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The Museum & Library is excited to offer the fascinating 2022 Emmy nominated virtual tour hosted by WTTW's Geoffrey Baer that explores 100+ works and documents that cover Bill Mauldin’s life and work. The tour details everything from Mauldin's early years in New Mexico to his training in Chicago to his WWII works and his career as an editorial cartoonist for the Chicago Sun times as well as other publications after the war. See how 2 time Pulitzer Prize winning political cartoonist Bill Mauldin documented and satirized military and political affairs featuring important figures like Robert F. Kennedy, Mayor Daley, Gandhi, Martin Luther King Jr., several U.S. presidents and his famous WWII characters, Willie and Joe. Get a fresh, virtual take on the Museum & Library's latest exhibition without leaving the comfort of your home!

This 17-minute video features stories from veterans and items in our exhibit related to the island hopping campaigns on the Mariana Islands and Iwo Jima. Watch today to learn more about what the U.S. Forces experienced in these battles, and why the Allies used the strategy of island hopping. Please be advised, this program contains graphic depictions of war, and may contain offensive language, ideas or negative stereotypes reflecting the culture or language of a person, period or place. The Pritzker Military Museum & Library is presenting this as part of the historical record, they do not reflect the views and opinions of the Museum & Library.