I’ve been reading Doonesbury since 1974, and I remember the exact strip (and the events) that B.D. references, and how poignant the strip was back then, with B.D. reading about the Vetnamese airlifts from his friend in-country, and then him hanging his head in his arms. Thank you, Mr. Trudeau, for bringing it full circle, again.
As often with Trudeau, he mixes humor and pathos within 4 panels. Although the end is light-hearted, this made me think of all the suffering our vets go thru, and brought a tear to my eye, for their plight.
I’ve been reading Doonesbury since 1974, and I remember the exact strip (and the events) that B.D. references, and how poignant the strip was back then, with B.D. reading about the Vetnamese airlifts from his friend in-country, and then him hanging his head in his arms. Thank you, Mr. Trudeau, for bringing it full circle, again.