Cartoonists At War

A troop of cartoonists, including a couple of pals of mine, is currently in Germany on a USO tour of military bases. A press release tells us that their ranks include Jeff Bacon (Broadside and Greenside), Chip Bok (Akron Ohio Beacon Journal, Chicago Tribune, Washington Post, New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Time and Newsweek), Bruce Higdon (Army Times, Army Magazine, Soldiers Magazine), Jeff Keane (The Family Circus), Rick Kirkman (Baby Blues), Stephan Pastis (Pearls Before Swine), Mike Peters (Mother Goose and Grimm), Michael Ramirez (Investors Business Daily), Tom Richmond (MAD Magazine) and Garry Trudeau (Doonesbury).

It's a great effort and you follow them on Tom Richmond's blog, starting with this message. There's a slide show of a visit to the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center over on this page.