Photo of the day From the Stripes archives
June 13, 2003
Jack Baird / ©Stars and Stripes
Vietnam, 1965: Seaman Storekeeper Thomas G. Beikler of St. Paul, Minn., watches comedienne Martha Raye's show through a porthole aboard the U.S. Navy berthing vessel Tourane Hilton in Da Nang's harbor. Raye put on 14 shows in a grueling eight-day schedule in the Da Nang and Chu Lai areas.
Past photos of the day
June 12, 2003:
Marilyn Monroe visits the troops in Korea, 1954 (With stories and additional photos)
June 11, 2003:
Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara in Vietnam
June 10, 2003:
Filming of "Judgment at Nuremberg" (With story and additional photos)
June 9, 2003:
Attempted escape to the West foiled in Berlin, 1961 (With additional photos)
June 8, 2003:
Operation Desert Storm, Battle of the 73 Easting. (With 1991 story)
June 7, 2003:
John Wayne at the U.S. Army Hospital on Okinawa.
June 6, 2003:
Ann-Margret entertains servicemembers in Vietnam. (With additional photos)
June 5, 2003:
A spectator stretches to get a photo of President Gerald Ford.
June 4, 2003:
Robert Kennedy greets admirers in Heidelberg, Germany. (With story and additional photos)
June 3, 2003:
Elvis Presley relaxes during an interview in Germany.
June 2, 2003:
A wounded soldier gets help from two of his comrades in Vietnam.
June 1, 2003:
Gen. Eisenhower gets the news of Gen. MacArthur's dismissal.