Archive photo of the day

School’s out for summer, 1964

From the Stars and Stripes archives: Children stream out of Mannheim Elementary School on the last day of school — eager for their summer vacation to start.

Delivering hope and sustenance, 2016

From the Stars and Stripes archives: Villagers work with Navy pilots and Marines to offload relief supplies from a Navy helicopter delivered to the village of Jabouin in southwest Haiti on Oct. 18, 2016.

Scanning for the enemy, 2003

From the Stars and Stripes archives: Sgt. S. K. Lee, a Korean augmentee assigned to B Company, 2/72 Armor, scans for enemy scouts during battle training in the STRIKE ARTEP exercise this in South Korea, Oct. 6, 2003.

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On a mission, 1968

From the Stars and Stripes archives: Soldiers move through a village north of Chu Lai in Vietnam, 1968.

Going about his business, 1969

From the Stars and Stripes archives: Infantry troops taking part in the Carbide Ice exercise roll through the village of Koenigstein in the Vilseck-Grafenwoehr area in Germany, Feb. 3, 1969.

Last ticket to the last show, 1955

From the Stars and Stripes archives: Cashier Tsuruko Iwasaki sells the last ticket to Corporal Raymond Somerfield in Tokyo, Jan. 2, 1955.

Marines in combat gear and holding weapons walk through a patch of sand and rocks in front of a heavily damaged building.

What’s left, 2003

From the Stars and Stripes archives: Marines walk among the ruins of the Special Republican Guard Headquarters buildings in Baghdad on April 9, 2003.

Peeking in, 2003

From the Stars and Stripes archives: Boys stare through the broken windows of a local school in the village of Shanafiya in southern Iraq, August 2003.

Actress Goldie Hawn during the filming of “$”, 1971

From the Stars and Stripes archives: Extras playing bank customers during the filming of “$” at Hamburg’s art museum in Hamburg, Germany, Feb. 11, 1971.

Asian-Pacific Day at Yokota, 2018

From the Stars and Stripes archives: Students don traditional Japanese kimono with help from local volunteers during Asian-Pacific Day at Yokota High School, May 3, 2018.

Japanese American Memorial, 2008

From the Stars and Stripes archives: Lynn Bettancourt helps her father, Grant Hirabayashi, find his cousin’s name at the Japanese American Memorial to Patriotism during World War II in Washington, Nov. 11, 2008.

Several people perform on stage, four in the front with guitars and one in the back who is mostly obscured.

Concert for Valor, 2014

From the Stars and Stripes archives: Bruce Springsteen performs “Fortunate Son” with the Zac Brown Band and Dave Grohl during the Concert for Valor on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 11, 2014.