From the New York Times:
Peg Mullen, an Iowa farm wife who made herself a living symbol of loss after her son was killed in Vietnam, as she sharply questioned the military’s explanations and became an outspoken antiwar crusader, died Friday in La Porte City, Iowa. She was 92.
After her son Michael was killed by shrapnel from United States artillery on Feb. 18, 1970, Mrs. Mullen did not disguise her rage. She used his death benefit to buy two half-page advertisements in The Des Moines Register, each with more than 700 crosses, one for each Iowan killed in the war.
C. D. B. Bryan, an author and journalist, wrote about the suffering of Mrs. Mullen and her family in “Friendly Fire,” a book that was serialized in The New Yorker and received wide attention when published in 1976.
In 1979, "Friendly Fire" was adapted as a TV movie....
PEG and GENE MULLEN
AS SEEN IN:"Friendly Fire"
AS PLAYED BY:
Carol Burnett as Peg Mullen
Ned Beatty as Gene Mullen
Also in the cast were Dennis Erdman as their son Michael, Timothy Hutton as their other son John, and Sam Waterston as C.D. Bryan, who wrote the original book. (William Jordan portrayed Colonel Byron Schindler, a fictionalized version of Norman Schwarzkopf. In her own book, Mrs. Mullen was very critical of Schwarzkopf, who had been Michael's commanding officer.)
From the Los Angeles Times:
"She brought to the forefront the idea of friendly fire. It was a term that never got much play until that time," [said her surviving son John]. "I think she'll be remembered as somebody who asked a lot of questions, somebody who wouldn't take a pat answer, somebody who would stand up for something she believed in. You need those types of people."
BCnU.....
ROD SERLING
'The Twilight Zone' and 'Night Gallery' were not Serling's only contributions to the world of television; he created some of the greatest dramatic presentations ever seen on the Toob: like "Patterns" and "Requiem For A Heavyweight". And it was a behind-the-scenes look at the production of the live broadcast for "Requiem" that garnered another appearance by Serling in Toobworld. 
The really nice thing about this supposed honorific is that it happens in the month in which 'The Twilight Zone' celebrates its 50th anniversary. It's just a shame that Serling died back in 1975 at the age of 51 while undergoing heart surgery. It might have been nice for him to be around for that celebration, if not for this one..... 
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CHIEF JUSTICE EARL WARREN
DAVID LETTERMAN
"The Late Shift" was a TV movie that looked behind the scenes at the struggle between the David Letterman and Jay Leno camps to land the 'Tonight' gig after Johnny Carson decided it was time to retire.
Of course, sinner that I am, I went with the rather salacious version of Henry VIII's life for this portrayal of the future saint. (Still, More comes off looking good despite the licentious license taken with the history.)
Happy birthday, Tomas!
Looking back on it with the jaundiced eyes of an older 21st Century man, I can't see how a guy like Alan Brady could NOT be having affairs - with not only staffers but also with starlets, chorus girls, etc. In fact, when Reiner brought the character back after 30 plus years on an episode of 'Mad About You', it was hinted that he did carry on back in his Catskills tummler days. (Although he didn't have quite the reputation as a "swordsman" as Milton Berle did.)
