Combat Artist -Sgt. Jack Carrillo - high res

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This collection of sketches was drawn by Sgt. Jack M. Carrillo while he was in Iraq during the beginning of 2003. Carrillo is based with the Combat Visual Information Center at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego and recently sketched the newest uniform plate, the U.S. Marines Combat Utility Uniforms 2003, depicting the Corps' new digital-patterned camouflage utilities.


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AL KUT, Iraq - Sgt. Jack Carrillo, from San Diego, the Corps' only combat illustrator, draws a crewman on a CH-46 helicopter from Marine Heavy Helicoter Squadron 162 flying over Al Kut May 8, 2003

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YASIN SU UD, Iraq - Graphite sketch. Delta Company, 1st Tank Battalion, halts outside of Baghdad in the town of Yasin Su Ud. U.S. Marines fire a constant barage of artillery through the evening to soften enemy positions ahead April 5, 2003. Operation Iraqi Freedom is the multinational coalition effort to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate Iraq's weapons of mass destruction and end the regime of Saddam Hussein.

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SOUTHERN IRAQ - This color sketch was rendered in Prima-Artsticks on an used MRE box while the artist was wearing a gas mask March 30, 2003. An M1-A1 Abrams tank sits in the desert of southern Iraq.

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SOUTHERN IRAQ - Sketch rendered in brush and ink. Marine Corps combat engineers from San Mateo, Calif., attached to Delta Company, 1st Tank Battalion, pause this Sunday morning, March 30, 2003, on the outermost perimeter of position Route 1, southern Iraq, to rest and relax, each patiently waiting their turn to view the single copy of a magazine. Operation Iraqi Freedom is the multinational coalition effort to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate Iraq's weapons of mass destruction and end the regime of Saddam Hussein.

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IRAQ BORDER - British Maj. Andy Flax, from Kent, Great Britian, with the 7th Armoured Brigade, pops out of the commander's hatch of an AFV 436 Command vehicle March 19. Graphite sketch.

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SOUTHERN IRAQ - This loose sketch of a Delta Company, 1st Tank Battalion, M1-A1 Abrahm tank on Route 1 was rendered in graphite March 28, 2003.

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BAGHDAD, Iraq - Rapid sketch rendered in ink. Delta Company, 1st Tanks, experienced heavy enemy contact as they crossed the Iraqi imploded New Saddam Bridge April 8, 2003. The road ahead was cleared by line charges launched from Amphibious Assualt Vehicles. Operation Iraqi Freedom is the multinational coalition effort to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate Iraq's weapons of mass destruction and end the regime of Saddam Hussein.

[big80a2]

thanks, like to draw myself too ..........

chears

[talib_killa34]

Reminds me of those old WWII Pacific sketches I saw growing up..

Great pic's man ;)

[Dennis G]

very nice Joe will like them

[scrybe]

Great stuff, Not the sort of thing you expect to see coming out of a war where many soliders are carrying their own personal digitial camera.

[American Patriot]

Nice MOS.

[flickme]

Cool. Kinda big to really appreciate though.