Army Capt. Blake Russell

24” x 32”
Mixed Medium on Canvas

Assigned to 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, KY

Died of injuries sustained from enemy munitions fire while investigating a possible mortar cache during combat operations in Baghdad.

35 years old from Fort Worth, Texas. Husband and father of two children.

Portrait Presented to Blake's father in August 2007.



Blake was a childhood friend of Phil Taylor's and this portrait was the inspiration to begin this organization.
Portrait Sponsored by

Michael Rater, Frisco, TX

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 KIA July 22, 2006

Operation Iraqi Freedom



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