Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Dec. 19, 2011: Soldiers make their way through holiday decorations at the dining facility at Forward Operating Base Base Pasab in Kandahar province Afghanistan.

Seoul, South Korea, Dec. 10, 1960: Children from the Pubwon Orphanage near Seoul greet the “Christmas Sleigh” — the C-97 Stratofreighter of the New Hampshire Air National Guard — at Kimpo Air Base, in Seoul.

Pacific theater, Dec. 25, 1945: In December 1945, Stars and Stripes Pacific published this holiday souvenir edition for the U.S. Occupation Forces in the Pacific.

Cam Ranh Bay, Vietnam, Dec. 21, 1966: Bob Hope stands solo on stage as he delights thousands of U.S. service members with his jokes a few days before Christmas.

Pyeongchang, South Korea, Dec. 19, 2017: U.S. and South Korean Marines get airborne during a short workout.

Yokota Air Base, Japan, Dec. 11, 2012: The Operation Christmas Drop 2012 patch worn by C-130 aircrew members from the 36th Airlift Squadron from Yokota Air Base, Japan.

Yong Kun (Tex) Kim enjoys a piece of cake at the USO in Seoul, South Korea, in October 1960. Found wandering the streets alone, the 8-year-old orphaned boy was being cared for by personnel of the USO Seoul.

Paris, France, Nov. 1998: A statue at the Tuileries, the Eifel tower and the obelisk on the Place de la Concorde are silhouetted in a Paris purple sky.

When Patricia Ann Malaya gets up in the morning and looks into the mirror, she’s apt to see almost a double image of herself. And it’s no trick mirror that causes this. This article first appeared in the Stars and Stripes Europe edition, Feb. 25, 1976. It is republished unedited in its original form.

Karlsruhe, Germany, Feb. 18, 1976: Spec. 5 David Montgomery, company clerk of the 517th Maintenance Co., ponders which of his assistants is which.