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Pentagon Visit and Military Blog for 'Doonesbury' Creator

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By E&P Staff
09.27.06

NEW YORK "Doonesbury" cartoonist Garry Trudeau is visiting the Pentagon this morning and starting a military blog on Oct. 8, according to an article posted on Infozinecom.

The new blog, at Doonesbury.com, will feature posts from soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan. Trudeau noted that it will help Americans, many of whom don't know anyone in the military, get a better sense of the sacrifices soldiers are making.

Trudeau is at the Pentagon to meet with wounded soldiers and sign copies of his new book "The War Within: One More Step at a Time" -- sequel to "The Long Road Home: One Step at a Time." Both collections (from Andrews McMeel Publishing) chronicle the struggles of "Doonesbury" character B.D. to recover from losing a leg in Iraq.

Proceeds from the books benefit Fisher House, which provides temporary homes for families of injured soldiers being treated at military and veteran medical centers.

"Doonesbury" appears in about 1,400 newspapers via Universal Press Syndicate.

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