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Author:  Cuban Commissar [ Wed Jan 18, 2006 11:24 pm ]
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Well I had a slow day being sick so I'm going to talk about something....

I didn't know where else to put this so here it is...

Bill Mauldin is famous for his Willie and Joe cartoons that appeared in Stars and Stripes during the war.

I just finished reading his book "Up front." It is a collections of thoughts about the war that inspired the cartoons.  He wrote it toward the end of WWII so his expereinces were still fresh.  I found it a very good read, an excellent glimpse of the American GI in WWII.

Here is a link so some of his work

Willie and Joe

I really likes these cartoons.  I find them humous and eye opening.  I really believe that most of the poor grunts in a IG regiemnt really look and act like Willie and Joe.

Enjoy

My personal favorite...



"Them rats! Them dirty, cold-blooded, sore-headed, stinkin' Huns! Them atrocity-committin' skunks ..."
Author:  Lion in the Stars [ Thu Jan 19, 2006 1:05 am ]
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I think this one is my favorite. ?L4 can probably attest to these feelings.
Author:  Legion 4 [ Thu Jan 19, 2006 1:48 am ]
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Yep ...  My old car had to go ...  Just like a faithful mount !!!  :down:  But I've got a new Horse !!!!  :;):  My Dad was an Infantry SGT in the WWII ETO ... so I can relate to Willy and Joe !    :D
Author:  Markconz [ Thu Jan 19, 2006 3:16 am ]
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Interesting! Here are my two favourites:

http://ww2.pstripes.osd.mil/02/nov02/ma ... aul05.html
http://ww2.pstripes.osd.mil/02/nov02/ma ... aul30.html
Author:  Legion 4 [ Thu Jan 19, 2006 5:25 am ]
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STUG III ! :laugh: :D
Author:  Mojarn Piett [ Thu Jan 19, 2006 7:47 am ]
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I think I like these...  :devil:

http://ww2.pstripes.osd.mil/02/nov02/ma ... aul15.html

http://ww2.pstripes.osd.mil/02/nov02/ma ... aul42.html

http://ww2.pstripes.osd.mil/02/nov02/ma ... aul47.html
Author:  firestorm40k [ Thu Jan 19, 2006 9:58 am ]
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These are funny, thanks for posting the links, I've never come across these before! :D

They're like reading a comedy version of Norman Mailer's 'The Naked and the Dead'  :p
Author:  Legion 4 [ Thu Jan 19, 2006 2:18 pm ]
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Those are all very funny !!! :D ?He doesn't like officers, does he ! :oops: ?:laugh: ?I especially like the one about the "routine patrol" ! Anyone who served in the infantry can relate ! ? ?There were some movies made in the US in the '40s about them. One was called "Willie & Joe, Up at the Front" IIRC ... pretty funny ! ?Saw them when I was a kid (a lifetime ago!) ! :D  And I still joined the US Army are an infantryman !  What was I thinking !?!??!?!?  :8:
Author:  Warmaster Nice [ Thu Jan 19, 2006 2:39 pm ]
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LOL! Nice one. It is rare that comedy is still funny after 60 years but these are great even today! :;):
Author:  Dwarf Supreme [ Thu Jan 19, 2006 4:44 pm ]
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Quote (Lion in the Stars @ 19 Jan. 2006 (00:05))
I think this one is my favorite. ?L4 can probably attest to these feelings.

That's one of my favorites too, Lion.

You gotta love Willie and Joe! I don't think anyone captured the essence of GIs as well as Bill Mauldin.   :cool:
Author:  Lion in the Stars [ Thu Jan 19, 2006 7:25 pm ]
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On further reflection, this might be closer to the truth.

Ask any enlisted man:  The most dangerous weapon in the enemies' arsenal is an ossifer with a map, especially a butterbar!

For the naval types out there:  They say that an officer loses 25% of his brain with every stripe on his shoulderboards. [Captain, USN looks at his shoulder, with 4 full stripes]  I'm in trouble.

Had that one told to me by a Captain, at the change of command, where his boss was standing next to him. :p
Author:  primarch [ Thu Jan 19, 2006 9:07 pm ]
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Hi!

Very interesting and humorous comics.

Primarch
Author:  Legion 4 [ Fri Jan 20, 2006 6:00 am ]
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Damn Officers !   :angry:  No ... wait ... forget I said that ! :oops: :D :;): :cool:
Author:  Jaldon [ Sat Jan 21, 2006 1:28 am ]
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I always got a kick out of this one..........
http://ww2.pstripes.osd.mil/02/nov02/mauldin/index.html

But my favorite was the 'vertical foxhole', however it wasn't there. :(

Truth is there isn't one of them I can think of that any dogface, from any war, would have trouble relating too.

I also seem to remember one where and officer says, "You, you,......and you, just volunteered for........"

Mauldin was great and I loved his book, espcially the part about Anzio and the rough and tumble Canadian/US SF outfit.

Picking on osifers, but isn't it more like 30%?

Jaldon :p
Author:  Legion 4 [ Sat Jan 21, 2006 7:21 am ]
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The 1st SSF ... a very tough outfit !  Hey, some officers have sensitive feelings ... if you need me ... I'll be at the O-Club ! :laugh:
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