The conservancy that oversees the SS United States has launched an urgent $500,000 fundraising campaign to help cover relocation expenses for the historic ship amid its uncertain future.

Yongsan Garrison, South Korea, Nov. 11, 2006: Seoul American Falcons football players celebrate their Far East High School Class AA football championship at Falcon Field, Seoul American High School, South Post, Yongsan Garrison, South Korea.

Jagadan, Afghanistan, April 11, 2005: Spc. Lee Isham of the 4th Psychological Operations Group hands out copies of the Peace newspaper to pupils in an all-girls’ class at the Jagadan village school, just outside the gates of Bagram Air Base.

Frankfurt, Germany, March 4, 1971: Singer Jose Feliciano warms up backstage between shows in Frankfurt.

More than a dozen Battleship New Jersey museum volunteers, veterans and ticket holders, rode on the USS New Jersey during its two-hour ride to Camden on Thursday, as the vessel returned to its home pier after a long 12-week repair journey at the Philadelphia Navy Yard.

Evan Schmidt, a 100-year-old resident of Florence, Colo., and World War II veteran, has not let the passage of time keep him down and, though he takes his time when settling or rising from a seat, his fighting spirit recently enabled him to attend an Honor Flight sponsored by Rocky Mountain Honor Flight in May.

Aviation fans flock to the Dayton International Airport every summer for the annual Dayton Air Show. Now in its fifth decade, crowds attend to witness and experience not only the latest in technology but can also catch a glimpse of aviation’s past.

Tay Ninh, South Vietnam, Oct. 4, 1971: A member of the Army ground crew at Tay Ninh loads rockets onto a Cobra helicopter during an effort to combat stepped-up communist activity near the Cambodian border.