Rabu, 30 November 2016

Willie and Joe Come Home

Bill Mauldin’s legendary dogfaces kept faith with returning veterans of every generation. Wars never really end for veterans., Those who make it home return to a world they do not recognize, and that does not recognize them. So it was for Willie and Joe, World War II’s most famous fictional GIs. Creations of Pulitzer Prize-winning …

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