Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for February 15, 1991
February 14, 1991
February 16, 1991
Transcript:
Soldier: So how's it going, soldier? Post-trauma city, I'm guessing! Ray: Wha...? Did I get moved again? Where am I? Solider: On the U.S.S. Mercy, sport! The best little hospital ship in the Gulf! Ray: And who are you, man? Soldier: I'm Ensign Trip Tripler! But the gang here in the surgical unit call me "Hawkeye"! Nurse: No, we don't. Soldier: Well, I'm encouraging them to!
He has two stripes not one for an Ensign.