McGee died in 2022 at age 102. Seth Robson is a Tokyo-based reporter who has been with Stars and Stripes since 2003. He has been stationed in Japan, South Korea and Germany, with frequent ...

Brian McElhiney is a reporter for Stars and Stripes based in Okinawa, Japan. He has worked as a music reporter and editor for publications in New Hampshire, Vermont, New York and Oregon.

Polka dots and stripes are having a moment, but not in the way you might remember. Long tied to retro aesthetics and ultra-feminine charm (think Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman), polka dots have been ...

The socks then were simpler versions of the ones seen today. They featured cookie-cutter patterns such as polka dots and stripes, paired with short messages such as “Celebrate life” and ...