[FreedomFarmer]

Putting the Jeep (with the broken leg) out of its misery was always my favorite.

ETO bump.

[meandog]

...Saw Bill Mauldin starring with Audie Murphy last night in John Huston's adaptation of Steven Craine's "Red Badge of Courage". Although it was mainly Murphy's role, Mauldin gave the movie the real depth and was a pretty good actor. Loved the scene where Mauldin's character told Murphy's character (after he confessed to cowardice during his baptism of fire); "Shucks, Henry, I was so scared I almost skedaddled myself...only the captain caught me and made me stay. Being scared ain't no cowardice!"

[AnAmericanMother]

So sorry to hear this about Bill Mauldin. My dad served with him in Italy.

Dad always says that Bill Mauldin's cartoons are 100 per cent accurate. So much so, that when my daughter interviewed my dad for a school project, in the report we put photos my dad took during the war next to Mauldin cartoons . . . we were able to match up about 4-5 situations in cartoon and real life.

Here's one of my favorites:

Dad lives about as far away from Orange County as you can get, but I'll pass this on to him.

[snippy_about_it]

bumping the USO canteen.

[VOA]

...he's had a long and colorful and successful life.

Today's understatement

[paddles]

I like the cartoon with a private who's scolding a major:

"one more crack like that and you won't get your job back after the war."

[Snow Bunny]

This has me crying so hard, I wish I was a WW11 vet so I could write to him. What a touching wonderful thread about this special man.

Thank you Mr.M for telling us about this at the Canteen.

And thank you Evening Star for this wonderful thread about Bill Mauldin.

[weegee]

BUMP