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KS Toronado

(22,561 posts) Sat Nov 22, 2025, 09:36 PM Nov 22

62 year old cartoons today. [View all]

By Bill Mauldin, during World War II he portrayed the dangers of war through the eyes of "Willie and Joe"

‘Our President Is Dead’: How The Washington Post reacted to John F. Kennedy’s assassination.

2010, 77 year-old Teddy is welcomed aboard a sailboat by his three older brothers - none of whom experienced the gift of long life. Jack was 46, Bobby 42, and Joe Jr. only 29 years old when their lives ended abruptly and violently.

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62 year old cartoons today. [View all] KS Toronado Nov 22 OP

House of Kennedy Fell. House of Bush Arose. OAITW r.2.0 Nov 22 #1

That last one... sheshe2 Nov 22 #2

My eyes kept watering while putting this together. KS Toronado Nov 22 #3

Reminds me of this song and now I am crying again. sheshe2 Nov 22 #6

TY for these.... electric_blue68 Nov 23 #8

Every time I see that last one dflprincess Nov 22 #4

Oh, that's a great image. ("Sappy" is usually fine by me) electric_blue68 Nov 23 #9

. struggle4progress Nov 22 #5

Oh, yeah. Waterworks when this came out. electric_blue68 Nov 23 #10

He was a friend of mine. OAITW r.2.0 Nov 22 #7

Thank you for posting these cartoons LetMyPeopleVote Nov 23 #11

I was in elementary school and I remember every minute of that terrible day... Rhiannon12866 Nov 23 #12

The second one was our family. Watching my dad cry broke me up. Emile Nov 23 #13

First time I ever seen my dad cry. KS Toronado Nov 23 #15

Mauldin's weeping Lincoln is the most famous one. Paladin Nov 23 #14