RT by @mikenov: Marilyn Monroe visiting an injured U.S. soldier at the Tokyo Army Hospital in Japan on February 5, 1954… This iconic photo was taken on February 5, 1954, at the Tokyo Army Hospital in Japan. Monroe knelt beside the soldier’s bed to greet him face to face, since he was lying on his stomach while recovering. At the time, Monroe was on her honeymoon. She had married baseball legend Joe DiMaggio just a few weeks earlier, in January 1954, and traveled with him to Japan, where he had business tied to baseball. The Korean War had ended in an armistice the summer before, and many wounded American servicemen were still being treated at military hospitals in Japan. During the trip, M

Marilyn Monroe visiting an injured U.S. soldier at the Tokyo Army Hospital in Japan on February 5, 1954…

This iconic photo was taken on February 5, 1954, at the Tokyo Army Hospital in Japan. Monroe knelt beside the soldier’s bed to greet him face to face, since he was lying on his stomach while recovering.

At the time, Monroe was on her honeymoon. She had married baseball legend Joe DiMaggio just a few weeks earlier, in January 1954, and traveled with him to Japan, where he had business tied to baseball.

The Korean War had ended in an armistice the summer before, and many wounded American servicemen were still being treated at military hospitals in Japan. During the trip, Monroe visited patients, chatted with them and signed autographs, including on casts.

She was 27 and already one of the biggest movie stars in the world, after hits like “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes” and “How to Marry a Millionaire.”

During the same trip, Monroe flew to Korea and performed 10 shows for more than 100,000 U.S. troops in freezing weather. She later said it was the first time she truly felt like a star.

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— @archeohistories Oct 18, 2026