Liberty Bridge, 1967
South Vietnam, August 1967: A Seabee from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 4 works on the “Liberty Bridge” across the Thu Bon River, 20 miles south of Da Nang.
South Vietnam, August 1967: A Seabee from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 4 works on the “Liberty Bridge” across the Thu Bon River, 20 miles south of Da Nang.
Torrejon Air Base, Spain, May 1964: Taking no chances whatsoever, airmen on the flight line at Torrejon Air Base team up to make sure every last buckle is properly fastened on Ann-Margret’s life vest. She was in Spain for the filming of “The Pleasure Seekers.”
Demilitarized Zone, South Korea, August 1960: Soldiers of the 1st Republic of Korea Division keep their machine gun ready for any threats against their outpost on the Demilitarized Zone.
Pashtun Zarghun district, Afghanistan, Feb. 9, 2010: Afghan Police Capt. Abdul Zaher, left, and Staff Sgt. Darvin Cosby, 29, of Chicago, center, guard a suspect arrested by Afghan police as they search his home for bomb-making materials.
Taipei, Taiwan, Dec. 1, 1968: A hair and makeup artist touches up Gregory Peck as the actor talks to director J. Lee Thompson on the set of “The Chairman” at the Hsing Tien Kong Temple in Taipei.
Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo, Feb. 18, 2000: Staff Sgt. Lee Kline and Spc. Raymond Jugal, both from B Company, 2nd Battalion, 1st Aviation, check the radio system on a UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter.
Bermel Valley, Afghanistan, Sept. 9, 2002: Children in the village of Sharip-khail huddle against a chilly late afternoon breeze under poncho liners given them by Special Forces soldiers standing guard over the village.
50 miles north of Seoul, South Korea, October 1959: Republic of Korea First Army infantrymen, gas masks on and bayonets at the ready, break through a simulated poison gas cloud.
Oct. 14, 1964, Tokyo: Billy Mills, a U.S. Marine, wins the gold medal in the 10,000 meters at the Tokyo Olympics in 1964.
FOB Summerall, Iraq, July 18, 2008: U.S. Army 1st Lt. Ben Juvinal does his best to hold back the tide during a one-sided soccer match between U.S. and Iraqi troops commemorating the American departure from Forward Operating Base Summerall.
Con Thien, South Vietnam, Aug. 15, 1968: Pvt. 1st Class Richard M. Topeka of B Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division walks along the dirt road of Con Thien Marine base, his M60 resting on his right shoulder.
Mosul, Iraq, Aug. 20, 2010: An American soldier patrols at sunset outside of Mosul.
Tokyo International Airport, Japan, Dec. 10, 1960: Sir Edmund Hillary, mountaineer and explorer, addresses gathered journalists at Tokyo International Airport, Dec. 10, 1960.
Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, July 7, 1964: Cameraman A1C Andrew M. Davaca from Canton, Ohio, focuses on graphics to be used in AFTV Channel 3’s programming.
Mosul, Iraq, Aug. 20, 2010: Sgt. Ryan Carlson, left, shows an Iraqi soldier how to raid a home at Checkpoint 3, a small base outside Mosul.
Saigon, South Vietnam, February 1962: Military supplies are offloaded from the freighter Hawaiian Educator February 1962 at the port of Saigon.
Kandahar, Afghanistan, Nov. 8, 2010: Players scrimmage in preparation for the upcoming season of the Kandahar Hockey League at Kandahar Air Field in southern Afghanistan.
Vicenza, Italy, March 30, 2006: Jen Dean greets her husband, Capt. Joel Dean of 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, back to Vicenza, Italy.
Tikrit, Iraq, May 20, 2010: Men detained during an April 23 security sweep in Tikrit wait behind concertina wire at an Iraqi police station.