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Archive photo of the day

From the Stars and Stripes archives: a seventh grade student at Mercy Intermediate School in Okinawa, Japan, displays a letter from the White House, in January 1962.

Gen. Alexander Haig takes command of EUCOM, 1974

From the Stars and Stripes archives: Gen. Alexander M. Haig talks with one of the guests at a ceremony marking his return to active duty as commander-in-chief of the U.S. European Command in Stuttgart, Germany, Nov. 1, 1974.

Reception for visiting newspaper editors, 1948

From the Stars and Stripes archives: A reception is held for a group of visiting newspaper editors, all hailing from newspapers geared towards the Black community in the U.S., in Frankfurt, Germany, Mar. 22, 1948.



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Like a machine gun in a hay stack, 1951

From the Stars and Stripes archives: A machine gunner has set up in a mount of hay during Exercise Jupiter, a three-day enactment of a counterassault in France in 1951.

Groundhog day, 1996

From the Stars and Stripes archives: A new sign post proclaims Lukavac base camp in Bosnia-Herzegovina as Camp Punxsutawney, a reference to the movie Groundhog Day because every day seemed the same, Feb. 2, 1996.

Muddy, but alive, 1968

From the Stars and Stripes archives: An unidentified mud-covered cavalryman tries to clean his M16 during a sweep operation through Que Son Valley, South Vietnam, Jan. 20, 1968.

Truce Signed, 1953

From the Stars and Stripes archives: The front page of the Pacific Stars and Stripes edition for July 27, 1953, announcing the signing of the Korean Armistice Agreement, ending three years of fighting of the Korean War. 

A look at Grafenwoehr, 1949

From the Stars and Stripes archives: Bakers at the Grafenwoehr Training Area’s bakery weigh and roll dough, creating perfectly uniform loaves, Grafenwoehr, Germany, April 9, 1949.

Road to recovery, 2000

From the Stars and Stripes archives: Workers from Kosovo, Italy and Romania work together on a European Union Reconstruction road project to resurface highways throughout Kosovo, in Lipljan, Kosovo, Oct. 18, 2000.

Bringers of peace, 1999

From the Stars and Stripes archives: As if they were entering a liberated city, a Marine Light Armored Vehicle crew rolls into Gnjilane in eastern Kosovo to enthusiastic ethnic Albanians eager to see their arrival, June 15, 1999.

Keeping cool by the pool, 1961

From the Stars and Stripes archives: Jayne Mansfield has the right idea about keeping cool in the summer heat as she poses for the gathered press photographers by a pool in Frankfurt, Germany, June 22, 1961.

Spectacle of hoses, 2004

From the Stars and Stripes archives: Fire engines from about 30 Sasebo City Fire Department detachments on Tuesday gather near the Albuquerque Bridge to fire powerful streams of water, Sasebo, Japan, Jan. 6, 2004.

Cannonball! 2018

From the Stars and Stripes archives: A helpful sign posted at the foot of a looming cannonball tree, whose fruit grows directly out of the trunk and can carry a wallop to anyone standing below, July 2, 2018.

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