Stars and Stripes
'The Long Game' cast, director talks military service
- Title
- 'The Long Game' cast, director talks military service
- Runtime
- 1:31
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Director and cast members from the new movie, "The Long Game," talk about the importance of military service. Watch this video for details.
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- SAIC highlights AI-enhanced capabilities at Sea, Air and Space 2024
- Runtime
- 0:46
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- SAIC demonstrated AI-enhanced intelligence & targeting in edge-optimized software at Sea, Air and Space 2024 at The Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center, in Fort Washington, MD. Watch this video for details.
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- Tuskegee Airman honored by GOE
- Runtime
- 1:52
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- The Gathering of Eagles elective course at Air University’s Air Command and Staff College gives students the opportunity to engage with, interview and recognize individuals who have distinguished themselves in their service to their country and communities. Retired Tuskegee Airman, Col. James H. Harvey, III, was recognized. Watch this video for details.
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- ‘Monuments men’ escort looted art back to Okinawa, but fate of royal jewels still a mystery
- Runtime
- 2:24
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- The U.S. military teamed up with the FBI and the Smithsonian Institution to return 22 artworks and other items missing since World War II to Okinawa in January.
Read more at: https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2024-03-27/okinawa-relics-monuments-men-fbi-world-war-ii-13442396.html
Footage by U.S. Air Force and the Smithsonian Institution
Edited by Akifumi Ishikawa/Stars and Stripes
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- American troops feed homeless people in Tokyo
- Runtime
- 1:44
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Approximately 180 people recently turned up at Tokyo’s Ueno Park for a free meal courtesy of a homeless outreach project organized by the Yokota Air Base chapel and a local church.
Read more at: https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2024-03-21/tokyo-homeless-outreach-yokota-13380650.html
Produced by Akifumi Ishikawa/Stars and Stripes
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- Blooming Bergstrasse
- Runtime
- 1:25
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- We take a Stars and Stripes Quick Trip down the Bergstrasse, a scenic road between Darmstadt and Heidelberg, Germany. Meaning mountain road, the Bergstrasse is known for its castles, wines, villages, and its fruit trees that bloom here earlier than almost anywhere else in Germany.
Video by Michael Abrams/Stars and Stripes
Music: "Off to Osaka" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
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- Title
- Life After Service: Jason Nelson, Prepper All Naturals
- Runtime
- 31:18
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Life After Service is a video conversation held by Stars and Stripes reporter, Ken-Yon Hardy, which holds various conversations with former military service members. In this episode we highlight Jason Nelson, a former Marine and Army veteran who is the Founder and COO of Prepper all Naturals.
Upon retiring from the military, Nelson was horrified to discover how beef cows are injected with chemicals and how 25 percent of all land in the U.S. is owned by foreign governments.
Nelson is dedicated to making sure that Americans will always have access to all-natural beef.
Watch this video for details.
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- Jolly Green II helicopters make first Indo-Pacific flight from Okinawa
- Runtime
- 1:54
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- A new Air Force combat rescue helicopter, dubbed the Jolly Green II in homage to its Vietnam War-era predecessors, made its first Indo-Pacific flight this week, according to Pacific Air Forces.
Read more: https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2024-02-29/air-force-jolly-green-first-flight-13156005.html
Imagery by U.S. Air Force
Edited by Akifumi Ishikawa/Stars and Stripes
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- Checkmates: American, Japanese students bond over chess at Navy base near Tokyo
- Runtime
- 2:46
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- An hourlong chess tournament pitted students from Shirley Lanham Elementary School at a Navy base southeast of Tokyo against challengers from surrounding Japanese schools.
Read more: https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2024-02-26/chess-navy-atsugi-japan-13122053.html
Produced by Akifumi Ishikawa/Stars and Stripes
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- Naval Academy 2024 Brigade Boxing Championships
- Runtime
- 2:25:00
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- The Naval Academy’s 83rd annual Brigade Boxing Championships were held Friday, Feb. 23, 2024 in Alumni Hall at the academy. The competition is midshipmen versus midshipmen in the night’s blue against gold fights determined by gender and weight class in three separate, two-minute round bouts. Watch this video for details.
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- Civilians and soldiers commemorate WWII legacy with 'Uphill Ski Challenge'
- Runtime
- 1:56
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Soldiers and civilians participated in the 90lb Rucksack Challenge at Ski Cooper near Leadville, Col., on Feb. 18, 2024, with the 10th Mountain Division. The event commemorated the night-time assault on Riva Ridge in northern Italy, a pivotal moment during World War II that contributed to the Allies' victory in Europe. Watch this video for details.
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- B 52 bomber, Philippine fighters make show of force over South China Sea
- Runtime
- 1:03
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- A U.S. B-52H Stratofortress and three Philippine FA-50 fighters flew a joint patrol over the South China Sea this week, a move Chinese state media labeled a political show.
Read more: https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2024-02-21/b52-bomber-philippines-china-13067467.html
Footage by Philippine air force
Edited by Akifumi Ishikawa/Stars and Stripes
- Title
- Fun facts about every US President part 2
- Runtime
- 7:58
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Did you think you know everything about each United States president? Watch this video to see if you know any of these unique facts.
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- Horace King, made to help Confederates in Civil War
- Runtime
- 3:09
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- Horace King was one of the most decorated architects in United States history. Born enslaved, he worked for his freedom and became an architect and bridge builder prior to the Civil War. He was tasked by the Confederate military to design and build warships for them. Watch this video for details.
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- Navy team carves aircraft carrier out of snow in Japan
- Runtime
- 1:25
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- A new class of aircraft carrier — one carved from snow — is appearing at the 74th annual Sapporo Snow Festival, a world-renowned stage in Japan for cold weather sculptors.
Read more: https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2024-02-07/sapporo-snow-festival-navy-misawa-12924080.html
Footage by Jonathan Snyder/Stars and Stripes
Edited by Akifumi Ishikawa/Stars and Stripes
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- Army watercraft company reactivates in Japan
- Runtime
- 1:37
- Date posted
- 2 years ago
- Description
- A U.S. Army unit that will operate landing craft throughout the Indo-Pacific began work Thursday at a waterfront base south of Tokyo.
Read more: https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2024-02-08/army-watercraft-company-reactivates-japan-12936800.html
Produced by Akifumi Ishikawa/Stars and Stripes
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- Arctic-focused Army unit joins forces with Japanese troops on Hokkaido
- Runtime
- 2:28
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- U.S. soldiers from a division that specializes in extreme cold-weather operations put their skills to the test alongside Japanese troops on the northern island of Hokkaido.
Read more: https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2024-01-26/army-arctic-warfare-hokkaido-japan-12805985.html
Produced by Akifumi Ishikawa/Stars and Stripes
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- Ivy League football all-stars visit DODEA players in Japan
- Runtime
- 1:43
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Football players from Ivy League schools ran drills and answered questions during a recent visit to the high school at Yokota Air Base, Japan.
Read more: https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2024-01-23/ivy-league-football-yokota-japan-12764916.html
Produced by Akifumi Ishikawa/Stars and Stripes
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- National Guard soldier is among the world's best lonrange shooters
- Runtime
- 1:14
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- United States Army Staff Sgt. Amanda Elsenboss is a member of the National Guard's All Guard Marksmanship Team. She preps as she will go on to represent the U.S. in the Long Range World Championships in South Africa. Watch this video for details.
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- Space Force holds Change of Command ceremony
- Runtime
- 1:11:16
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks and Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Navy Adm. Christopher W. Grady attended the United States Space Force change of command ceremony. Army Gen. James H. Dickinson relinquished command of U.S. Space Force to Space Force Gen. Stephen N. Whiting. Watch this video for details.
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- Sights and sounds: Hatsumoude in Kamakura, Japan
- Runtime
- 2:09
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Take in the sights and sounds of Hatsumoude at Tsurugaoka Hachimangu, an important Shinto shrine in Kamakura, Japan. Hatsumoude is the first temple or shrine visit of the new year.
Produced by Akifumi Ishikawa/Stars and Stripes
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- Colorful reminders of US occupation surface inside Yokohama landmark
- Runtime
- 1:41
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- The restoration of a landmark in Yokohama, Japan, has uncovered images from the post-World War II occupation by U.S. forces.
Read more: https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2024-01-09/ghost-signs-japan-ww2-occupation-12604814.html
Produced by Akifumi Ishikawa/Stars and Stripes
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- Middle-school thespians learn important lessons through one-act plays in Japan
- Runtime
- 1:52
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Students at Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo recently debuted their first-ever mini-festival of one-act plays, a project that aims to teach them lifelong skills.
READ MORE: https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2024-01-07/dodea-yokota-one-act-plays-12591951.html
Produced by Jeremy Stillwagner/Stars and Stripes
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- Paper lanterns light up a Japanese tradition
- Runtime
- 2:07
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Suzuki Mohei Shoten has been making paper lanterns in Japan for more than 150 years. They have many purposes, including festival ornamentation, displays outside of restaurants and bars or interior lighting.
Read more: https://www.stripes.com/living/pacific_travel/quick_trips/2024-01-04/japanese-lantern-ibaraki-suzuki-mohei-shoten-12492344.html
Produced by Kelly Agee and Akifumi Ishikawa/Stars and Stripes
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- Security Force Assistance Brigades prepping for combat
- Runtime
- 1:37
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Engineer Advisors with the 5th Battalion, 54th Security Force Assistance Regimen from the Ohio National Guard discuss their experiences with Security Force Assistance Brigades. Watch this video for details.
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- Best Stars and Stripes Europe sports photos of 2023
- Runtime
- 2:32
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Here are some of the best DoDEA-Europe sports photos taken by Stars and Stripes photographers and reporters during the year.
"Special Spotlight" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
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Video by Michael Abrams/Stars and Stripes
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- Confederate Memorial removed from Arlington National Cemetery
- Runtime
- 1:37
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Work has began on the removal of the Confederate Memorial in Section 16 of Arlington National Cemetery, on Dec. 20, 2023. Watch this video for details.
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- Wreaths Across America at Quantico
- Runtime
- 1:26
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Service and family members honored the fallen during the annual Wreaths Across America wreath-laying ceremony at the National Cemetery at Quantico. The event was held in unity with other cemeteries nationwide to remember and honor those who paid the ultimate sacrifice, but also to teach generations about those who have and currently serve. Watch this video for details.
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- Marine Corps Quantico Band performs at holiday concert
- Runtime
- 3:25
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Marines with the Quantico Marine Corps Band performed during the annual Holiday Concert at Little Hall on Marine Corps Base Quantico in Virginia on, Dec. 10, 2023. The band’s mission is to provide musical support to encourage community relations, enhance troop morale and promote the Marine Corps recruiting program through its performance schedule.
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- Sembach missing prisoner excercise
- Runtime
- 2:21
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- U.S. Army Correctional Activity-Europe in Sembach, Germany, conducts a missing prisoner exercise.
Michael Abrams / Stars and Stripes
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- DC National Guard collects toys for local children
- Runtime
- 1:07
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Members of the DC National Guard began collecting toys for children in October in preparation for their annual toy drive. National Guard members and their families carried rucksacks filled with toys almost 4.8 miles throughout the district from the DC Armory to the DC Children's Hospital as part of their second annual toy drive. Watch this video for details.
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- Sights and sounds from the 124th Army Navy game
- Runtime
- 2:39
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- The 124th matchup between the United States Army Black Knights vs. the United States Navy Midshipmen took place Dec. 9, 2023, at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, Ma. Watch this video for the sights and sounds from the game.
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- In their own words ... Pearl Harbor survivors
- Runtime
- 9:25
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Former Pearl Harbor survivors recount their experience during the Japanese attacks which occurred on Dec. 7, 1941. Hear from survivors like James R. Leavelle, the man who escorted Lee Harvey Oswald when he was shot by Jack Ruby and Nelson G. Mitchell, the last living African-American who was involved in the Pearl Harbor attacks. Watch this video for details.
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- Sights and sounds: Operation Christmas Drop 2023
- Runtime
- 1:11
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Watch U.S. airlifters send colorful bundles of supplies to isolated islanders in the Federated States of Micronesia during Operation Christmas Drop, now in its 72nd year.
Read more: https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2023-12-06/operation-christmas-drop-micronesia-palau-12271876.html
Footage by Seth Robson/Stars and Stripes
Edited by Akifumi Ishikawa/Stars and Stripes
- Title
- Pentagon Press Secretary talks Tuberville ending promotion blocks
- Runtime
- 1:53
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Pentagon Press Secretary, Air Force Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder, talked about Sen. Tommy Tuberville, lifting the hold on military nominees during the daily Pentagon press briefing. Watch this video for details.
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- Secretary of Defense delivers keynote at Reagan National Defense Forum
- Runtime
- 38:17
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- United States of America Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin, III delivered the keynote address at the 2023 Reagan National Defense Forum. The forum was held at the the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library located in Simi Valley, Cal., Dec. 2, 2023. Watch this video for details.
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- The Combat Aviation Brigade, 10th Mountain Division does flyover at Jets/Bills game
- Runtime
- 1:04
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- The 10th Combat Aviation Brigade Falcons took part in a flyover at the New York Jets vs. Buffalo Bills football game.The 10th Combat Aviation Brigade is a subordinate unit of the 10th Mountain Division, located at Fort Drum, NY. Watch this video for details.
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- First Lady hosts military families at White House
- Runtime
- 14:59
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- First Lady Jill Biden hosted military families for a special performance from Disney’s Frozen at the White House. Watch this video for details.
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- The Rock visits Walter Reed
- Runtime
- 0:36
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson visited Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., on Nov. 15, 2023. Johnson visited Walter Reed to meet with patients and Wounded Warriors. Watch this video for details.
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- DOD band teacher in Japan warms up to march in Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
- Runtime
- 1:33
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- A band teacher at Camp Zama, Japan will join band directors from across the United States to march in the annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City.
Read more: https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2023-11-20/dodea-band-macys-thanksgiving-parade-12116576.html
Footage by U.S. Air Force
Edited by Akifumi Ishikawa/Stars and Stripes
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- Pentagon OKs deal to sell long range Tomahawk missiles to Japan
- Runtime
- 1:27
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Japan will move forward with a plan to buy hundreds of Tomahawk missiles following approval of a $2.35 billion deal by the Pentagon.
Read more: https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2023-11-20/japan-tomahawk-missile-sale-12109511.html
Footage by U.S. Navy
Edited by Akifumi Ishikawa/Stars and Stripes
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- Tri-war veteran tells his story
- Runtime
- 2:22
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Retired Marine Corps veteran, Maj. Billy Hall, participated in World War II when he was 15-years-old. He also participated in the Korean War and Vietnam War. Watch this video to hear his story.
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- Inside the Museum of the Treasure of San Gennaro
- Runtime
- 0:41
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- A visit to the Museum of the Treasure of San Gennaro in Naples, Italy. Adjacent to the cathedral, the museum holds the Treasure of San Gennaro, a trove of relics and religious items made from bronze, silver, and gold, and decorated with diamonds, emeralds, rubies, and other jewels in honor of the city's patron saint.
Video by Alison Bath/Stars and Stripes
- Title
- Take a look at the Liberation Pavilion at the National World War II Museum
- Runtime
- 2:04
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- The National WWII Museum tells the story of the American experience in World War II. Liberation Pavilion is the final permanent exhibition hall at the museum and explores the end of the war, the Holocaust, the immediate postwar years and the war’s continuing impact lives today. The three-story pavilion houses two floors of exhibit space featuring first-person accounts, iconic imagery, powerful artifacts, and immersive environments, as well as a third-floor rotating theater. Watch this video for details.
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- In their own words ... Stories from World War II Veterans Pt. 4
- Runtime
- 4:18
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- There are only 119,550 World War II veterans remaining of the 16.1 million Americans who fought in the war, according to 2023 Department of Veteran Affairs statistics. Stars and Stripes had the opportunity to talk to a few WWII vets at the opening of the Liberation Pavilion at the National World War II Museum in New Orleans, La. In part four of, "In their own words ... Stories from World War II Veterans," we spoke with WWII veteran Dr. Murray Heimberg. Watch this video for details.
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- What does Veterans Day mean to you?
- Runtime
- 1:35
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- Veterans Day is on November 11 and we wanted to know what it meant to veterans. We talked to several veterans from World War II and the Vietnam War about what the day means to them. Watch this video for details.
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- In their own words ... Stories from World War II Veterans Pt. 1
- Runtime
- 1:44
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- There are only 119,550 World War II veterans remaining of the 16.1 million Americans who fought in the war, according to 2023 Department of Veteran Affairs statistics. Stars and Stripes had the opportunity to talk to a few WWII vets at the opening of the Liberation Pavilion at the National World War II Museum in New Orleans, La. In part one of, "In their own words ... Stories from World War II Veterans," we spoke with WWII veteran and Montford Point Marine, Ambassador Theodore Roosevelt Britton, Jr. Watch this video for details.
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- In their own words ... Stories from World War II Veterans Pt. 3
- Runtime
- 2:16
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- There are only 119,550 World War II veterans remaining of the 16.1 million Americans who fought in the war, according to 2023 Department of Veteran Affairs statistics. Stars and Stripes had the opportunity to talk to a few WWII vets at the opening of the Liberation Pavilion at the National World War II Museum in New Orleans, La. In part three of, "In their own words ... Stories from World War II Veterans," we talk with Navy veteran Edgar "Ed" Buffman. Watch this video for details.
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- In their own words ... Stories from World War II Veterans Pt. 2
- Runtime
- 1:34
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- There are only 119,550 World War II veterans remaining of the 16.1 million Americans who fought in the war, according to 2023 Department of Veteran Affairs statistics. Stars and Stripes had the opportunity to talk to a few WWII vets at the opening of the Liberation Pavilion at the National World War II Museum in New Orleans, La. In part two of, "In their own words ... Stories from World War II Veterans," we talk with Army and WWII veteran Anthony Pagano. Watch this video for details.
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- Navy carries out another multi-carrier exercise, this time in Philippine Sea
- Runtime
- 1:45
- Date posted
- 3 years ago
- Description
- The roar and rumble of fighter jets began early Sunday and carried on steadily through the night, part of a joint U.S.-Japan drill meant to showcase the two nations as a “cornerstone of peace and deterrence” in the region.
Footage by Alex Wilson/Stars and Stripes
Edited by Akifumi Ishikawa/Stars and Stripes
