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Honoring Sky Warriors, 2018

Here is a photo from the Stars and Stripes archives of Tuskegee Airman Charles McGee placing a wreath at the National World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C., on June 20, 2018.

Notice, 1969

Here is a photo from the Stars and Stripes archives of a sign by one of the three helipads atop Black Virgin Mountain warning visitors of “enemy attack at any time.”

Naha Hari dragon boat race, 2010

Here is a photo from the Stars and Stripes archives of the Torii Knights racing to the halfway point buoy during the annual Naha Hari dragon boat races in Okinawa on May 5, 2010.

Got seeds, 2016

From the Stars and Stripes archives: A curious ostrich peeks over the fence at Ostrich Farm Mhou in Ruelzheim, Germany, on April 24, 2016.

Ready for some reveling, 2018

From the Stars and Stripes archives: A group of revelers celebrates Weiberfastnacht, or women’s carnival, in Mainz, Germany, on Feb. 8, 2018.

War Zone, 1995

Here is a photo from the Stars and Stripes archives of residents standing in front of graffiti pointing the way to the war zone along the Posavina corridor on Dec. 13, 2995.

Ready to roll, 2014

Here is a photo from the Stars and Stripes archives of a woman Marine confirming her route with the combat operations center during Exercise Desert Scimitar at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., on April 10, 2014.

The heart of the matter, 2001

Here is a photo from the Stars and Stripes archives of Marines seemingly framed by a heart made out of concertina wire at Twentynine Palms, Calif., in October 2001.

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