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.
Vietnam at 50
1966: Troops and protests increase along with strategy concerns against a determined enemy
It was the year of the reality check, when Americans and their own government began to realize just what they faced in Vietnam — a resourceful and tenacious enemy, quarrelsome allies and an Asian society whose complexity they could barely understand.
Listing on Vietnam Wall sought for troops killed in 1962 plane crash
Before departing for Vietnam 51 years ago, Army Sgt. 1st Class Raymond “Bill” Myers left behind his ID, dog tags and a gold ring he had never taken off before.
Vietnam at 50: The first rock and roll war
The sonic revolution and one-upmanship that defined 1966 make a compelling case to call it the greatest year in music history.
Heavily outnumbered Marines beat the odds
“They acted like they were doped up. They just kept right on coming at us even after they were hit,” the Marine said.
'Eagle Flights' prey on fleeing Viet Cong
Swooping down on a village in Huey choppers, "Wolfhounds" from the 25th Inf. Div. pounced upon enemy suspects to start another Eagle Mission in Hau Nghia province.
The Hanoi Hilton today: Shackles, plaques and airbrushed history
Going inside the stone walls of the prison sarcastically dubbed the “Hanoi Hilton” brings a respite from the honking traffic outside — until the iron shackles, dark cells and guillotine hammer home the suffering that went on there.
Play tells the story of Operation Babylift in Vietnam of 1975
The voices of nine people involved in one of history’s most dramatic humanitarian operations echo in a play that aims to keep memories of the Vietnam War alive.
