The combat art of Staff Sgt. Kristopher Battles

1,796 views · Published 5 September 2011 · 5:54 · Indexed 8 November 2026

Channel: Stars and Stripes · 2011 · News & Politics

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Charles Grow and Joan Thomas of the National Museum of the Marine Corps talk about the work of Marine Staff Sgt. Kristopher Battles, one of only two combat artists on active duty today. Read the story and see a sampler of combat art over the years at http://www.stripes.com/news/combat-artists-still-use-traditional-media-to-document-life-in-digital-age-1.154167

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