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This website was created and maintained from May 2020 to May 2021 to commemorate the 75th anniversary of Stars and Stripes operations in the Pacific.
It will no longer be updated, but we encourage you to explore the site and view content we felt best illustrated Stars and Stripes' continued support of the Pacific theater since 1945.

Guitar innovator Les Paul in Japan, 1965

Guitar innovator Les Paul in Japan, 1965

Guitar legend Les Paul performs at the Grant Heights NCO Club during a tour of military clubs in Japan, the Philippines and Okinawa.

Tokyo, July, 1965: Guitar legend Les Paul performs at the Grant Heights NCO Club during a tour of military clubs in Japan, the Philippines and Okinawa.

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