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Then there is scroll sawyer Harry Savage who, after completing a cutting of fallen Navy Seal Lt. Michael Murphy, wos invited by the fomily to a ceremony during which they renamed the post office in town after the medal-of-honor nominee.

Completed portrait of Lt Michael Murphy USN Scroller Harry Savage (left) presents his tributary cuttings of fallen Pattern developed by Gary Browning Navy Seal Lt. Michael Murphy to Li Murphy's lather

Cut by Harry Savage during a ceremony honoring the medal-of-honor nominee.

The group still faces many challenges, not the least of which is getting in contact with the families of the fallen. The group receives information from the Department of the Army each month listing the fallen soldier's next of kin (providing that the families have allowed their information to be released). In addition, they get some help from a similar group involved in o projecl called "Mcrine Comfort Quilts."

"The hardest part." states Yager "is contacting the families to let them know what we do, and convincing some of them the portraits are totally free."

Browning cdds fo that, saying, "You would think that we would hove a problem with the members cutting and delivering the portraits since they take care of shipping charges for their assigned service member, but we have yet to have a single issue with this. They are kind-hearted individuals, and they do it with a passion."

Clearly, the group can use any and all support from other interested scrollers. Even if you aren't interesled in cutting or developing patterns, it is possible to help them move closer to their goal of completing a portrait for each and every service member killed in Ircq or Afghanistan simply by spreading fhe word about their efforts. You can clso help by provldirg the group with information about families who may have lost loved ones and have not yet received a portrait.

For more information about the project, or to see more of their work, visit the group's main website af: http://groups.msri.com/SSPSoldierPortraits/ .

For questions concerning this arf/c/e, contact Jeff Zaffino af 247 Lytle Rood, Ross vide, GA 3G74 /. or email him at: jeff@odvancedscrollsowpofiems.com.

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