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Photo of the day
From the Stripes archives
April 16, 2005

Gen. Omar Bradley
Gerard Forken �Stars and Stripes

South Vietnam, August 26, 1967:
Retired U.S. Army General Omar N. Bradley talks to a reporter during a visit to the 1st Infantry Division. Bradley commanded American forces (including elements of the Big Red One) during the World War II invasion of Normandy, and went on to become chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. He was the last American five-star general.
 
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Past photos of the day

April, 2005
April 15, 2005: Singer-songwriter Carole King in Germany, 1973
April 14, 2005: President and Mrs. Kennedy arrive in Vienna, 1961
April 13, 2005: Michael Jordan defends against a young Japanese player, 1996
April 12, 2005: A-10 aircraft soars over the crowd at an air show in Germany, 1985
April 11, 2005: Muhammad Ali predicts a quick finish for his next fight, 1972
April 10, 2005: Singer Connie Francis onstage in Tokyo, 1965
April 9, 2005: Newlyweds Joe DiMaggio and Marilyn Monroe in Japan, 1954
April 8, 2005: Jazz great Lionel Hampton takes off, 1953
April 7, 2005: On the set of the "Ultraman" science fiction TV series, 1966
April 6, 2005: Fishermen on the beach at Marina di Massa, Italy, 1983
April 5, 2005: Helicopter lands on the USS Boston off the coast of Vietnam, 1968
April 4, 2005: Pope John Paul II visits South Korea, 1984
April 3, 2005: Pope John Paul II at a youth rally in Tokyo, 1981
April 2, 2005: A field of sunflowers at Crumstadt, Germany, 1988
April 1, 2005: Eddie Feigner of The King and his Court pitches while blindfolded, 1989

March, 2005
March 31, 2005: OV-10 Bronco aircraft is brought out of a hangar at Osan AB, 1979
March 30, 2005: Baseball great Stan Musial on a goodwill tour of Japan, 1988
March 29, 2005: Princess Grace and Prince Rainier of Monaco at Cannes, 1958
March 28, 2005: 1st Cavalry Division soldier during Operation Pegasus in South Vietnam, 1968
March 27, 2005: Romans gather around a TV set to watch the Olympics, 1960
March 26, 2005: Lamplighter in London, 1966
March 25, 2005: Good Friday crucifixion reenactment in the Philippines, 1985
March 24, 2005: Men's slalom at the 1984 Olympic Games.
March 23, 2005: Julius Erving thrills a basketball clinic crowd with a double dunk.
March 22, 2005: Ironside star Raymond Burr visits Germany, 1970
March 21, 2005: Mick Jagger of the Rolling Stones onstage in Frankfurt, 1976 
March 20, 2005: Armored vehicle shares the land with a flock of sheep, 1963
March 19, 2005: "Abbey Road" scene in Geneva, 1955
March 18, 2005: Choir of Americans recently freed from N. Vietnamese POW camps, 1973
March 17, 2005: Sylvester Stallone promotes his latest movie, 1981
March 16, 2005: Columnist William F. Buckley Jr., on a fact-finding tour of Vietnam, 1969
March 15, 2005: New York Giants manager Leo Durocher on the team's tour of Japan, 1953
March 14, 2005: Sabrejets in the air during USAFE gunnery meet at Tripoli, 1955
March 13, 2005: Zsa Zsa Gabor in an on-screen encounter with a police officer, 1966
March 12, 2005: Artillery demonstration at Baumholder, Germany, 1955
March 11, 2005: Jack Nicholson promoting his latest film, 1994
March 10, 2005: Singer Tom Jones in Tokyo, 1973
March 9, 2005: Cleaning aircraft on the USS Independence in the Persian Gulf, 1992
March 8, 2005: Rick Nelson gets ready for a concert in Germany, 1970
March 7, 2005: Conductor Leonard Bernstein, with the Israel Philharmonic in Japan, 1985
March 6, 2005: Ste. Mere Eglise, Normandy, residents watch D-Day anniversary events, 1974
March 5, 2005: Singer-actress Olivia Newton-John, 1978
March 4, 2005: Berlin's Brandenburg Gate during a communist youth rally, 1954
March 3, 2005: Sgt. Elvis Presley signs autographs in Friedberg, Germany, 1960
March 2, 2005: Duke Ellington at a Tokyo press conference, 1972

March 1, 2005: U.S. Marine in Vietnam finally gets a chance to shave, 1965

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