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Unhappy Easter, 1949

From the Stars and Stripes archives: Two children look unhappy to put all their eggs in one shared box during the annual Easter Egg hunt in Frankfurt, Germany, Apr. 17, 1949.

Learning an ancient craft, 1959

From the Stars and Stripes archives: sanding wood and applying a special plaster, these orphans are learning lacquerware manufacture, a centuries-old profession, in Seoul, South Korea, January 1959.



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Looking from up high, 2002

From the Stars and Stripes archives: Readers using the Aomori Public Library on the eighth floor of Ausa enjoy an expansive cityscape view, in Aomori, Japan, March 2002.

Guns and ammo held high, 1967

From the Stars and Stripes archives: An underwater pothole gives a hapless GI an unexpected dunking as a buddy grins at his discomfort in Mekong Delta, Vietnam, 1967.

Smoke show, 1968

From the Stars and Stripes archives: Heavy smoke billows from a massive tire pile as onlookers stand by in Saigon on Feb. 3, 1968.

Over the North Sea, into the sun, 2007

From the Stars and Stripes archives: A group of 321st Special Tactics Squadron airmen jump out into a blinding ray of sunshine from a MC-130P Combat Shadow as part of a training exercise over the North Sea on Nov. 14, 2007.

Greasing the wheels, 2002

From the Stars and Stripes archives: Marine Pfc. Julien Perri of 3rd Transportation Support Battalion’s Support Company pumps fluid into a differential on a Logistics Vehicle System on Camp Foster, Okinawa, Sep. 13, 2002.

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