Thank a Vet

[JohnnieRat]

One last one from me.

"When you men get home and face an anti-war protester, look him in the eyes and shake his hand; then wink at his girlfriend because she knows shes dating a p*$$y."

[Threlin]

Great quotes, JR. I especially like the one by Ernie Pyle.

Bill Mauldin is one of my favorite chroniclers of World War 2. He was a Sgt in the infantry and did cartoons about the front line troops for Stars and Stripes. His two main characters were Willie and Joe; two dog faces on the front line. Here's a link to some of his work.

http://ww2.pstripes.osd.mil/02/nov02/mauldin/index.html

Personal favorites of mine are #s 5, 7, 13, 32 and the classic # 35.

Here's a note on Mauldin I found online.

General George Patton once summoned Mauldin to his office and threatened to "throw his ass in jail" for "spreading dissent," This after one of Mauldin's cartoons made fun of Patton's demand that all soldiers must be clean-shaven at all times, even in combat. But Dwight Eisenhower, the Supreme Commander, told Patton to leave Mauldin alone, because he felt that Mauldin's cartoons gave the soldiers an outlet for their frustrations. Mauldin told an interviewer later, "I always admired Patton. Oh, sure, the stupid bastard was crazy. He was insane. He thought he was living in the Dark Ages. Soldiers were peasants to him. I didn't like that attitude, but I certainly respected his theories and the techniques he used to get his men out of their foxholes."