EDMONDS, Wash. -- The images capture tender moments shattered by the brutality of war. Each one is a comfort to those left behind.
In Tennessee, a grandmother says good morning to the portrait of her smiling grandson.
In Virginia, a mother reflects over a sketch of her young son holding the daughter he never met, and never will.
The images were created as gifts by artist Michael Reagan, who has penciled more than 160 portraits of soldiers who died in Iraq. As part of his Fallen Heroes Project, he hopes to draw all the soldiers killed in Iraq, Afghanistan or any other conflict he considers a "war on terror".
By early this month, according to an Associated Press count, more than 1,940 U.S. service members had died in Iraq alone. Reagan is undeterred. [...]
Artist captures the spirit of fallen soldiers
Link to Full ArticleBy Melanthia Mitchell, Associated Press
EDMONDS, Wash. -- The images capture tender moments shattered by the brutality of war. Each one is a comfort to those left behind.
In Tennessee, a grandmother says good morning to the portrait of her smiling grandson.
In Virginia, a mother reflects over a sketch of her young son holding the daughter he never met, and never will.
