Posted on 08/16/2005 8:30:44 PM PDT by 68skylark
ARLINGTON, Va. (Army News Service, Aug. 16, 2005) – The famous works of World War II cartoonist, Bill Mauldin, will be commemorated through Bill Mauldin’s War: Some Things Never Change.
The publication of the book coincides with the 60th anniversary of the end of World War II. Aug. 15 was Victory Japan or VJ Day and Sept. 2. is the 60th anniversary of the signing of the Japanese surrender aboard the USS Missouri.
The National Guard Bureau’s Office of Public Affairs will publish the 50-page Mauldin book later this year.
Featuring about 20 of Mauldin’s cartoons, the book will be distributed to National Guard members who have served in the Global War on Terror, said Army National Guard historian Renee Hylton.
Denise Neil-Binion, assistant curator for the 45th Infantry Division Museum in Oklahoma City, wrote the text for the book.
The book celebrates the wartime work of Sgt. William Henry “Bill” Mauldin, a National Guard Soldier from Arizona who served with the 45th Infantry Division in Europe before achieving international fame at Stars and Stripes. Mauldin died in January 2003 at age 81 and is buried at Arlington National Cemetery.
Many of the cartoons for the book were selected because they still depict National Guard troops who are serving on active duty in a war zone.
Besides its entertainment value, the book is intended to remind today’s Soldiers that as much as things may change, they still remain the same -- infantry Soldiers still live a hard, hazardous life.
“Renee and I like to think that Mauldin’s work is timeless, and we believe today’s Soldiers can still relate to his cartoon subjects and characters,” Neil-Binion said. “A lot has changed in the Army in the past 60 years, but, in many respects, the Soldier’s life has remained the same.”
(Editor’s Note: Master Sgt. Bob Haskell writes for the National Guard Bureau.)
Denise Neil-Binion, assistant curator for the 45th Infantry Division Museum in Oklahoma City, has written the text for a book about the late Bill Mauldin, the famous World War II cartoonist who originally was a Soldier in the Arizona National Guard. The National Guard Bureau’s Office of Public Affairs will publish the book later this year.
Photo courtesy of the 45th Infantry Division Museum
search is our friend http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1464697/posts, was posted earlier.
Yeah, I thought I did a search. And the link you provided doesn't seem to lead anywhere. Sorry if I've double posted -- I'll try my search again.
Okay -- you're right. I misspelled "Mauldin" when I did my search -- sorry.
Sorry I made a double post by mistake. I searched with a slight spelling error before posting.
Happens to all of us. Sometimes the search is clear but someone else is just a little quicker on the post button than we are and then whamo it happens.
"search is our friend" and typing in a "," into a link doesn't work either!
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That's the diefference between Wille and Kerry.
Click on the picture, some great stories on the page. The story about Mauldin's meeting with Patton in Mauldin's own words is a must read.
And if you're ever in Kansas City, go see the museum. They've got an entire room or two dedicated to Mauldin cartoons (originals).
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