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By Spc. Zane Craig
103rd Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) Public Affairs
JOINT BASE BALAD, Iraq— Smiles and laughter erupted from soldiers and airmen as distorted reflections of their faces flowed from the pens of four professional cartoonists participating in the National Cartoonist Tour Oct. 14 At Joint Base Balad, Iraq. They spent several hours producing personalized works of art for service members at several locations on the base.
“It’s fun to watch them draw,” said Sgt. 1st Class Thomas Schonfarber, support operations noncommissioned officer with the 103rd Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), and an Oklahoma City, Okla, native.
Schonfarber was pleased with the drawing of Sylvester and Tweety-Bird that artist Dave Mowder produced for his young daughters, Emily and Julia Kate.
“It’s good for the troops’ morale and good for the kids back home,” he added.
Spc. Justin Lewis, a paralegal specialist with the 103rd ESC, and a Fairfield, Iowa, native, arrived at the tour with a sketchbook full of his own work in hand, ready to show the artists. He said he has been drawing for 12 years and is hoping to expand his contacts in the animation world.
“I do a lot of Japanese anime, and I want to move into more modern and classic styles,” he said. “I’d like to bring a modern perspective to the classics.”
Maj. Richard Williams, logistics section officer in charge with the 103rd ESC, and an Urbandale, Iowa, native, walked away from the event with a drawing of an original character developed by Rob Harrell for a new cartoon series. It resembles a dragon-dinosaur combination, and is for his children, Brianna and Davis.
“This is a nice break for soldiers - a chance for them to get something unique and original,” said Williams.
The National Cartoonist Tour finished its weeklong visit to Iraq and Kuwait with the cartoonists’ last stop at JBB. This is the second visit for the tour, after its first visit last year. The cartoonists will visit Germany and Afghanistan early this November.
| Date Taken: | 10.14.2010 |
| Date Posted: | 10.25.2010 08:02 |
| Story ID: | 58734 |
| Location: | JOINT BASE BALAD, IQ |
| Web Views: | 75 |
| Downloads: | 16 |
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