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William Henry "Bill" Mauldin ( October 29, 1921 – January 22, 2003) was an American editorial cartoonist who won two Pulitzer Prizes for his work. He was most famous for his World War II cartoons depicting American soldiers, as represented by the archetypal characters Willie and Joe, two weary and bedraggled infantry troopers who stoically endure the difficulties and dangers of duty in the field. His cartoons were popular with soldiers throughout Europe, and with civilians in the United States as well.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Mauldin
https://youtu.be/4zpfYlvzVYY
https://www.loc.gov/rr/print/swann/mauldin/mauldin-atwar.htm
William Henry "Bill" Mauldin ( October 29, 1921 – January 22, 2003) was an American editorial cartoonist who won two Pulitzer Prizes for his work. He was most famous for his World War II cartoons depicting American soldiers, as represented by the archetypal characters Willie and Joe, two weary and bedraggled infantry troopers who stoically endure the difficulties and dangers of duty in the field. His cartoons were popular with soldiers throughout Europe, and with civilians in the United States as well.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Mauldin
https://youtu.be/4zpfYlvzVYY
https://www.loc.gov/rr/print/swann/mauldin/mauldin-atwar.htm
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This post makes me think of mail call and how important it was to me over the years. I guess technology has taken some of the shine off of mail call.
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Bill Malden was visiting his son at Pleiku, RVN the night of February 7, 1965. His son was attached to 52nd Aviation Battalion at Camp Holloway. That night NVA commandos, falsely described as VC, launched simultaneous attacks on both Camp Holloway and the II Corp Advisory Group, located at the other side of Pleiku. Bill Maulden came away with vivid memories of what occurred in Camp Holloway during and after the attack. He described the events later, I don’t remember if he drew any cartoons, aka Willie & Joe. He was very impressed by the reactions of all the personnel he observed under attack and immediately following, drawing on his own WWII experiences.
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