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insert to the 25 Sept 2000 issues of Army/Navy/AF Times
No. 100No. 100
Robert CapaRobert Capa
WWIIWWII
No. 99No. 99
U.S. Navy ArchivesU.S. Navy Archives
Pearl HarborPearl Harbor
No. 98No. 98
Jacob HarrisJacob Harris
WWIIWWII
No. 97No. 97
Ray PlatnickRay Platnick
WWIIWWII
No. 96No. 96
David TurnleyDavid Turnley
Operation Desert StormOperation Desert Storm
No. 95No. 95
Charles KerleeCharles Kerlee
WWIIWWII
No. 94No. 94
Christopher MorrisChristopher Morris
USS StarkUSS Stark
No. 93No. 93
Philip Jones GriffithsPhilip Jones Griffiths
Vietnam, 1968Vietnam, 1968
No. 92No. 92
Christopher MorrisChristopher Morris
Persian Gulf WarPersian Gulf War
No. 91No. 91
U.S. Army ArchivesU.S. Army Archives
WWII, July 1944WWII, July 1944
No. 90No. 90
William DinwiddleWilliam Dinwiddle
Rough Riders, 1898Rough Riders, 1898
No. 89No. 89
Brad MarkelBrad Markel
Andrews AFB, 1991Andrews AFB, 1991
No. 88No. 88
Philadelphia Public LedgerPhiladelphia Public Ledger
WWI, Nov 1918WWI, Nov 1918
No. 87No. 87
Adrian DuffAdrian Duff
WWI, Sep 1918WWI, Sep 1918
No. 86No. 86
Stanley TretickStanley Tretick
South KoreaSouth Korea
No. 85No. 85
U.S. Army Signal CorpsU.S. Army Signal Corps
Lt Gen George S. PattonLt Gen George S. Patton
No. 84No. 84
Robert JakobsenRobert Jakobsen
Ca National Guard, 1940Ca National Guard, 1940
No. 83No. 83
Wayne MillerWayne Miller
WWII, 1944WWII, 1944
No. 82No. 82
U.S. Army Air ForceU.S. Army Air Force
WWII, 1943WWII, 1943
No. 81No. 81
U.S. Army ArchivesU.S. Army Archives
WWII, 1944WWII, 1944
Paris, FranceParis, France
No. 80No. 80
Peter TurnleyPeter Turnley
““Highway of Doom”Highway of Doom”
Persian Gulf War, 1991Persian Gulf War, 1991
No. 79No. 79
Hank WalkerHank Walker
South Korea, 1950South Korea, 1950
No. 78No. 78
U.S. Marine CorpsU.S. Marine Corps
VietnamVietnam
No. 77No. 77
Steve ElfersSteve Elfers
Operation Desert StormOperation Desert Storm
No. 76No. 76
Steve ElfersSteve Elfers
Operation Desert StormOperation Desert Storm
No. 75No. 75
Bruno BarbeyBruno Barbey
Persion Gulf WarPersion Gulf War
No. 74No. 74
Alexander GardnerAlexander Gardner
Civil War, 1862Civil War, 1862
No. 73No. 73
Jeff TuttleJeff Tuttle
Operation Desert ShieldOperation Desert Shield
No. 72No. 72
U.S. Army ArchivesU.S. Army Archives
WWII, 1943WWII, 1943
Tarawa AtollTarawa Atoll
No. 71No. 71
Alfred CoopermanAlfred Cooperman
WWII, 1943WWII, 1943
No. 70No. 70
Rich MasonRich Mason
Persian Gulf WarPersian Gulf War
No. 69No. 69
W. Eugene SmithW. Eugene Smith
Saipan, WWIISaipan, WWII
No. 68No. 68
Larry BurrowsLarry Burrows
Vietnam, 1966Vietnam, 1966
Plane is a Douglas APlane is a Douglas A–1 Skyraider–1 Skyraider
No. 67No. 67
Larry BurrowsLarry Burrows
Vietnam, 1966Vietnam, 1966
No. 66No. 66
U.S. Navy ArchivesU.S. Navy Archives
Pearl Harbor, Dec 1941Pearl Harbor, Dec 1941
No. 65No. 65
Corbis–BettmanCorbis–Bettman
WWI, 1919WWI, 1919
No. 64No. 64
Sadayuki MikamiSadayuki Mikami
Persian Gulf WarPersian Gulf War
No. 63No. 63
Hulton–Getty ArchivesHulton–Getty Archives
Vietnam, 1966Vietnam, 1966
No. 62No. 62
Corbis–BettmanCorbis–Bettman
Saigon, 1975Saigon, 1975
No. 61No. 61
Time LifeTime Life
South Korea, 1950South Korea, 1950
No. 60No. 60
Fred RamageFred Ramage
D–Day, 1944D–Day, 1944
No. 59No. 59
U.S. Navy ArchivesU.S. Navy Archives
USS Hornet, 1942USS Hornet, 1942
Jimmy Doolittle raid on TokyoJimmy Doolittle raid on Tokyo
No. 58No. 58
Larry BurrowsLarry Burrows
Vietnam, 1966Vietnam, 1966
No. 57No. 57
U.S. Army Signal CorpsU.S. Army Signal Corps
Gen Dwight EisenhowerGen Dwight Eisenhower
Speaking to Army AirborneSpeaking to Army Airborne
troops prior to operationtroops prior to operation
Overlord (DOverlord (D–Day)–Day)
No. 56No. 56
The Marshall CollectionThe Marshall Collection
1st Aviation Fatality,1st Aviation Fatality,
19081908
No. 55No. 55
U.S. Army ArchivesU.S. Army Archives
Gen Douglas MacArthurGen Douglas MacArthur
Wading ashore in PhilippinesWading ashore in Philippines
No. 54No. 54
National ArchivesNational Archives
WWII, Nov 1944WWII, Nov 1944
No. 53No. 53
Hulton–Getty ArchivesHulton–Getty Archives
Vietnam, 1969Vietnam, 1969
No. 52No. 52
W. Eugene SmithW. Eugene Smith
Saipan, WWII, 1944Saipan, WWII, 1944
No. 51No. 51
Malcolm BrowneMalcolm Browne
Saigon, 1963Saigon, 1963
Buddhist monk selfBuddhist monk self–immolation–immolation
No. 50No. 50
Paul WatsonPaul Watson
Mogadishu, SomaliaMogadishu, Somalia
No. 49No. 49
National ArchivesNational Archives
““Bataan Death March”Bataan Death March”
19421942
No. 48No. 48
Tsuguichi KoyangiTsuguichi Koyangi
Bataan, 1942Bataan, 1942
No. 47No. 47
U.S. Navy ArchivesU.S. Navy Archives
South PacificSouth Pacific
Torpedoed Japanese cruiserTorpedoed Japanese cruiser
No. 46No. 46
Henri HuetHenri Huet
Vietnam, 1966Vietnam, 1966
No. 45No. 45
Associated PressAssociated Press
Vietnam PoWs, 1973Vietnam PoWs, 1973
No. 44No. 44
Walter SandersWalter Sanders
Berlin Airlift, 1948Berlin Airlift, 1948
No. 43No. 43
Barrett GallagherBarrett Gallagher
USS Intrepid, 1944USS Intrepid, 1944
No. 42No. 42
Wayne MillerWayne Miller
South Pacific, 1943South Pacific, 1943
No. 41No. 41
Don McCullinDon McCullin
Vietnam, 1968Vietnam, 1968
No. 40No. 40
U.S. Navy ArchivesU.S. Navy Archives
USS Bunker Hill, 1945USS Bunker Hill, 1945
No. 39No. 39
U.S. Army ArchivesU.S. Army Archives
Conf of the Big 3, 1945Conf of the Big 3, 1945
Churchill, Roosevelt, StalinChurchill, Roosevelt, Stalin
No. 38No. 38
Fenno JacobsFenno Jacobs
USS New Jersey, 1944USS New Jersey, 1944
No. 37No. 37
Jerry RutbergJerry Rutberg
WWII, 1945WWII, 1945
No. 36No. 36
U.S. Air ForceU.S. Air Force
Operation GreenhouseOperation Greenhouse
19511951
Atomic bomb test seriesAtomic bomb test series
Enewetok Atoll, Pacific OceanEnewetok Atoll, Pacific Ocean
No. 35No. 35
U.S. Army Signal CorpsU.S. Army Signal Corps
Nagasaki, 1945Nagasaki, 1945
Fat Man plutonium implosion bombFat Man plutonium implosion bomb
20 kilotons20 kilotons
No. 34No. 34
Ken JareckeKen Jarecke
Persian Gulf WarPersian Gulf War
Iraqi soldier in burnedIraqi soldier in burned–out armored vehicle–out armored vehicle
No. 33No. 33
Robert EllisonRobert Ellison
Khe Sanh, 1968Khe Sanh, 1968
No. 32No. 32
Carl MydansCarl Mydans
USS Missouri, 1945USS Missouri, 1945
Japanese surrenderJapanese surrender
No. 31No. 31
Philip Jones GriffithsPhilip Jones Griffiths
Vietnam, 1968Vietnam, 1968
No. 30No. 30
Bernie BostonBernie Boston
Demonstration, 1967Demonstration, 1967
No. 29No. 29
Corbis–BettmanCorbis–Bettman
Civil War, 1865Civil War, 1865
Survivors of Andersonville GASurvivors of Andersonville GA
prison camp (Camp Sumter)prison camp (Camp Sumter)
No. 28No. 28
David Douglas DuncanDavid Douglas Duncan
Korea, 1950Korea, 1950
Retreat from Chosin ReservoirRetreat from Chosin Reservoir
No. 27No. 27
W. Eugene SmithW. Eugene Smith
WWII, 1945WWII, 1945
No. 26No. 26
Gamma LiaisonGamma Liaison
Saigon, 1975Saigon, 1975
No. 25No. 25
Carol GuzyCarol Guzy
Haiti, 1994Haiti, 1994
No. 24No. 24
Ronald, HaeberleRonald, Haeberle
““Mi Lai Massacre”Mi Lai Massacre”
19681968
No. 23No. 23
U.S. Navy ArchivesU.S. Navy Archives
USS Enterprise, 1943USS Enterprise, 1943
No. 22No. 22
David Douglas DuncanDavid Douglas Duncan
Korea, 1950Korea, 1950
Retreat from Chosin ReservoirRetreat from Chosin Reservoir
No. 21No. 21
George StrockGeorge Strock
WWII, 1943WWII, 1943
First photo released to AmericanFirst photo released to American
public showing dead GIs (you canpublic showing dead GIs (you can
see maggots crawling on the man insee maggots crawling on the man in
the foreground)the foreground)
No. 20No. 20
Bill FoleyBill Foley
Beirut, 1983Beirut, 1983
Bombing of the Marine barracksBombing of the Marine barracks
No. 19No. 19
Robert CapaRobert Capa
WWII – The Last DayWWII – The Last Day
No. 18No. 18
Alexander GardnerAlexander Gardner
Antietam, Civil War, 1862Antietam, Civil War, 1862
No. 17No. 17
U.S. Navy ArchivesU.S. Navy Archives
Pearl Harbor, 1941Pearl Harbor, 1941
USS ArizonaUSS Arizona
No. 16No. 16
John FiloJohn Filo
Kent State, 1970Kent State, 1970
No. 15No. 15
Thai Khad ChuonThai Khad Chuon
Vietnam, 1975Vietnam, 1975
No. 14No. 14
U.S. Army ArchivesU.S. Army Archives
WWI, 1918WWI, 1918
No. 13No. 13
Art GreensponArt Greenspon
Vietnam, 1968Vietnam, 1968
No. 12No. 12
U.S. Army ArchivesU.S. Army Archives
Rhine River, 1945Rhine River, 1945
No. 11No. 11
Ed ClarkEd Clark
President Roosevelt’s FuneralPresident Roosevelt’s Funeral
Warm Springs GA, 1945Warm Springs GA, 1945
No. 10No. 10
W. Eugene SmithW. Eugene Smith
Saipan, WWII, 1944Saipan, WWII, 1944
No. 9No. 9
David TurnleyDavid Turnley
Persian Gulf WarPersian Gulf War
No. 8No. 8
Eddie AdamsEddie Adams
Vietnam, 1968Vietnam, 1968
Police chief executes suspected Viet CongPolice chief executes suspected Viet Cong
No. 7No. 7
Alexander GardnerAlexander Gardner
Gettysburg, 1863Gettysburg, 1863
It is thought that this picture was staged by the photographerIt is thought that this picture was staged by the photographer
No. 6No. 6
Nick UtNick Ut
Vietnam, 1972Vietnam, 1972
Napalm attack victimsNapalm attack victims
No. 5No. 5
Sal VederSal Veder
Travis AFB, 1973Travis AFB, 1973
No. 4No. 4
Larry BurrowsLarry Burrows
Vietnam, 1966Vietnam, 1966
No. 3No. 3
Alfred EisenstadtAlfred Eisenstadt
Times Square, 1945Times Square, 1945
No. 2No. 2
Robert CapaRobert Capa
DD–Day,–Day, Omaha Beach, 1944Omaha Beach, 1944
No. 1No. 1
Joe RosenthalJoe Rosenthal
Iwo Jima, WWII, 1945Iwo Jima, WWII, 1945
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