![]() ![]() He had been scalded in a bathtub, which led to terrible injuries and infections Alzheimer's disease was inflicting its cruelties. Mauldin died at age 81 in the early days of 2003. Always has, always will.Īnd with the renewed push to get rid of Saturday mail delivery, expect complaints to intensify.īut the United States Postal Service deserves a standing ovation for something that's going to happen this month: Bill Mauldin is getting his own postage stamp. (CNN) - The post office gets a lot of criticism. When Mauldin was dying, old soldiers came in droves to visit and honor him, Greene saysĮditor's note: Bob Greene, a CNN contributor, is a best-selling author whose new book is "Late Edition: A Love Story.".He writes Patton wanted Mauldin to stop drawing his pointed cartoons, but Ike overruled him.Greene: Mauldin's funny, honest WWII soldiers, Willie and Joe, comforted millions.Bob Greene lauds the Postal Service for issuing stamp in honor of cartoonist Bill Mauldin. ![]()
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