A. Michael Leahy
Combat Art    by A. Michael Leahy
Retired USMCR helicopter crew chief, pilot and combat artist

The Cost Was High

         

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"THE COST WAS HIGH"

October 1967, in the Hai Lang Forest, south of Quang Tri, during Operation Medina. Delta Co. 1/1 skipper reflects on his unit's coming to the aid of an ambushed brother company, in the dense piedmont. Edition of 190 prints with 10 artist's proofs.
 

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