A Cartoonist's Experience as a Front Line Soldier

Bill Mauldin, a famous cartoonist, fought on the front line during World War II. Through his cartoons and book that he published in 1945, Mauldin provides an interesting take on the life and hardships experienced by combat soldiers. For more WWII stories, check out this website dedicated to telling eyewitness accounts from historical events.

A Simple, Well-Told Story

Sometimes a straight delivery of facts is all you need to let audiences experience the joy of a homecoming. St. Louis TV station KETC has a six-minute feature on Lavern Parker, a Missouri resident who fought in Italy with the 91st Infantry Division. He talks movingly about returning home to his family once the War ended. Note the camera zooming in on Parker's B&W portrait as a young soldier than dissolving into video of him, 91 in 2007, hugging one of his great-grandchildren today.