By Joe Gromelski
Published: February 17, 2013
Russ Anderson ©Stars and Stripes
Utapao Royal Thai Navy Airfield, Thailand, January, 1970: Two men relaxing on the beach watch as a Strategic Air Command B-52 bomber takes off on a mission in Southeast Asia. Thailand was the starting point for the majority of B-52 missions during the Vietnam war; others took off from Guam and Okinawa. A half-century after its rollout, the B-52 is still a prominent part of the Air Force arsenal.
By Joe Gromelski
Published: February 16, 2013
Red Grandy ©Stars and Stripes
Northwestern Turkey, September, 1957: When U.S. Marines came ashore in Turkey during NATO's Exercise Deep Water in the Gulf of Saros, this convoy slowing their inland progress had a decidedly old-fashioned look.
By Joe Gromelski
Published: February 15, 2013
Red Grandy ©Stars and Stripes
Bitburg, Germany, September, 1962: All eyes are focused on a soon-to-be snack as Mrs. Robert L. Delashaw, wife of the 36th Tactical Fighter Wing's commander, cuts into a cake at Bitburg Air Base. The 1,200-pound pastry was baked for a celebration marking the 15th anniversary of the U.S. Air Force.
By Joe Gromelski
Published: February 14, 2013
Hideyuki Mihashi ©Stars and Stripes
Tokyo, September, 1969: Leading the Japanese government might provide plenty of stress, thanks to riots on college campuses and tension with China, but Prime Minister Eisaku Sato is clearly enjoying one of the side benefits of his job as he's surrounded by contestants in the 1969 Miss International beauty pageant during a photo opportunity at his residence.
By Joe Gromelski
Published: February 13, 2013
Gerald Waller ©Stars and Stripes
Wiesbaden, Germany, November, 1949: Five future Country Music Hall of Famers are interviewed on AFN radio as the Grand Ole Opry troupe arrives at Wiesbaden Air Base for a series of performances in the American zone. From left to right are Hank Williams, Little Jimmy Dickens, Red Foley, Minnie Pearl, AFN announcer Bob Norwood and Roy Acuff.
By Joe Gromelski
Published: February 12, 2013
Merle Hunter ©Stars and Stripes
Berlin, February, 1962: A day before the six-month anniversary of the construction of the Berlin Wall, two West Berlin residents haul a cartload of firewood along the barrier.
RELATED MATERIAL:
Read a 1962 Stars and Stripes report on Berlin six months after the Wall was built.
By Joe Gromelski
Published: February 11, 2013
Stephanie James ©Stars and Stripes
Wildflecken Training Area, Germany, February, 1982: Simulated combat training participants Pfc. Anthony Kensey, left, and Pvt. Steven Grimmett of 1st Squad, 2nd Platoon, Co. B, 2nd Battalion, 36th Infantry out of Kirch-Goens work their way through the snowy forest during a Crew Maneuver Course. The 10-day program of tactical scenarios, in which nine platoons took part, included a forced march, live-fire exercises, and day-and-night navigation.
By Joe Gromelski
Published: February 10, 2013
©Stars and Stripes
Stuttgart, Germany, January, 1947: Siegfried Kabus, foreground, and other defendants sit in a military government courtroom during their trial on charges that they bombed three German denazification courts and the Stuttgart military police headquarters. Ringleader Kabus — a former SS officer described by one witness as the would-be führer of a planned Nazi government — told the court Adolf Hitler was alive, but partially paralyzed, in Spain. Kabus was found guilty and sentenced to death by hanging; others were given prison sentences.
RELATED MATERIAL:
Coverage of the 1947 trial of the "Kabus gang."
By Joe Gromelski
Published: February 9, 2013
Red Grandy ©Stars and Stripes
Munich, August, 1972: West German wrestler Wilfried Dietrich tries in vain to get a grip on eventual bronze medalist Chris Taylor of the U.S. at the Olympic Games. The 400-pound Taylor won the freestyle bout between the two in a 3-2 decision, but in the Greco-Roman competition a few days later Dietrich, outweighed by about 125 pounds, managed to get Taylor on his shoulders and throw him to win the match.
By Joe Gromelski
Published: February 8, 2013
Gerald Waller ©Stars and Stripes
Bastogne, Belgium, July, 1950: Members of the 1st Infantry Division honor guard present arms as the flag is raised during the dedication ceremony for a memorial honoring the Americans who lost their lives in the area during the World War II Battle of the Bulge. Among the 75,000 people on hand for the ceremony were the hero of the battle, Gen. Anthony McAuliffe, and dozens of other soldiers who took part in the fighting in December, 1944.
RELATED MATERIAL:
Stars and Stripes' 1950 story about the dedication of the memorial.
