford, to name a few.

ROK troops cross a river during Operation Killing Zone.

50,000 ROK Troops deployed in combat test

Operation Killing Zone, largest military field exercise since the founding of the First Republic of Korea Army, recently deployed 50,000 troops in a maneuver conducted under simulated atomic conditions.

A platoon leader with the 1st Republic of Korea Division looks through a set of binoculars toward North Korea from his position in the Demilitarized Zone.

A DMZ Wish — Rain, rain stay away

With the 1ST ROK DIV., Korea — Farmers in the Republic of Korea may pray for rain, but ROK soldiers manning the Demilitarized Zone here dread the annual summer deluge as a season of mud.

Gen. Paul Selva, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, sings with celebrities during a USO show at Osan Air Base, South Korea, Monday, April 23, 2018.

Comedian Jon Stewart, other celebs entertain troops on Korean Peninsula

Servicemembers packed Osan Air Base’s Enlisted Club for the USO show featuring former Detroit Piston Richard “Rip” Hamilton, chef Robert Irvine, MMA fighters Paige VanZant and Max Holloway, and country singer Craig Morgan.

Marilyn Monroe receives an escort while in Korea for her USO tour in 1954.A stone dedication at Inje Country's Catholic church square will recall an era when some of America's biggest stars came to Korea to visit servicemembers during, and soon after the end, of Korean War combat.

Korean county building dedication to Marilyn Monroe's 1954 USO show

A small county in South Korea is betting on a legendary blonde’s visit with American troops 61 years ago to bolster its profile.

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U.S., South Korean servicemembers to be honored by USO

Eighty junior enlisted U.S. and South Korean servicemembers will be honored at various activities over two days next month for their performance and contributions to the community, according to a news release.