Not in the Drive By Media, who would get the heebie jeebies if they accessed a Department of Defense website
A Marine's latest piece of artwork won’t hang in a museum. It’s going to be on display in this city west of Baghdad for Fallujans to remember one of their martyred heroes.
Maj. Alex J. Durr, a 45-year-old combat artist from the Marine Corps’ Historical Division, recently put the finishing touches on a painted mural of Iraqi Brig. Gen. Khodeiri Obeid Abbas Al Janadi, Fallujah’s former Deputy Chief of Police, who was gunned down by insurgents June 19. Durr was commissioned to do the piece by Col. Larry Nicholson, RCT-5’s commander, to honor a “Son of Fallujah” who was killed protecting the city and people he loved.
The mural was painted on a concrete barrier and will be placed along a main route through the heart of the city. It will be on permanent display to honor the native Fallujan’s sacrifice for his city and his country.
“I’ve done portraits, but nothing ever this big,” said Durr, from Fort Worth, Texas. “It’s pretty satisfying that this will be put to use immediately.
“To think this guy lost his life for his country— it’s pretty humbling,” he added. “That’s gone through my head a couple times.”
Of course, I'm sure the Left considers the soldier just a no brain idjit who was duped into joining the military and being part of an occupation. To the rest of us, he is a hero who is part of a force that liberated millions of people. Kudo's, Major Durr!
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