From the Stars and Stripes archives: Explosive ordnance technicians scour the scene after a triggerman detonated a bomb under a U.S. military vehicle in Afghanistan’s hostile Tangi Valley, Oct. 17, 2009.

From the Stars and Stripes archives: 1st Infantry Regiment’s Charlie Company prepare for bilateral ski training at Iwate Maneuvering Ground, Japan, Feb. 20, 2003.

From the Stars and Stripes archives: Master Sgt. William F. Garland, his wife, Helen, and their three daughters enjoy a quiet evening in their brand new living room in Aschaffenburg, Germany, sometime in 1950.

From the Stars and Stripes archives: Soldiers from the 1st Armored Division’s 1st Brigade attempt to dig their howitzer from the knee-deep mud while setting up camp in northern Bosnia-Herzegovnia, Jan. 24, 1996.

Sugar Ray Robinson arrives in Frankfurt for a fight against Hans Stretz in this Stars and Stripes photo.

From the Stars and Stripes archives: teacher Naomi H. Kim explains a point to members of her seventh grade class at the Seoul Army Dependent School in South Korea, Oct. 20, 1960.

From the Stars and Stripes archives: President Nixon and Spanish leader Generalissimo Francisco Franco are accompanied by Franco’s mounted escort as they ride from Madrid’s Barajas Airport to Moncloa Palace. Madrid, Spain, Oct. 2, 1970.

From the Stars and Stripes archives: Medics of Medical Company, 19th Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division treat a “wounded” soldier in the field, South Korea, Jan. 26, 1957.

From the Stars and Stripes archives: Geri Griffin, a softshoe dancer, dances on stage as men of Military Assistance Advisory Group and members of the U.S. 25th Infantry Division gaze at her, South Vietnam, April 1963.

From the Stars and Stripes archives: Actor William Holden listens to his future co-star Jennifer Jones as she answers a question from a reporter, Tokyo, Japan, Feb. 1, 1955.