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Archive photo of the day

From the Stars and Stripes archives: Smiling U.S. Ninth Army soldiers in Beckum, Germany, hold extra editions of Stars and Stripes announcing news of German’s surrender, May 8, 1945.

Ensuring final honors for all, 2012

From the Stars and Stripes archives: The Honor Guard from Ft. Riley folds the flag that draped a homeless veteran’s casket at his funeral, Wichita, Kansas, Sep. 12, 2012.

Nuts! 2002

From the Stars and Stripes archives: Army Pfc. Tamelle Hill, a smoke generator operator with the 4th Chemical Company, tries to repair a broken track in the soft sand by the Imjin river valley, South Korea, March 2, 2002.



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Putting on a show, 1962

From the Stars and Stripes archives: American USO trooper Bunita Jeane dances for members of Marine Helicopter Sq. 163 during a two-day entertainment tour of the Republic of Vietnam, July 1962.

Washing of the feet, 2006

From the Stars and Stripes archives: Tech. Sgt. Jeffrey Fort, 33, of Florissant, Mo., an Air Force patrol leader, treats a local child for cuts on her feet during a recent patrol outside Ali Base in Iraq, April 2006.

Sherpas deliver, 2004

From the Stars and Stripes archives: Sgt. Eric Muse, flight engineer with Company H of the 171st Aviation Regiment, at Balad Air Base, Iraq, looks out the rear door before takeoff in the C-23 Sherpa on Oct. 13, 2004.

Covering a raid, 2003

From the Stars and Stripes archives: A Marine sqaud automatic machine gunner takes cover behind a drop-off on the edge of a road during a raid at Al Fahr, Iraq on March 29, 2003.

Shoes fit for a King, 2008

From the Stars and Stripes archives: Flowers grow out of traditional Dutch wooden shoes at a display at Keukenhof gardens in Lisse, Netherlands on March 20, 2008.

Serious side eye from Ms. Kitt, 1958

From the Stars and Stripes archives: A makeup artist preps singer and actress Eartha Kitt backstage at the London Palladium on Nov. 13, 1958, for her appearance on Britain’s “Sunday Night at the Palladium” show.

Charmed, 1957

From the Stars and Stripes archives: Cheryl Greenwood, one of the teenagers learning hair dressing at the Teen Haven Charm School conducted for youngsters at Kadena Air Base, Okinawa in October 1957.

A divine moment, 2019

From the Stars and Stripes archives: a visitor moves through a garden of 540 stone statues of Buddha’s disciples at the Kitain temple in Kawagoe, Japan, May 18, 2019.

Unhappy Easter, 1949

From the Stars and Stripes archives: Two children look unhappy to put all their eggs in one shared box during the annual Easter Egg hunt in Frankfurt, Germany, Apr. 17, 1949.

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