The background picture, which I found on the National Park Service website, was also featured in Life Magazine's Picture History of World War II on page 330, where it is captioned "Two Marines are shot by Japanese snipers as they hit the Saipan beach. This remarkable photograph, made by a Coast Guard cameraman, shows these members of an assault battalion at instant of their falling."
The words around the EGA in the corner are from "The Battle Hymn of the Republic":
In the beauty of the lilies Christ was born across the sea, With a glory in his bosom that transfigures you and me; As He died to make men holy, let us die to make men free, While God is marching on.
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"Freedom is the right of all sentient beings." Optimus Prime "The problem with being the judge at a alien princess bikini contest? You'll always wind-up royally screwed no matter who you pick." Me
DeviantART and the martial arts action film, Ninja Assassin, have teamed up to allow ALL deviants the ability to install Journal Skins! Select an awesome Ninja Assassin skin or choose the skin of your choice.
Daily Literature Deviations is a group that is dedicated to bringing literature to the forefront of the deviantArt community. We attempt to accomplish this by daily featuring Literature artists from around the community that deserve the recognition, but are not getting it.
Each day we will feature 5 deviations from the Literature categories in a News Article. In order to support the artists that we feature, we ask that you the news article as well as check out the individual pieces. We understand that each day you may not be able to check out each and every one of the pieces, everyone has their own things going on. We just ask that you make an attempt to help support the growing Literature community.
DeviantART and Wacom are proud to present the second Intuos4 "Bring Your Vision To Life" contest! Open to all artists all over the world, we challenge you to show us your dreams and aspirations for the future. Get drawing!
The Deviousness Award is an accolade which is traditionally handed out on the 1st of every month to one trully outstanding deviant. `Cyantre is one of the most helpful deviants within our community. With a positive attitude and a resourceful mind, you can always find him providing support and encouragement to those in need. Always looking for ways in which he can get more involved in our community, John's positive presence is to be aspired to. A well respected poet, John is a must-have on your deviantWATCH to make sure that you don't miss out on your dose of community inspiration. It's with great pleasure that the Deviousness Award for November 2009 goes to... Read More
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"Freedom is the right of all sentient beings." Optimus Prime
"The problem with being the judge at a alien princess bikini contest? You'll always wind-up royally screwed no matter who you pick." Me
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