Photo of the day
From the Stripes archives
June 20, 2003
Apollo 11 astronauts
Jim Cole
/ ©Stars and Stripes
Cologne, Germany, October 12, 1969: Apollo 11 astronauts, from left, Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins and Buzz Aldrin take in the warm welcome they received at city hall. The Columbus Day appearance by the first crew to land on the moon was part of a 22-nation goodwill tour.

Past photos of the day

June 19, 2003: 2nd Armored Division demonstrates firing of 280mm cannon, 1955
June 18, 2003: F-15 Eagle takes off from Bitburg Air Base, 1979 (With additional photos)
June 17, 2003: U.S. defeats the Soviet Union in Olympic hockey, 1980
June 16, 2003: Sen. Prescott Bush at USAREUR headquarters, 1957
June 15, 2003: Under fire in Vietnam, 1966 (With story and additional photos)
June 14, 2003: New York Yankees manager Casey Stengel mugs for the camera, 1955
June 13, 2003: Sailor watches Martha Raye show through porthole, 1965
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, 1966
June 10, 2003: Filming of "Judgment at Nuremberg," 1961 (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, 1991. (With story)
June 7, 2003: John Wayne at the U.S. Army Hospital on Okinawa, 1967.

June 6, 2003: Ann-Margret entertains servicemembers in Vietnam, 1966. (With additional photos)
June 5, 2003: A spectator stretches to get a photo of President Gerald Ford, 1975.
June 4, 2003: Robert Kennedy greets admirers in Heidelberg, 1964. (With story and additional photos)
June 3, 2003: Elvis Presley relaxes during an interview in Germany, 1960.
June 2, 2003: A wounded soldier gets help from two of his comrades in Vietnam, 1967.
June 1, 2003: Gen. Eisenhower gets the news of Gen. MacArthur's dismissal, 1951.