Bill Mauldin is stamped with the honor of having his own postage stamp by the United States Postal Service. Much belated but right move from the United States Postal Services deserves a standing ovation.

The gigantic cartoonist died in 2003 at the age of 81. After having Alzheimer’s disease, Bill was unable to take care of himself so he became a permanent resident of a California nursing home in his last days with his health and spirits declining rapidly.

Bill was a great source of reminiscence for all those who fought in World War II and also for all those who waited for them to come back home safe and sound from the clutches of death at the war fronts. The kid cartoonist of Stars and Strips, the military newspaper of that era, Bill Mauldin was the voice of truth through his cartoons of muddy and exhausted infantrymen Willie and Joe.

Bill was also an enlisted man like many other soldiers and he portrayed their gripes and their laughs and their heartaches and he was loved by all of them as he was one from them.

He was an enlisted man just like the soldiers he drew for; his gripes were their gripes, his laughs were their laughs, his heartaches were their heartaches. He was one of them. They loved him.

He was awarded with Pulitzer Prize and he was featured on the cover of Time magazine. His most read book, Up Front was the number one best- seller in the United States.

He won the Pulitzer Prize. He was featured on the cover of Time magazine. His book “Up Front” was the No. 1 best-seller in the United States. The stamp will also feature his charters of Willie and Joe with him. At last he is recognized.