Peanuts by Charles Schulz for February 01, 2024

Up, UP, and….AWAY!

He didn’t get to say goodbye to Truffles.

Nam? “Send me off to a foreign land, to go and kill the yellow man. Born in the U.S.A.”

(The Boss)

Queue “Ride of the Valkyries”.

Snoopy, the patriot.

Something about Woodstock we didn’t know about…

Told you. Steve Canyon vibes.

Woodstock was part of a special unit.

There’s special training for how to fly a snoopycopter?

Where’s Adrian Cronauer when you need him?

…and they say Schulz was never topical. Vietnam was mentioned at least three times in the strip.

Country Joe & Th Fish also wrote a good song regarding Vietnam.

It ain’t me, it ain’t me, I ain’t no military son. CCR

When did Woodstock get called up?

I keep telling you, ‘Snoopy’ comes in ‘handy’ for all sorts of things—-makes a great shortstop ! ! !

Too soon.

I have always remembered this specific strip, but never the story line. When they said that a helicopter was called to rescue Linus, I had an “aha” moment. Many thanks for helping remember the full back-story. (Sharp salute to my fellow veterans.)

It’s stupid enough to make me want to stop reading this comic.

Snoopy lives a pretty interesting life.

Not funny.

Amazing how you can hear the helicopter noise.

This arc added yet another entry to the Laws of Cartoon Physics.

Afghanistan?

In the 80s, most commercial helicopter pilots were Vietnam veterans. I did occasional aerial videography, and learned that the thing you don’t want to say to them was, “I’d like to go lower/closer/faster, but I guess it’s impossible, right?”

What a history (or rich imagination), Woodstock!

Linus got some arm strength (or fear adrenaline).

Ok, Linus, now you can really be afraid.

They are sending me to Vietnam, this is whole other country- Forrest Gump.

LOL!

Oh my…. https://www.gocomics.Com/lio/2024/02/01

Hey, wait a minute! Linus actually understood what Woodstock was saying in his scratchy bird language!! The two of them are actually TALKING here!!!

Yep, that’s right folks, Snoopy has fought in every war since the Revolution. In his imagination that is.

Since most of the remarks quote protest songs I’ll make a comment: The problem with wars is that the politicians are in control. They view a war as a political tool. If one is to go into a war it should be with one goal…win. We are still afflicted with the cost of Viet Nam in lives lost, broken lives and the financial cost. War is serious and should not be a tool of the politicians. In closing I quote from one of my favorite comics: “Dad, how do soldiers killing each other solve the world’s problems?”

― Bill Watterson, Calvin and Hobbes. I need say no more

A better question: Where’d you learn to fly a dog?

Happiness Is A Wormed Puppy

they can fly upside down with their feet in the air….they don’t think of danger….they really don’t care…..

Newton would think he had made a mistake….if he could see those young men and the chances they take…..

You know, Dude, I myself dabbled in pacifism once. Not in ’Nam of course…

It s where all the really good chopper pilots came from.

My uncle was a helicopter pilot in ‘Nam, he flew the CH 47 Chinook. He was usually called when there was a Hot LZ. He came back really messed up. He didn’t last too long as a civilian.

Wow, that went dark!

Howling Mad Murdock taught him.

“Rooster” by Alice in Chains starts playing….

He is a chopper.

Yes, Snoopy used to fly drugs back from Nam, along with the fallen soldiers

Some of the best and bravest men I ever met…..

Didn’t you see Snoopy and Woodstock on that roof during the fall of Saigon?

Linus has to be pretty buff to hold on

North Nam, Wyoming.

I love the smell of birdseed in the morning.