An Khe, South Vietnam, December 1966: Author John Steinbeck, 1962 Nobel Prize in Literature recipient, sits on a little green trunk as he answers questions from the men of the 1st Air Cavalry Division at An Khe, South Vietnam. Steinbeck visited Vietnam to learn and write about war. Asked about a question raised by a popular US magazine, "Is the U.S. locked in a hopeless war?" Steinbeck answered "All wars are hopeless, but all of the wars have been necessary and this one is also necessary." Steinbeck's son, John, was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1965 and was in country at the time of his father's visit. Read Stars and Stripes' article on Steinbeck's visit here. https://www.stripes.com/migration/war-hopeless-but-necessary-steinbeck-says-1.84079 META TAGS: Pacific; South Vietnam; Vietnam War; author; writer; U.S. Army; 1st Air Cavalry

John Steinbeck answers questions in South Vietnam, 1966

An Khe, South Vietnam, December 1966: Author John Steinbeck, 1962 Nobel Prize in Literature recipient, sits on a little green trunk as he answers questions from the men of the 1st Air Cavalry Division at An Khe, South Vietnam.

Guantanamo Bay, Cuba on April 19, 2016: The rising sun silhouettes an out-of-use guard tower, fence and concertina wire at Camp Delta at Guantanamo Bay detention camp. META TAGS: Guantanamo Bay detention camp; Naval Station Guantanamo Bay; military prison; Gitmo; GTMO; Global war on Terrror

Sunrise silhouettes guard tower at Guantanamo Bay, 2016

Guantanamo Bay, Cuba on April 19, 2016: The rising sun silhouettes an out-of-use guard tower, fence and concertina wire at Camp Delta at Guantanamo Bay detention camp.

Marjah, Afghanistan, Jan. 23, 2011: An Afghan translator working for the Marines takes a local boy for a bike ride on the boy's bike on Marjah's main drag. The road had just been paved, a first in the town. Check out Nancy Montgomery's 2011 on the progress made at the time in Marjah here. https://www.stripes.com/migration/one-year-after-offensive-signs-of-progress-in-marjah-1.134822 META TAGS: Operation Enduring Freedom, War on Terror, Afghanistan, Afghan,

Translator and boy ride bike in Afghanistan, 2011

Marjah, Afghanistan, Jan. 23, 2011: An Afghan translator working for the Marines takes a local boy for a bike ride on the boy’s bike on Marjah’s main drag. The road had just been paved, a first in the town.

Craig Field, South Korea, Sep. 13, 1958: Cavalier back Ronald Vierra (14) enters touchdown land and scores six points for his team in game with Osan AB. The visiting Osan eleven proved no match for the 1st Cav. team, and the Cavaliers downed the visiting team 28-14, in the opening game of the All-Korean Football Conference. The game was part of a full day of activities on the division's 37th birthday that included dedication of Craig Field. The 1st Cav. was activated as a Regular Army division at Ft. Bliss, Texas, September 13, 1921. Pictured here is a scan of the original 1958 print created by Stars and Stripes Pacific's photo department to run in the print newspaper. The red marks indicate the crop lines. Only the middle part of the image would appear in the newspaper. As the vast majority of pre-1964 Stars and Stripes Pacific negatives and slides were unwittingly destroyed by poor temporary storage in 1963, the prints developed from the late 1940s through 1963 are the only images left of Stripes' news photography from those decades – with the exception the negatives of some 190 pre-1964 photo assignment found recently. Stars and Stripes' archives team is scanning these prints and negatives to ensure their preservation. META TAGS: Football; 1st Cavalry Division; First Team; military sports; anniversary

1st Cavalry Division football team, 1958

Craig Field, South Korea, Sept. 13, 1958: Ronald Vierra (14) of the 1st Cavalry Division football team scores a touchdown against Osan AB. The 1st Cavalry was activated as a Regular Army division at Fort Bliss, Texas, Sept. 13, 1921.

Tokyo, April, 1971: Mahalia Jackson, considered by many to be the best American gospel singer ever, talks to a reporter at her hotel a few hours after she performed for Empress Nagako and other members of the Japanese imperial family. Jackson sang at many important events in American history, including the Kennedy inauguration, the 1963 March on Washington, and the funeral of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. At the March on Washington, she preceded Dr. King's "I Have a Dream" speech with the spiritual, "I Been 'Buked and I Been Scorned." Read Stars and Stripes' full 1971 interview with Mahalia Jackson here. Want to read Stars and Stripes’ interviews with other artists in Europe and the Pacific? Subscribe to Stars and Stripes’ historic newspaper archive! We have digitized our 1948-1999 European and Pacific editions, as well as several of our WWII editions and made them available online through https://starsandstripes.newspaperarchive.com/ META TAGS: Gospel Music Heritage Month; African American culture; Black culture; American culture; entertainment; music

Mahalia Jackson at Tokyo Hotel, 1971

Tokyo, April, 1971: Mahalia Jackson, considered by many to be the best American gospel singer ever, talks to a reporter at her hotel a few hours after she performed for Empress Nagako and other members of the Japanese imperial family.

Pentagon, Washington, D.C., Sep. 11, 2016: President Barack Obama speaks on the 15th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks at the Pentagon beneath a large American flag marking the spot an airliner crashed into the building on Sept. 11, 2001. Stars and Stripes reporters Lisa Burgess and Sandra Jontz were at work at the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001, when terrorists crashed a commercial airliner into the building. Five years later, they recounted their recollections of that day Read the 2006 article here. https://www.stripes.com/migration/five-years-later-two-stripes-reporters-recall-chaos-fear-of-pentagon-attack-1.53941 META TAGS: 9/11; Wars on Terror; terrorist attack; Pentagon; remembrance day

9/11 remembrance at the Pentagon, 2016

The Pentagon, Arlington, Va., Sept. 11, 2016: President Barack Obama speaks on the 15th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks at the Pentagon beneath a large American flag marking the spot an airliner crashed into the building on Sept. 11, 2001.

Berlin, Germany, 1961: This Berlin dad has his hands full, between answering the questions of Communist border guards who are checking his papers and keeping an eye on two restless children. Looking for Stars and Stripes’ historic coverage? Subscribe to Stars and Stripes’ historic newspaper archive! We have digitized our 1948-1999 European and Pacific editions, as well as several of our WWII editions and made them available online through https://starsandstripes.newspaperarchive.com/ META TAGS: Cold War; Berlin Wall; East Berlin; West Berlin;

Dad and restless children in Berlin, 1961

Berlin, Germany, 1961: This Berlin dad has his hands full, between answering the questions of Communist border guards who are checking his papers and keeping an eye on two restless children.

Osan Air Base, South Korea, Feb. 21, 2002: President George W. Bush was full of praise as he told some 7,000 gathered troops and family members "you're the best in the world." But he received one of the biggest ovations when he noted that he asked Congress for a $48 billion increase in the defense budget "that includes a pay raise." META TAGS: President; Defense budget;

President Bush and troops at Osan Air Base, 2002

Osan Air Base, South Korea, Feb. 21, 2002: President George W. Bush was full of praise as he told some 7,000 gathered troops and family members “you’re the best in the world.”

Mannheim, Germany, August, 1981: A crew at Coleman Barracks prepares an Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter belonging to the 205th Aviation Co. at Finthen Army Air Field for lifting by another Chinook, this one from the 295th Aviation Co. The copters were on their way to Ramstein Air Base, where the stripped-down craft from Finthen was to be loaded aboard a C-5 Galaxy for a flight to the U.S. to be rebuilt. Before the flight, the 205th's chopper was reduced in weight from its normal 21,000 pounds to 11,000 by removing its fore and aft transmissions, rotors and engines. Looking for Stars and Stripes’ historic coverage? Subscribe to Stars and Stripes’ historic newspaper archive! We have digitized our 1948-1999 European and Pacific editions, as well as several of our WWII editions and made them available online through https://starsandstripes.newspaperarchive.com/ META TAGS: 295th Aviation Company; U.S. Army;

Chinook helicopter at Finthen Army Air Field, 1981

Mannheim, Germany, August, 1981: A crew at Coleman Barracks prepares an Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter belonging to the 205th Aviation Co. at Finthen Army Air Field for lifting by another Chinook, this one from the 295th Aviation Co.

Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, Jul. 12, 2016: Defense Secretary Ash Carter is greeted by U.S. Air Force officers at Bagram Air Field. The secretary traveled to Kabul to meet with Afghan leadership and Resolute Support commanders. META TAGS: Operation Enduring Freedom, War on Terror, Afghanistan, Afghan, DEFSEC

Defense secretary in Afghanistan, 2016

Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, July 12, 2016: Defense Secretary Ash Carter is greeted by U.S. Air Force officers at Bagram Air Field.