Photo of the day
From the Stripes archives
June 23, 2003
Robert Vogeler is freed
Red Grandy
/ ©Stars and Stripes
Vienna, Austria, April 28, 1951: Robert Vogeler gets a hug from his wife, Lucille, as he gains his freedom after 527 days in captivity in Hungary. Vogeler, an ITT executive, was arrested on espionage charges in December, 1949; his captivity resulted in several retaliatory moves by the U.S., including the closing of Hungarian consulates in two cities and a ban on travel by Americans to the Eastern Bloc country.

Past photos of the day

June 22, 2003: President and Mrs. Reagan are welcomed to Bonn, Germany, 1982
June 21, 2003: A salute from two generations, 1988
June 20, 2003: The Apollo 11 astronauts stop in Germany as part of their goodwill tour, 1969

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.