Lakota Warrior - L.R.R.P - AWESOME PIC.

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"Lakota Warrior - Long Range Reconnaissance Patrol - Vietnam" ...by Michael O'Loughlin.

Check out the LaGana Vietnam Tomahawk in his right hand!!!


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The existence of this painting was JUST brought to our attention and we are reaching out to the artist to show thanks and appreciation for how he has captured a wonderful piece of military history.
 
Great painting!!!
I wonder if Mr. Lagana knew of this painting before he passed away.

Andy thanks for posting this for us.
V-man
 
It would have been righteous if he did!!;)



BTW,that pictuire makes for great wallpaper for your computer screen!!!!!!;) :D
 
...just spoke to the artist.

Will be sharing some VERY COOL news about this lithograph in the near future! ;)
 
Grrr Andy, you and your teasers!!!!

Teasing about this, teasing about the training...

For the love of God, man, STOP!!!!!

:D
 
OK...here's the gig.

I've struck an arrangement with the Artist and the Publisher.

American Tomahawk Company will be offering an "ATC edition" of this print, signed by the Artist, Michael O'Loughlin, and Ranger Justin Gingrich, GM and Co-Owner of American Tomahawk Company.

These 19 by 27.5 limited edition lithographs will be available directly from American Tomahawk Company and will be available for immediate delivery from us, within a few days.

A web page dedicated to the lithograph will soon be created with online ordering capability.

The history of this painting is absolutely tremendous and something that Peter LaGana would have LOVED, due to its honor of Native American enlisted men, the Vietnam Tomahawk, and the American fighting-man in Vietnam.

Michael O'Loughlin is truly a giant in military art, and his attention to detail is staggering.
 
Here's some background on the piece. This awesome lithograph is 18 by 26 and bordered for framing. A better addition to your collection if you are a knife/tomahawk lover, I have not seen...

It will be available for $95.00 + s/h.

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I am the Kit Fox

I live in uncertainty

If there is anything difficult

If there is anything dangerous to do

That is mine






This ancient song has faded into many battlefields, from the Great Plains of America to the jungles of Vietnam. It is the song of a proud warrior society, the society of the Kit Fox. The Soldier in this painting is part of this long and honorable tradition.

The Lakota, or Sioux, nation was the largest of the Plains Nations, numbering more than 25,000 in 1780. The Kit Fox Society was the most prominent of their warrior traditions. Kit Fox warriors were expected to display the courage and cleverness of their namesake in times of war and of peace. In battle, their honor and daring were legendary. In peace, they gave unstintingly of themselves for the good of their tribe. Chivalry, generosity and strict morality were the expected conduct of a Kit Fox.

This Lakota warrior is still true to his Kit Fox traditions. His bone pipe necklace hearkens back to the bone chokers and breastplates worn by his ancestors. On this Long Range Reconnaissance Patrol, he will carry the honor of his warrior society into the territory of a new enemy.

Native Americans had the highest enlistment rate of any ethnic group during all of American wars in the twentieth century, including Vietnam. They brought with them the honor and traditions of their forebears. They would count coup on their enemies, reaching out from hiding to touch them as they walked by, demonstrating their courage. In Vietnam, the horse raid became an elephant raid, even more daring and dangerous.

Michael O’Loughlin studies his subjects carefully before setting brush to canvas. Every detail, from the Vietnam Tomahawk to the camouflaged M-14 rifle is correct for the time. I applaud Mr. O’Loughlin for his effort to honor the Native-American Soldier fighting for the United States.

In 1966, Peter LaGana, a WWII Combat Marine Veteran of Mohawk descent, designed and manufactured the Vietnam Tomahawk under his brand, American Tomahawk Company, for the express purpose of arming the Soldier fighting in the jungles of Vietnam with an indomitable close quarter weapon and combat tool. Today, American Tomahawk Company’s co-owner Justin Gingrich, a decorated U.S. Army Ranger of Sioux descent, has co-signed each lithograph with Mr. O’Loughlin to make this special offering very exclusive and collectible. This offering has been made possible by Mr. Patrick O’Conner from HipArt.com.

I hope you enjoy the experience of owning such a profound work of military art. This work embodies everything that Peter LaGana stood for, fought for, worked for, and lived for…



Text by Kyle P. Long and Andy Prisco
 
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