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Art Analysis from The Vietnam War

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Photographer, Art Greenspon's, "The Best Photo from Vietnam." "As fellow troopers aid wounded buddies, a paratrooper of A Company, 101st Airborne, guides a medical evacuation helicopter through the jungle foliage to pick up casualties during a five-day patrol of an area southwest of Hue, South Vietnam, April 1968" (Agtmael, 2013). This photograph taken by war photographer, Art Greenspon, during the Vietnam war stirs up very raw emotions. There is a sense of desperation and hope as the paratrooper has his arms lifted in an attempt to guide the medevac helicopter to the ground. It almost seems like a prayer for help. There is obvious pain on the face of the soldier lying on the ground, which brings out emotions of fear. Seeing the other soldiers holding up their brothers brings about feelings of hope for their survival. There is an incredible amount of texture in the photo with the jungle branches and leaves surrounding the soldiers. It is amazing they were even a
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Welcome to my blog! My name is Liam, and I am a first-year online student at the University of Alaska - Fairbanks. My major is Fisheries and Marine Science. I live in Jackson, Georgia, but am originally from Kentucky. I own five snakes, two bearded dragons, three leopard geckos, a Russian tortoise, a parrot, and two Golden Retrievers. My long-term career goal is to work in wildlife rescue and rehabilitation. In addition to my love of animals, I train in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and currently hold a blue belt in this martial art. I enjoy playing the drums and listening to many genres of music. I love landscapes, and one of my favorite landscapes is the desert in Arizona.  My relationship to art is limited in terms of being an artist. As a child, I enjoyed painting rainbows more than anything else. My parents have a large collection of the many rainbows I painted over the years. As I became older and occasionally took art classes as a homeschooler, I found that more abstract pieces were my pr