Archive photo of the day
ARCHIVE PHOTO OF THE DAYCatching up on the news, 1970
Stars and Stripes
February 15, 2020
()
John Cody ©Stars and StripesCambodia, May, 1970: An 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment soldier reads a newly-delivered copy of Stars and Stripes telling of the American efforts to seek out the Communist military headquarters in Cambodia's Fishhook region, as well as to disrupt Viet Cong sanctuaries and supply lines.
RELATED MATERIAL: Two 1970 Stars and Stripes stories about 11th Armored Cavalry troops in Cambodia: "Now we're going to get them instead of waiting to get hit" GIs find caches plentiful, Reds scarce