By Joe Gromelski
Published: September 12, 2012
Lloyd Borguss ©Stars and Stripes
Bremerhaven, Germany, October, 1958: U.S. Army Pvt. Elvis Presley is greeted by an autograph seeker as he steps off the USS General Randall to begin his tour of duty in Germany.
RELATED MATERIAL:
Stars and Stripes' 1958 story about Elvis' arrival in Germany.
By Joe Gromelski
Published: September 11, 2012
Ron Alvey ©Stars and Stripes
Bosnia and Herzegovina, October, 1997:
Two local men check on the progress of a roasting pig at a roadside cafe as Stabilization Force (SFOR) troops head out on patrol from Camp Colt.
By Joe Gromelski
Published: September 10, 2012
Ted Rohde ©Stars and Stripes
Frankfurt, Germany, March, 1965: A spectator looks over a model of the World Trade Center, on which construction was getting under way in New York City.
RELATED MATERIAL:
Stars and Stripes' 1965 story about the soon-to-be-built World Trade Center.
By Joe Gromelski
Published: September 9, 2012
Ted Salois ©Stars and Stripes
Persian Gulf, September, 1992: A crew member takes a break on a very expensive deck chair aboard the USS Independence. The carrier and its planes were taking part in Operation Southern Watch, the post-Gulf War effort to prevent Iraqi aircraft from straying below the 32nd parallel.
By Joe Gromelski
Published: September 9, 2012
Jim Derheim ©Stars and Stripes
Heidelberg, Germany, April, 1992: With a little help from his friends, eight-year-old Daniel Hutchinson launches himself from a swing at Heidelberg's Patrick Henry Village housing area during school vacation week.
By Joe Gromelski
Published: September 8, 2012
Ted Rohde ©Stars and Stripes
Wiesbaden, Germany, November, 1975: Five Wiesbaden youngsters have to do a delicate balancing act just to stay aboard an eight-foot-long skateboard built by Dean Carter and Brian Larrimer. Maneuvering the monster are, from left, Ken Reid, Bruno Crossill, Henry Zorn, and builders Carter and Larrimer.
RELATED MATERIAL:
Stars and Stripes' 1975 story about the oversized skateboard.
By Joe Gromelski
Published: September 7, 2012
Gus Schuettler ©Stars and Stripes
Wiesbaden, Germany, August, 1990: Chief Warrant Officer 2 Paul R. Stein, top, and Chief Warrant Officer 2 David M. Conboy perform a pre-flight inspection of their Apache helicopter before departing for Italy and, eventually, Saudi Arabia. "We have trained in that type of environment, and it's great," Stein said of the desert destination. "There are no trees and no wires. Wires are a helicopter pilot's biggest nightmare."
RELATED MATERIAL:
Stars and Stripes' 1990 story about the Apache helicopter pilots.
By Joe Gromelski
Published: September 6, 2012
©Stars and Stripes
England, December 31, 1944: Wounded servicemembers at the 7th General Hospital raise a non-alcoholic toast to the impending arrival of what would be the last year of World War II.
By Joe Gromelski
Published: September 5, 2012
John Olson ©Stars and Stripes
Along the My Tho River, South Vietnam, December, 1967: U.S. and South Vietnamese officers display a captured Viet Cong drawing of an American aircraft in the aftermath of a battle 65 miles southwest of Saigon. A river assault force from the U.S. 9th Infantry Division's 2nd Brigade Riverine Force and the 5th Vietnamese Marine Battalion encountered sniper fire while steaming up the My Tho, setting off a day-long battle that ended with 235 Viet Cong reported killed.
RELATED MATERIAL:
More Stars and Stripes photos from the My Tho River in December, 1967.
By Joe Gromelski
Published: September 4, 2012
Red Grandy ©Stars and Stripes
Heidelberg, Germany, June, 1977: Water from the edge of the runway is drawn in a vortex into the engine intake of a prototype YC-14 AMST (Advanced Medium Short Takeoff and Landing Transport) — a would-be successor to the C-130 Hercules — during a demonstration at Heidelberg Army Airfield. Despite the dramatic suction effect being recorded here by photographers, pilots said the intake had never picked up solid materials such as stones. Neither Boeing's YC-14 nor McDonnell Douglas' competing YC-15 ever went into full production, mainly because of rising costs and questions about cost-effectiveness.
RELATED MATERIAL:
Stars and Stripes' June 9, 1977 story about the YC-14.
