Military career Michael D. Fay

fay enlisted in united states marine corps in 1975 , discharged in 1978 81 mm mortarman (mos 0341). in 1978, returned pennsylvania state university , graduated in 1982 bachelor of science in art education. in 1983, re-enlisted marines , served avionics technician (mos 6322) working on ch-46s, vh-3ds, ch-53es , uh/ah-1s in presidential helicopter squadron (hmx-1) , marine medium helicopter squadron 365 (hmm-365) until 1993. fay served tour on recruiting duty (mos 8411) @ recruiting station baltimore recruiter of year 1989 , 1990. left active duty @ end of september 1993.

fay returned service in marine corps reserve in january 2000. assigned official combat artist national museum of marine corps combat art collection. retired marine corps.

war artist

the united states marine corps supports 3 combat artists produce fine art based on experiences of combat , life of marines on battlefield. orders go war. art. artists unfettered in choice of subject. fay s artwork in marine corps combat art collection, national museum of marine corps , collection of james a. michener art museum in doylestown, pennsylvania.

fay has had solo exhibitions @ farnsworth museum, target of protest group. artwork has been published in leatherneck magazine—the official magazine of marine corps association—and new york times. guardian called work exceptionally moving , thought-provoking , , said, on past decade, fay has seen action war artist troops in both iraq , afghanistan, latest journey military veterans hospital in richmond, virginia. in resulting new york times blogs, relays meetings 3 young men severely wounded in afghanistan. account of injuries , rehabilitation gripping, deepens reporting drawings, reproduced alongside articles.

fay has recorded wounded veterans recovering injuries. part of work founded joe bonham project document experiences of wounded. after retirement, fay campaigned enhanced recognition , improved working opportunities war artists. fay uses sculpture. holds master of fine arts in illustration; thesis called boy drew soldiers.

cite error: there <ref group=note> tags on page, references not show without {{reflist|group=note}} template (see page).