Striper Spotlights

George Roberts in a Japanese movie with two other actors landing a spaceship on Earth

Striper Spotlight: George H. Roberts Jr. In His Own Words

I had not written for a weekly or by-weekly newspaper in my life. I had some work to do, I had 90-days to became a professional newspaper man. I discovered that in the SandS Club Bar I was surrounded by people many of which were much older than I, and certainly more educated than I. The first thing I did was ask around about who was the best feature writer…

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Striper Spotlight: Robert Brennan In His Own Words

Robert J (Bob) BrennanPacific Stars & Stripes, 1971-73 Background: Born 1948Hometown: Mount Carmel, PAEducation: Penn State University, BA JournalismFairfield University, MA in Corporate and Political Communication My Story: During the spring of 1970, with my academic studies at Penn State winding down, I won the lottery. But there was no celebrating nor was there any

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Tony Vaccaro in 1945 sitting on the wing of a plane holding his 35-millimeter Argus C3 camera that he had bought as a teenager.

Tony Vaccaro, photographer during WWII, dies at 100

Michelantonio Celestino Onofrio “Tony” Vaccaro (December 20, 1922 – December 28, 2022) was a photographer who is best known for his photos taken in Europe during 1944 and 1945, and in Germany immediately following World War II. He subsequently became a fashion and lifestyle photographer for American magazines. As a high school student in the

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