Moonwalk 1969
This nameplate was used in 1969
Free at last 1981
This nameplate was used in 1981

WWII

An unexploded bomb is seen being uncovered in the dirt.

American-made bomb from WWII uncovered near runway on small Okinawa island

Okinawa authorities discovered a U.S.-made bomb believed to date to World War II during an airport safety survey on a southern Japanese island, the first ordnance found in a series of inspections launched after an explosion last year.

A visitor makes a rubbing of a name on the Cornerstone of Peace monument.

Okinawans reflect on tragedy of war 80 years after bloody WWII battle

ITOMAN, Okinawa — Thousands filled Peace Memorial Park on Monday to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of the Battle of Okinawa, as U.S.

Two injured military members walk to medical treatment.

‘He never came back’: Marine family helps add WWII medic’s name to Okinawa memorial

ITOMAN, Okinawa — Eighty years after Navy hospital corpsman Vernon “Monk” Martin was killed in the Battle of Okinawa, his name has been added to a

Marines saluting as remains are transported.

Okinawa-based Marine gets medal for role in WWII remains recovery on Guadalcanal

A Marine has been honored for helping recover American troops’ remains from a World War II battlefield in the Solomon Islands.

Strands of DNA are seen in this artist’s rendition.

Japanese soldier killed in Battle of Okinawa ID’d by DNA, a first for Japan

Human remains discovered on Okinawa in 2004 have been identified as those of a Japanese soldier, marking the first time DNA alone was used to confirm the identity of a casualty from the Battle of Okinawa.

Black-and-white, 1940s-era photographs lie on a table depicting an aviator in a leather jacket and helmet and a man in a military dress uniform posing with his arm around a smiling woman in white.

Great-grandson of fallen B-29 pilot makes pilgrimage to WWII crash site in Japan

Tyler Smith, a recreation planner from San Francisco, recently climbed a forested mountainside in western Tokyo to honor the memory of his great-grandfather, one of five American airmen killed when their B-29 Superfortress crashed during a World War II bombing raid over Japan.

A black-and-white, 1940s-era portrait of a Navy sailor in hat and uniform posing with his hands on his hips.

Navy medic killed during WWII to join names on Okinawa Peace Memorial

A Navy corpsman killed during the Battle of Okinawa will be the first American in five years added to a memorial on the island commemorating the battle.