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Water sellers in Morocco, 1960

Marrakesh, Morocco, February 1960: Among the prime photographic targets for tourists visiting colorful Marrakesh were these water sellers with tasseled hats, kilt-like garb and strings of brass cups.



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IED detonation in Iraq, 2003

Iraq, Oct. 19, 2003: Soldiers from the 270th Military Police Company of the California Army National Guard watch as members of the 789th Explosive Ordnance Disposal Company detonate an improvised explosive device.

Brig. Gen. Anna Mae Hays in Japan, 1971

Camp Zama, Japan, February 1971: A portrait of Brig. Gen. Anna Mae Hays, chief of the Army Nurse Corps, taken during an interview at Zama Hospital during a Far East inspection tour that also included stops in Korea and Vietnam.

Spring snow in Germany, 2008

Miesenbach, Germany, April 7, 2008: Walking paths and forest roads in the Kaiserslautern area were a scene of enchanted tranquility after a spring break snowstorm covered communities throughout western Germany with a couple of inches of spring snow.

When Hollywood was actually pumping out Soviet propaganda

It was movie night at the Kremlin. The date was May 23, 1943. The Red Army had defeated the Germans at the Battle of Stalingrad only three months earlier. For the first time, it looked like the Allies could win. The lights went down and “Mission to Moscow” started. The movie was pure Stalinist propaganda.

Taking off at the National Kite Festival, 2015

Washington, March 28, 2015: Landboarder Lon Phan of Silver Spring, Md., is silhouetted against the sun as he takes to the air in front of the Washington Monument in the early minutes of the National Kite Festival.

IED search in Afghanistan, 2010

Zabul Province, Afghanistan, September 2010: A Navy explosive ordnance disposal technician searches for an IED while locals watch.

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