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SG
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This is the artists description of the picture:
On a cold December day, veterans of the Battle of the Bulge reunite at the American cemetery in Luxembourg. Here, guarded by tall pines, rest the mortal remains of some 5,000 American boys who died fighting to liberate Europe. As the veterans reflect amidst the gently falling snow, their welling emotions confirm their often-stated belief: "The real heroes never came home." Here, they feel a presence, a warmth amidst the cold. Something tells them they are not alone and this silent reunion is not the last.
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The guy with the crutches looks like the real Bill Guarnere from Band of Brothers.
Thanks for sharing.
Beautiful picture.
The guy with the crutches looks like the real Bill Guarnere from Band of Brothers.
This is the artists description of the picture:
On a cold December day, veterans of the Battle of the Bulge reunite at the American cemetery in Luxembourg. Here, guarded by tall pines, rest the mortal remains of some 5,000 American boys who died fighting to liberate Europe. As the veterans reflect amidst the gently falling snow, their welling emotions confirm their often-stated belief: "The real heroes never came home." Here, they feel a presence, a warmth amidst the cold. Something tells them they are not alone and this silent reunion is not the last.
said it before. will say it till I die: if our soldiers today were allowed to 'fight' as these gentlemen did, from Vietnam on, with the simple premise of 'kill the enemy', thousands of our guys would still be around. These men are truly 'the greatest generation'
Yes he does! It could be..quote:Originally posted by Zulu7
Beautiful picture.
The guy with the crutches looks like the real Bill Guarnere from Band of Brothers.
Dick Winters (kneeling), Babe Heffron (hand on his shoulder), Bill Guarnere (crutches), and Shifty Powers(far left).http://www.paintpop.com/gallery/band_of_brothers
Damn, got something in my eye.
quote:Originally posted by SG
This is the artists description of the picture:
On a cold December day, veterans of the Battle of the Bulge reunite at the American cemetery in Luxembourg. Here, guarded by tall pines, rest the mortal remains of some 5,000 American boys who died fighting to liberate Europe. As the veterans reflect amidst the gently falling snow, their welling emotions confirm their often-stated belief: "The real heroes never came home." Here, they feel a presence, a warmth amidst the cold. Something tells them they are not alone and this silent reunion is not the last.
said it before. will say it till I die: if our soldiers today were allowed to 'fight' as these gentlemen did, from Vietnam Korea on, with the simple premise of 'kill the enemy', thousands of our guys would still be around. These men are truly 'the greatest generation'
Fixed it for you.
Very moving. I have this one hanging on my wall.
I've got a print of that somewhere that I still have to get framed.
"In the Company of Heroes" is a painting based on more than just Matt Hall's masterful creativity-this moment actually happened.
In Dec. 2004, Valor Studios funded a charitable trip to bring six of the Band of Brothers veterans to Germany to meet and greet the troops of the 1st Armored Division, just back from Iraq. Buck Compton, Babe Heffron, Bill Guarnere, Don Malarkey, Earl McClung, and Shifty Powers participated.
After two days in Germany, on the 60th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge, our tour traveled to Bastogne to revisit the veterans' old foxholes with today's soldiers. But, on the way to Bastogne, our host, now-SGM Billy Maloney, arranged a special moment for the veterans . . . a visit to Luxembourg American Cemetery where their fallen comrades are buried.
"In the Company of Heroes" depicts this moment. Wading through countless crosses and stars of David, Bill, Babe, Don, and Earl found the spot first, the headstones of their buddies.
There, in silence, Babe remembered his best friend John Julian. Don Malarkey would break down at the cross of his friend, Skip Muck. And Bill and Earl remembered the faces of Alex Penkala and others. The veterans would later agree: this was the most poignant moment since they left the continent of war in 1945.
When they returned home, over the years, the men asked us to commemorate this moment in a painting. None pressed harder than Wild Bill and Babe (call it South Philly persistence).
So, here it is, the moment that only the veterans witnessed-but what they want all of us to see-when they stood again, in the company of heroes.
- Adam Makos, Publisher
Very moving. I have this one hanging on my wall.
I gave that very print to my father for his birthday when I was 16.
I still have the small collection of enemy stuff he brought back including the big nazi party banner he picked off the ground in Berlin. I keep it in a fire safe. He and several other US troops signed it and it had blood on it but most of that all faded away over the years.
quote:Originally posted by rcrxmike_2
quote:Originally posted by SG
This is the artists description of the picture:
On a cold December day, veterans of the Battle of the Bulge reunite at the American cemetery in Luxembourg. Here, guarded by tall pines, rest the mortal remains of some 5,000 American boys who died fighting to liberate Europe. As the veterans reflect amidst the gently falling snow, their welling emotions confirm their often-stated belief: "The real heroes never came home." Here, they feel a presence, a warmth amidst the cold. Something tells them they are not alone and this silent reunion is not the last.
said it before. will say it till I die: if our soldiers today were allowed to 'fight' as these gentlemen did, from Vietnam Korea on, with the simple premise of 'kill the enemy', thousands of our guys would still be around. These men are truly 'the greatest generation'
Fixed it for you.
Thanks.... true......
Part of The Wall at Omaha Beach.