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A soldier's life revolves around his mail. Like many others, I've been able to follow my kid's progress from the day he was born until now he is able to walk and talk a little, and although I have never seen him I know him very well.

Bill Mauldin

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Bill Mauldin
Age: 81 †
Born: 1921
Born: October 29
Died: 2003
Died: January 22
Actor
Caricaturist
Cartoonist
Comics Artist
Journalist
School Of The Art Institute Of Chicago
Screenwriter
Mountain Park
New Mexico
William Mauldin
William Henry Mauldin
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