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Pink cherry blossom trees line the banks of a moat, with the trees reflected in the water.

Where the blossoms bloom, 2000

From the Stars and Stripes archives: Under cover of night, cherry blossom trees lining the moat surrounding Hirosaki Castle in northern Japan lend a warm glow in March 2000.

A black-and-white, 1970s-era image of a boy in t-shirt and shorts sitting on a curbside with his head down on his arms.

Boredom of youth, 1976

From the Stars and Stripes archives: The boredom of youth, even in a big city, is brought home by this boy sitting on a curb in East London, May 1976.

Hed: How many VoPos does it take, 1975 Berlin, Germany, 1975: A simple task like changing a lightbulb, normally the subject of jokes about how many people are required to do so, takes on a serious, sinister meaning when it's being done in the "no-man's land" on the Communist side of the Berlin Wall. Guards like this one killed at least 133 people trying to flee to the West during the wall's existence from 1961 to 1989. VoPo was the nickname used for the East German Volkspolizei, the East German police force. Looking for Stars and Stripes’ historic coverage? Subscribe to Stars and Stripes’ historic newspaper archive! We have digitized our 1948-1999 European and Pacific editions, as well as several of our WWII editions and made them available online through https://starsandstripes.newspaperarchive.com/ META TAGS: Cold War; Berlin Wall; Germany

How many VoPos does it take, 1975

From the Stars and Stripes archives: Guards like this one killed at least 133 people trying to flee to the West during the Berlin Wall’s existence from 1961 to 1989.

Hed: NATO 10th anniversary air show, 1959 Bitburg, Germany, April, 1959: A boy and his dad join nearly 250,000 other spectators in enjoying the precision flying demonstrated at an international air show marking the 10th anniversary of NATO. Looking for Stars and Stripes’ historic coverage? Subscribe to Stars and Stripes’ historic newspaper archive! We have digitized our 1948-1999 European and Pacific editions, as well as several of our WWII editions and made them available online through https://starsandstripes.newspaperarchive.com/ META TAGS: NATO; international relations;

NATO 10th anniversary air show, 1959

From the Stars and Stripes archives: A boy and his dad join nearly 250,000 other spectators in enjoying the precision flying demonstrated at an international air show marking the 10th anniversary of NATO in Bitburg, Germany, April 1959.

Judy tries on a jet crash helmet for fun before taking off. Assistant is 1st Lt. George Holdcroft, L-19 pilot.

Korea’s “Doughnut Dollies”

Judy Haag of Greendale, Wis., joined the American Red Cross as a Clubmobile girl and was assigned to the unit at Ascom Area Command headquarters in Korea. Since November, Judy like the 50 other Red Cross Clubmobile girls, has traveled thousands of miles by Army truck, helicopter and light plane.

Hed: Donuts, coffee and a bit of quip, 1959 Somewhere in South Korea, April 1959: Judy Haag, one of some 50 Red Cross women operating the organization's Clubmobiles across South Korea, hands out donuts to a servicemember. Haag, who hails from Greendale, Wis. and admitted that before joining the Red Cross she never travelled farther than Minnesota, now travels to some five different military outfits a day, be it in truck, or by helicopter. Dubbed "Doughnut Dollies" during the Korean War, the Red Cross Clubmobiles and the women who operate them date back to World War II when teams of three female Red Cross workers travelled to troops stationed in Great Britain and Europe in busses equipped with a stove for coffee and a built-in donut maker, carrying magazines, candy, playing records, and a friendly chat to U.S. troops. From Stars and Stripes' decades worth of articles on the women who signed up for "hard work in less than ideal conditions," it's clear that they, not the donuts, were the real morale boosters. Read the original 1959 article on Judy and her Red Cross pals here. META DATA: Pacific; South Korea; ASCOM; Army Service Command; Red Cross; women in the military; Donut Dollies; Doughnut Dollies; military life; Clubmobile program

Donuts, coffee and a bit of quip, 1959

From the Stars and Stripes archives: Judy Haag, one of some 50 Red Cross women operating the organization’s Clubmobiles across South Korea, hands out donuts to a service member in April 1959.

Hed: Lady Bird Johnson gets comfortable, 1963 Amsterdam, Netherlands, November 8, 1963: During a visit to the U.S. Food and Agriculture Exhibition at Amsterdam's new RAI building, Lady Bird Johnson tries out what appears to be a very comfortable chair as her husband, Vice President Lyndon Johnson, awaits his turn. The Johnsons were on a goodwill tour of the Benelux countries. Looking for Stars and Stripes’ historic coverage? Subscribe to Stars and Stripes’ historic newspaper archive! We have digitized our 1948-1999 European and Pacific editions, as well as several of our WWII editions and made them available online through https://starsandstripes.newspaperarchive.com/ META TAGS: President; POTUS; First Lady; FLOTUS; Goodwill tour;

Lady Bird Johnson gets comfortable, 1963

From the Stars and Stripes archives: During a visit to the U.S. Food and Agriculture Exhibition at Amsterdam’s new RAI building, Lady Bird Johnson tries out what appears to be a very comfortable chair as her husband, Vice President Lyndon Johnson, awaits his turn on Nov. 8, 1963.

Hed: Searching for insurgents, 2008 Baghdad, Iraq, Mar. 15, 2008: Pfc. Chase Webb, 19, (right) and Spc. Walt Vansciver, 32, search the upstairs of a building while looking for insurgents in the Abu Saif area of Baghdad. Soldiers with Blackfoot Troop, 3rd Squadron 89th Cavalry Regiment and Company C, 2nd Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment raided the four-story building after a source tipped them off. META TAGS: Wars on Terror; U.S. Army; Operation Iraqi Freedom; Blackfoot Troop, 3rd Squadron 89th Cavalry Regiment and Company C, 2nd Battalion, 30th Infantry Regimen

Searching for insurgents, 2008

From the Stars and Stripes archives: Pfc. Chase Webb, 19, (right) and Spc. Walt Vansciver, 32, search the upstairs of a building while looking for insurgents in the Abu Saif area of Baghdad in Iraq on March 15, 2008.

HED: Ready to blow, 2002 Kandahar, Afghanistan, Feb. 25, 2002: Explosive ordnance experts attach explosives to Soviet rockets for the purpose of blowing up the munitions. U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1 Brian McMullen of the Navy's Explosive Ordnance Detachment Mobile Unit 8 works with two Norwegian EOD experts, Cpl. Kim Soderstrom, center, and Cpl. Kjarten Snorrason. A multi-national explosive ordinance demolition crew of American, Canadian and Norwegian worked to permanently dispose of a cache of some 2,400 57 mm Russian-made rockets found two miles from Kandahar Airfield. META TAGS: U.S. Navy; U.S. Army; EOD; Wars on Terror; Operation Enduring Freedom;

Ready to blow, 2002

From the Stars and Stripes archives: Explosive ordnance experts attach explosives to Soviet rockets for the purpose of blowing up the munitions in Kandahar, Afghanistan on Feb. 25, 2002.

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