I’m calling it. I’m saying I was the last draftee to work at the European Stars and Stripes. The draft ended in December, 1972 and I was snagged in October. I had successfully avoided the draft for four years as a journalism student at University of Nevada, Reno. After basic and medic training at Fort
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Gary Cooper (1944-2022) was a photojournalist who began his career as a reporter for the Pacific Stars and Stripes (PSS) in the mid-60s. He covered various stories during his time there, including a page one story in the July 13, 1966, Pacific Stars and Stripes newspaper. After leaving the PSS, Cooper worked for the
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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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