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Soccer at FOB Summerall, 2008

FOB Summerall, Iraq, July 18, 2008: U.S. Army 1st Lt. Ben Juvinal does his best to hold back the tide during a one-sided soccer match between U.S. and Iraqi troops commemorating the American departure from Forward Operating Base Summerall.

Con Thien Marine base, 1968

Con Thien, South Vietnam, Aug. 15, 1968: Pvt. 1st Class Richard M. Topeka of B Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division walks along the dirt road of Con Thien Marine base, his M60 resting on his right shoulder.

Remains of Air Force veteran killed during Vietnam War finally accounted for

On March 11, 1968, a tactical air navigation radar location perched atop a mountain in Laos was overrun by North Vietnamese forces. Before rescue helicopters arrived, 11 of the 19 servicemembers that fled the site had been killed including Air Force Sgt. David S. Price, whose remains have now been accounted for.

Sir Edmund Hillary, 1960

Tokyo International Airport, Japan, Dec. 10, 1960: Sir Edmund Hillary, mountaineer and explorer, addresses gathered journalists at Tokyo International Airport, Dec. 10, 1960.

About to be on the air, 1964

Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, July 7, 1964: Cameraman A1C Andrew M. Davaca from Canton, Ohio, focuses on graphics to be used in AFTV Channel 3’s programming.

Supplies arrive in Saigon, 1962

Saigon, South Vietnam, February 1962: Military supplies are offloaded from the freighter Hawaiian Educator February 1962 at the port of Saigon.

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