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"Home is the Hunter" by William S.
Phillips
Silhouetted
against the setting sun, the USS Constellation recovers an F-4 Phantom
II. An escort ship from the carrier battle group steams off the port
bow. The artist, William Phillips, relates that this storied warship was
vital to the U.S. effort throughout the Vietnam conflict. "In the
summer of 1964," he says, "the 'Connie' took station off the coast of
Vietnam with Air Wing Fourteen aboard. She would be assigned to the area
on seven separate occasions, her final deployment concluding with combat
operations in August 1973. On July 1st of that year, she and her crew were
awarded the Presidential Unit Citation for extraordinary heroism in action
during the 1971-72 crisis. The Constellation and her proud crews still
serve our country today." Published from the artist's original oil
painting. (Print image size: 33"w x 16 1/2"h. 550 signed by the artist
and consecutively numbered). Click on the thumbnail for a
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AS of 26 OCT 2009, this print is Sold Out. Copies
may be available on the secondary market.