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[AnAmericanMother]

"Th' hell this ain't the most important hole in the war. I'm in it!"

"Able Fox Five to Able Fox. I got a target but ya gotta be patient."

"I feel like a fugitive from the law of averages."

These three are taped to my computer monitor at work.

And the classic slam at Patton:

"Radio the old man we'll be late on account of a thousand mile detour."

[AnAmericanMother]

When Earth's last picture is painted

When Earth's last picture is painted
And the tubes are twisted and dried
When the oldest colors have faded
And the youngest critic has died
We shall rest, and faith, we shall need it
Lie down for an aeon or two
'Till the Master of all good workmen
Shall put us to work anew

And those that were good shall be happy
They'll sit in a golden chair
They'll splash at a ten league canvas
With brushes of comet's hair
They'll find real saints to draw from
Magdalene, Peter, and Paul
They'll work for an age at a sitting
And never be tired at all.

And only the Master shall praise us.
And only the Master shall blame.
And no one will work for the money.
No one will work for the fame.
But each for the joy of the working,
And each, in his separate star,
Will draw the thing as he sees it.
For the God of things as they are!

- Rudyard Kipling

[mass55th]

From my WWII desk calendar for January 22nd:

On this day in 1944, the United States lands forces at Anzio, Italy, surprising German forces. Unfortunately, the American troops delay their advance, giving the Germans time to regroup in the Alban Hills.

[commish]

RIP Bill Mauldin.

Willie and Joe will forever be etched in the minds of our military men and woman.

[petuniasevan]

One of the best...

His cartoons were such a hit with the troops; Uncle Gene was a huge fan. So was Uncle Paul.
They wanted someone to show the home front what it was really like for a common foot soldier.
Mauldin delivered.

Thanks, Bill - may you and your buddies party in heaven's post canteen forevermore.

[Neil E. Wright]

Rest in Peace, Bill Mauldin! You will be sorely missed.

Click on the image to visit the tribute page

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Toward FREEDOM

[weegee]

How ironic. I had read an article on his health last year in the Comics Buyer's Guide. In it was information on how to contact him with letters. I couldn't find an online version of the article and it had passed out of my mind.

I was updating the "keywords" and running some searches on some posts when I ran across this article: Calling all WWII vets for a vital mission which had the same details.

I bumped the thread (even though it was in the wee hours) with the chance that someone might see it.

[Mark Turbo]

From a Peanuts cartoon (Snoopy is on a hill with Woodstock and the other birds):

SNOOPY: Today is Veterans Day... Why am I sitting here on a hill waiting for Harriet and that round-headed kid?

I should be with Ol' Bill Mauldin quaffing root beers!

BIRD: !!!!!!?

SNOOPY: Why Bill Mauldin?!!

It's easy to forget how soon we forget!

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Anyway, RIP to Mauldin and Charles Schulz alike.

[BaBaStooey]

Snoopy drinking Root Beer at Bill Mauldin's BUMP

[SES1066]

Well Bill is being showed around Heaven by Ernie Pyle and is having his hand shaken off by all his friends, RIP and God Bless - Joe and Willie's dad!

[Dajjal]

Requiescat in pacem.