Archive photo of the day
Mud v. Howitzer, 1996
Stars and Stripes
August 20, 2025
(Ken George/Stars and Stripes)
45 kilometers north of Tuzla, in northern Bosnia-Herzegovnia, Jan. 24, 1996: Soldiers from the 1st Armored Division’s 1st Brigade attempt to dig their howitzer from the knee-deep mud while setting up camp.
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