Mogadishu, Somalia, Jan. 3, 1993: A U.S. Marine guarding the gate to the port in Mogadishu loses his temper with a Somali trucker hauling grain donated by relief organizations.

Berlin, September 1963: When the government of East Berlin used loudspeakers to drown out a speech by West German President Heinrich Luebke in the western sector of the city, retaliation came in the form of a mobile unit equipped with clusters of even more powerful speakers.

Last month, a caravan of four buses carried California survivors to the sites of the Jerome and Rowher incarceration camps, built during World War II to hold thousands of Japanese Americans who lived on the West Coast.

Fire Support Base 25, Dak To Bo, South Vietnam, March 11, 1968: A soldier carries spent Howitzer shells.

The enormous bunker, Battery 223, is located right on the beach in Cape May Point State Park — evident to anyone who sets up their beach chairs and umbrellas in the summer months. While it’s hard to miss, local historians say there’s much about the bunker and nearby Fire Control Tower No. 23 that people don’t know.

WWII veteran Arthur Ervin Jr., was buried at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in October 2023, four years after his sister Barbara Dyer was buried at age 86 — even though he died 75 years before her at age 22. Dyer spent her life wondering if her brother’s remains would ever be found, identified and returned.

West Germany, July 12, 1954: Floodwaters, rising to the second story of buildings in this town, left more than 50,000 people homeless along the Danube, Isar and Inn rivers.

Kyoto is a haven for tourists and a paradise for photographers. The capital of Japan from 794 A.D. to 1868, Kyoto is dotted with 1,400 temples and shrines — almost a third of those in the entire nation.

Kyoto, Japan, March 1955: The Otorii — the gateway to the Heian Jingu Shrine — in Kyoto, Japan, as it was in March 1955.

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin hosted a Hall of Heroes induction ceremony at the Pentagon on Thursday in honor of Civil War Pvts. Philip Shadrach and George Wilson, who received the Medal of Honor a day earlier.

Dick Olson discovered that his father, despite being seriously injured in a plane crash before enduring months as a prisoner of war, had never received a Purple Heart. For seven years, Olson worked to correct the oversight.

RAF Alconbury, England, July 2, 2006: Fireworks brighten up the night sky as onlookers admire the spectacle in front of RAF Alconbury’s commissary.

Pvts. Philip Shadrach and George Wilson, who infiltrated Confederate territory to hijack a train and destroy enemy railroad infrastructure, will be posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor on Wednesday.

Tokyo, Japan, Oct. 14, 1964: U.S. team member and Army Sgt. Mel Pender (right) wins his qualifying heat in the men’s 100 meters.

The Museum of the American Revolution’s replica of George Washington’s headquarters and sleeping tent will be on display at Fort Ligonier in Western Pennsylvania this weekend, July 5 to 7. Washington was present at the fort during the French and Indian War.

Anthony John Lopa was serving in Korea in 1950 when he was killed at just 17 years old. He was finally honored with a full military funeral on Friday, June 28.

Tangi District, Afghanistan, Oct. 17, 2009: Pfcs. John Gudzelak, 23, left, and Justin Griffin, 19, members of a route-clearing patrol with the 10th Mountain Division, joke around after their armored vehicle was struck by a bomb. They were not badly hurt.

Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, July 1, 2006: Guam cultural dancers from a group called Natibu dance for servicemembers and families at Andersen Air Force Base. The celebration — Freedom Fest — is the base’s annual July 4th party.

The remains of U.S. Army Air Forces 2nd Lt. John E. McLauchlen Jr., who was killed during World War II, will be interred July 8 at Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery in Fort Leavenworth, Kan.