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Stars and Stripes also serves independent military news and information to an online audience of about 2.0 million unique visitors per month, 60 to 70 percent of whom are located in the United States. Stars and Stripes is a non-appropriated fund (NAF) organization, only partially subsidized by the Department of Defense. [13]
The photographs were published by Stars and Stripes and also in Life magazine. [3] It is often attributed to the rawness of his images that they played a significant role in America's subsequent withdrawal from the Vietnam War. Olson was awarded the Robert Capa Gold Medal in 1968 for this work, for his "exceptional courage and initiative". [4] [5]
Andrew Aitken Rooney was born in Albany, New York, the son of Walter Scott Rooney (1888–1959) and Ellinor (Reynolds) Rooney (1886–1980). [1] He attended The Albany Academy, [2] and later attended Colgate University in Hamilton in central New York, [3] where he was initiated into the Sigma Chi fraternity, before he was drafted into the United States Army in August 1941.
James Robert Wills (March 6, 1905 – May 13, 1975) was an American Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader. Considered by music authorities as the founder of Western swing, [1] [2] [3] he was known widely as the King of Western Swing (although Spade Cooley self-promoted the moniker "King of Western Swing" from 1942 to 1969).
Unclaimed is a 2013 Canadian documentary film about a man who claims to be former Special Forces Green Beret Master Sgt. John Hartley Robertson, who was declared dead after being shot down over Laos on a classified mission on 20 May 1968. The documentary is written, directed, and produced by Michael Jorgensen.
Stars & Stripes, 2002 album by Aaron Tippin; Stars & Stripes, a 2008 EP by SOJA; Stars and Stripes Vol. 1, 1996 album by The Beach Boys "Stars 'n' Stripes", a song by Grant Lee Buffalo from Fuzzy; Stars and Stripes, American Oi! band and side project of Jack Kelly from Slapshot
William Henry Mauldin (/ ˈ m ɔː l d ən /; October 29, 1921 – January 22, 2003) was an American editorial cartoonist who won two Pulitzer Prizes for his work. He was most famous for his World War II cartoons depicting American soldiers, as represented by the archetypal characters Willie and Joe, two weary and bedraggled infantry troopers who stoically endure the difficulties and dangers ...
John Twomey is a manualist [1] who appeared on NBC's The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson in 1972 and 1974 [2] (and additionally including December 31, 1986 [3]).He is credited with bringing manualism to the public stage, as his performance of "Stars and Stripes Forever" was seen by millions of people and was included in the Best of Johnny Carson collection. [4]