Washington, D.C., Nov. 11, 2009: A visitor to the National World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C., looks at wreaths placed during a Veterans Day ceremony on a rainy Wednesday.

Logar province, Afghanistan, Sep. 13, 2014: U.S. soldiers with “Dragon Platoon,” 2nd Squadron, 3rd Cavalry Regiment establish fighting positions at a Logar province combat outpost.

Frankfurt, Germany, Sep. 10, 1966: Muhammad Ali moments before the start of the heavyweight title bout against Karl Mildenberger. Standing behind him in a white shirt is his trainer Angelo Dundee.

Forty-nine Okinawan educators got a first-hand look at American educational methods Friday and were surprised that American students “feel so much at ease in school.” This article first appeared in the Stars and Stripes Pacific — Okinawa edition, Mar. 23, 1958. It is republished unedited in its original form.

A handful of Red Cross girls are traveling hundreds of bumpy miles each week to bring coffee and donuts to American and allied units in the division and to perk up morale with light entertainment. This article first appeared in the Stars and Stripes Pacific edition, Dec. 19, 1958. It is republished unedited in its original form.

Camp Kaiser, South Korea, December 1958: Lynne Kaelber (seated) and Didi Hasson (standing) chat with two of the men of the 7th Military Police Company at Camp Kaiser.

Japanese educators from elementary schools on Okinawa recently visited Kadena Air Base to receive a crash-course in a new method of teaching. In January, their American counterparts will visit their schools to learn how Japanese classrooms are run.

Lop Buri, Thailand, Feb. 9, 2009: Smoke grenades cloud a mock United Nations humanitarian relief distribution station under attack in Lop Buri, Thailand, during a training drill for Cobra Gold ’09.

Kabul, Afghanistan, Sep. 28, 2019: Hasiba, 19, prepares to vote in her first presidential election at a polling station in downtown Kabul, Afghanistan, Sept. 28, 2019.

Over Afghanistan, Jan. 6, 2015: Afghan National Army soldiers rest in the back of an Mi-17 helicopter after being evacuated from a remote outpost in southern Afghanistan.