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Archive photo of the day

From the Stars and Stripes archives: Taro Leaf cannoneers of the 52nd Field Artillery Battalion team up to get a fire mission underway in South Korea, April 1955.

Running for a healthier you, 2018

From the Stars and Stripes archives: More than 300 soldiers and family members run during the Bavarian Health Initiative 5K in Grafenwoehr, Germany, Mar. 23, 2018.

Raining on the parade, 2005

From the Stars and Stripes archives: The rainy weather didn’t curb the crowds at Yokosuka’s Mikoshi Parade, but costumes were altered to repel the wet weather.



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A look at Grafenwoehr, 1949

From the Stars and Stripes archives: Bakers at the Grafenwoehr Training Area’s bakery weigh and roll dough, creating perfectly uniform loaves, Grafenwoehr, Germany, April 9, 1949.

Road to recovery, 2000

From the Stars and Stripes archives: Workers from Kosovo, Italy and Romania work together on a European Union Reconstruction road project to resurface highways throughout Kosovo, in Lipljan, Kosovo, Oct. 18, 2000.

Bringers of peace, 1999

From the Stars and Stripes archives: As if they were entering a liberated city, a Marine Light Armored Vehicle crew rolls into Gnjilane in eastern Kosovo to enthusiastic ethnic Albanians eager to see their arrival, June 15, 1999.

Keeping cool by the pool, 1961

From the Stars and Stripes archives: Jayne Mansfield has the right idea about keeping cool in the summer heat as she poses for the gathered press photographers by a pool in Frankfurt, Germany, June 22, 1961.

Spectacle of hoses, 2004

From the Stars and Stripes archives: Fire engines from about 30 Sasebo City Fire Department detachments on Tuesday gather near the Albuquerque Bridge to fire powerful streams of water, Sasebo, Japan, Jan. 6, 2004.

Cannonball! 2018

From the Stars and Stripes archives: A helpful sign posted at the foot of a looming cannonball tree, whose fruit grows directly out of the trunk and can carry a wallop to anyone standing below, July 2, 2018.

Saying it with flowers, 1999

From the Stars and Stripes archives: Flowers from locals decorate concertina wire at a traffic control point in Urosecac, a province in Kosovo.

Where did that bolt go? 1949

From the Stars and Stripes archives: Ground crew check the engine of the Military Air Transport Service (MATS) C-74 Globemaster bound for the United States at Rhein-Main Air Force Base, Aug. 11, 1949.

Feels like summer, 1984

From the Stars and Stripes archives: Makiko (left) and Kuniko Clark play in the pool of the New Sanno Hotel in Tokyo, Japan as other guests sunbathe on the stretchers surrounding the pool, Sept. 9, 1984.

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