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I saved a piece by the lovely stock model CauSality-stock before she abandoned DA, and it happened to be on a itty bitty data card thingy. I think she was perfect for this piece. She reminds me strongly of one of my best friends in HS. Anyway, I hope some time she checks back in.

This is intended for no purpose more or less than simply to urge that we better support servicemen, servicewomen, and the military family.

I had to explain it to my daughters. It occurs to me that there's some cultural literacy missing--something those of us who remember 'Nam will take for granted. The oval in the background contains the lady's memory of love lost. She sits alone in black (perhaps ripped, as for mourning) in front of fresh funeral flowers and a tombstone; behind them are the colors of the flag like in a watercolor, distorted and run together. She leans upon a pile of paperwork and photo albums. The newly widowed have a lot of paperwork to do and it's all mixed up with the past memories, such as the wedding photo in front of her. She cradles a folded flag on her lap. This flag is removed from the coffin of fallen servicemen before their coffins are lowered into the ground, then presented to the next of kin. His dogtags and wedding ring are draped across the flag--and that shows that he was indeed a Soldier, Sailor, an Airman or a Marine. I'm sorry that so few people understand, or perhaps this image is too cluttered to bother with for most people. Look how she is: thinner from worry, too drained to cry. I think this is the best photomanip piece I've ever done and I'm sad that it isn't understood well enough by most people who usually fave my work or comment. Thanks to those of you who do understand. You see, I could have been that young widow. I watched the SCUDs fall on Riyadh where I knew my husband worked to keep Saddam out of Saudi Arabia. I didn't know he'd come back. The media made it sound as if none of our men and women would come back.

Well, some of them didn't. And it's one per customer either way.

Stock used:

Book Views stock by [link]

Tombstone 1 by [link]

Devmeet by [link]

Black_dress_2_by_CauSaLITY_stock [link]

Thank you.

Description
I saved a piece by the lovely stock model CauSality-stock before she abandoned DA, and it happened to be on a itty bitty data card thingy. I think she was perfect for this piece. She reminds me strongly of one of my best friends in HS. Anyway, I hope some time she checks back in.

This is intended for no purpose more or less than simply to urge that we better support servicemen, servicewomen, and the military family.

I had to explain it to my daughters. It occurs to me that there's some cultural literacy missing--something those of us who remember 'Nam will take for granted. The oval in the background contains the lady's memory of love lost. She sits alone in black (perhaps ripped, as for mourning) in front of fresh funeral flowers and a tombstone; behind them are the colors of the flag like in a watercolor, distorted and run together. She leans upon a pile of paperwork and photo albums. The newly widowed have a lot of paperwork to do and it's all mixed up with the past memories, such as the wedding photo in front of her. She cradles a folded flag on her lap. This flag is removed from the coffin of fallen servicemen before their coffins are lowered into the ground, then presented to the next of kin. His dogtags and wedding ring are draped across the flag--and that shows that he was indeed a Soldier, Sailor, an Airman or a Marine. I'm sorry that so few people understand, or perhaps this image is too cluttered to bother with for most people. Look how she is: thinner from worry, too drained to cry. I think this is the best photomanip piece I've ever done and I'm sad that it isn't understood well enough by most people who usually fave my work or comment. Thanks to those of you who do understand. You see, I could have been that young widow. I watched the SCUDs fall on Riyadh where I knew my husband worked to keep Saddam out of Saudi Arabia. I didn't know he'd come back. The media made it sound as if none of our men and women would come back.

Well, some of them didn't. And it's one per customer either way.

Stock used:

Book Views stock by [link]

Tombstone 1 by [link]

Devmeet by [link]

Black_dress_2_by_CauSaLITY_stock [link]

Thank you.