Masthead 1989
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Korea at War 1950
This nameplate was used in 1950

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.

Nat King Cole in Korea, 1963

Nat King Cole in Korea, 1963

Jazz singer and pianist Nat King Cole - currently on a Southeast Asia tour - is made a honorary Army recruiter during his visit to Korea.

Jazz singer and pianist Nat King Cole - currently on a Southeast Asia tour - is made a honorary Army recruiter during his visit to Korea. The singer would assist U.S. Army Korea Advisory Group's SFC James Coleman (far left) at the reenlistment ceremony of SP4 Ernest Williams (next to Cole) and SP4 Garnette Wade (far right). Cole later performed at the Seoul Municipal Auditorium after the ceremony.[cg]

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