World War II
Ceremony marking 75th anniversary of WWII’s end reflects on a generation’s toil to turn ‘peril into peace’
Seventy-five years ago, 900 bombers and fighters filled the sky above Tokyo Bay, where 250 Allied ships were moored as Imperial Japan formally surrendered during a ceremony on the deck of the USS Missouri.
End-of-WWII commemoration to be livestreamed from fantail of battleship Missouri in Hawaii
Defense Secretary Mark Esper is slated to speak Wednesday from the fantail of the battleship Missouri in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, as part of a commemoration of the end of World War II 75 years ago.
For US troops in the Pacific, the end of World War II deepened the ache for home
Donald Fosburg was off duty and lying in his bunk in the belly of the battleship USS Missouri on a steamy August night in 1945.
Who fired the final salvo of World War II? Depends on who’s calling the shots
The United States was thrust into World War II abruptly with the Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on Dec. 7, 1941.
COMMENTARY: Cartoons in Stars and Stripes
One of the items synonymous with newspapers is cartoons.
Stars and Stripes helped Holocaust survivor learn to read and write
In an age when the practice of writing letters to the editor is a dying art, writers and editors are still encouraged to hear from readers with personal stories as to how their newspaper has proved a positive influence in one’s life.