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o pa jfititiwimiHii ?╟╓RESIDENT RUSSELL PATTERSON JOHN PIEROTTI BILL HOLMAN ATIONAL CAtr^l^iSTS SOCIETY WEST 44 STREI 18. NEW YORK June 8, 1965 Mr* Red Skelton 801 Sorbonne Bead Los Angeles, California Dear Mr* Skeltons Allow me to introduce myself# I am former Sergeant Vic Herman, Army News Service, and creator of the army cartoon feature ?╟úWinnie the Wae?╟Ñ which you no doubt have seen in your U.s*0. travels during World War XI# Today I am civilian Vic Herman, a professional cartoonist and the chairman of the War Cartoonists Committee of the National Cartoonists Society. I bring you great news# On 22 September 106*5 at 1800 hours (6s00 P#M?╜) in one of Llio?╟ú1 mii 1 inn nritioTT~TffaTPir York City, the National Cartoonists gocletywill^Lonor on the 20th anniversary of VJ Day, the humor of the American G.I. Cartoonist. There* 11 be Mauldin and his ?╟úWillie and Joe?╟Ñ, Milton Caniff and his ?╟úMiss Lace , George Baker and his "Saa Sack?╟Ñ and Dave Breger and his ?╟úPrivate Breger?╟Ñ and hundreds of others from World war I through Vietnam. Besides these cartoon greats, there 11 be the pin-up girls of the fighting G.I.*s -- Betty orable, Rita Hayworth and Ann Sheridan# There?╟╓ll be General Eisenhower, (General Omar B**&dley and Jimmy Bool it tie |_al s o_ Mayor Wagner of New York city# The international press and television will cover the great event# The National Cartoonists Society would deem it an honor If you c'Vild and accept the National C&rttOoi^aii^SOQifl^ s 'Awaoferfor your great efforts in giving the fighting G#I# a Selling hand in finding a little humor in life when the going got really roughv-We would appreciate it if you could M.C. _ this rntr4nti1fi sstsak*We are also preparing a sound film- aj-yTp~~whi oh will be dl stributed worid-wide through thA~ fioy Scouts, Kiwanls, Lions, B?╟╓nal Brith and U.S.O. Your taped narration for this film would be appreciated* "It just so happens" that my home was originally in Hollywood and my family is ?╟úin pictures?╟Ñ. I could arrange REUBEN AWARD WINNERS L CAPP *47 CHIC YOUNG *48 > ANK KETCH AM *52 MORT WALKER '58 \ AL FOSTER *57 PRANK KING *58 T !K BROWNE *62