The Chaplain Gives The Pastoral Reflection At The Memorial Service For Cwo2 Richardson 18 June 2009, Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan — Staff Sergeant Kristopher J. Battles Usmcr

The Chaplain gives the Pastoral Reflection at the Memorial Service for CWO2 Richardson 18 June 2009, Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan

Witness poignant moments of war through Staff Sgt. Battles’ black & white pencil sketch. A powerful Marine Corps Combat Art depicting a chaplain's reflection in Afghanistan. #art #militaryart #combatart


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Staff Sgt. Kristopher J. Battles: US Marine Corps Combat Artist capturing poignant moments & landscapes of war through representational art. Explore his powerful works.

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About the artist: Kristopher J. Battles (SSgt, USMCR) (1968 – present) Kristopher Battles enlisted in the Marine Corps Reserve in 1986. He received his Bachelor of Fine Arts from Truman State University and his Master of Fine Arts from the University of Hartford. In 2006, he was recalled to active duty as a combat artist for the National Museum of the Marine Corps where he would serve until the end of his service in 2014. As an artist, Battles deployed twice to Iraq and once to Afghanistan. He is the Artist-in-Residence at the Museum and manages the Marine Corps Combat Art Program.