From the Stars and Stripes archives: Nic Mohammad, 8, recuperates at NATO’s Role 3 Hospital at Kandahar Airfield in Afghanistan on Sept. 27, 2010, after being injured by a bomb blast.

A new chapter in U.S.-Iran relations is about to be written, whether for the better or the even worse. For nearly a half century, the world has witnessed an enmity for the ages. Now the U.S. president is saying, of all things, “God bless Iran,” shortly after ordering the intense bombing of Iranian nuclear-development sites.

From the Stars and Stripes archives: Stars and Stripes photographer Kim Ki Sam decided to use some color film and shoot some scenes in and around Da Nang, including several river scenes as this one.

From the Stars and Stripes archives: An Iraqi boy gives freshly baked flatbread to Spc. Acisclo Melendez of Company A, 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry, Hora Al Bosh, Iraq, Dec. 30, 2004.

The first true commander-in-chief of the armed forces to lead the Revolutionary War was not, as many believe, George Washington. It was a man named Artemas Ward.

A day before the U.S. Army celebrated its birthday in Washington, representatives from the Navy attended a small commemoration for a different kind of anniversary: 100 years since one of the first demonstrations of the technology that would become television.

From the Stars and Stripes archives: A flight deck worker rests on the nose of a fighter jet in between takeoffs Thursday, Mar.ch 20, 2003 on the USS Kitty Hawk.

From the Stars and Stripes archives: Iraqi civilians flee during a firefight between American and Iraqi forces at a bridge near As Samawah, Iraq, March 24, 2003.

Thousands marked the 80th anniversary of the end of the Battle of Okinawa, as U.S. and Japanese officials delivered messages of peace in separate ceremonies.

Nearly 80 years after they were captured and killed in the final days of World War II, dozens of U.S. airmen were honored with a solemn ceremony that also reckoned with the legacy of those who carried out their executions.