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Pacific Stars and Stripes

Newspaper Item Number: 2447Newspaper610191
Pages
0
Media Type
Newspaper
Credit
Pacific Stars and Stripes
Physical Location
Stacks Newspaper Collection
Language(s)
English
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Issue Information
Special Supplement, The Years 1965-1972
Pacific Stars and Stripes (Troop Information and Education Section, U.S. Army Pacific Forces) - Newspaper - Tokyo
Publication
Pacific Stars and Stripes
Publisher/Org.
Troop Information and Education Section, U.S. Army Pacific Forces
City
Tokyo
Country
Japan
Frequency
Daily
Type
Newspaper
General Note
1945-1999 / Official publication of U.S. Armed Forces in the Far East. / U.S. Army, Pacific Forces ; U.S. Far East Command, Troop Information and Education Section ; U.S. Pacific Command / Also Pacific Stars and Stripes : Korea Edition
Dates
Existence: [ca. 1973]
General Note
Special POW Edition for 1965-1973 - This edition of the Pacific Stars and Stripes was published especially for the POWs in Operation Homecoming. It was given to them on the C-141 that flew them out of Vietnam to help catch them up on U.S. and world events that had happened while they were in captivity.

Perma Link
https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=2447Newspaper610191

Citation
Pacific Stars and Stripes, 2447Newspaper610191. [ca. 1973], Charles H. Schmidt Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=2447Newspaper610191, Accessed 08 Feb 2026.

Pub Credit Line
2447Newspaper610191, Charles H. Schmidt Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University

Added: 02 May 2016 [Updated: 11 Nov 2022]