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Made in their honor

Tributes

Portraits of Service

Each tribute places a present-day caricature in the foreground, with younger images from Vietnam behind it—like not-so-distant ghosts of the past, carrying the faces, friendships, and memories of service forward.

Tribute artwork for Al Loomis, 2nd Platoon · 1967–1968

Al Loomis

2nd Platoon · 1967–1968

Al Loomis today and in his Vietnam years, with fellow troopers’ signatures and track 2/4, “Hard On.”

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Tribute artwork for Mike Thyne, 2nd Platoon · 1969–1970

Mike Thyne

2nd Platoon · 1969–1970

Mike Thyne today, with his younger wartime image and scenes recalling his service in Vietnam.

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Tribute artwork for Carlos Guerrero, 2nd Platoon · 1968–1969

Carlos Guerrero

2nd Platoon · 1968–1969

Carlos Guerrero today and in his Vietnam years, with fellow troopers and track 2/4, “Hard On.”

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Honoring them together

Collective Remembrance

Tributes created for the H Troop brothers who did not return—and for the men who continue to carry their names and memories.

Memorial Day tribute titled Remembering Our Fallen Brothers, honoring H Troop's fallen cavalry troopers

Memorial Day — Remembering Our Fallen Brothers

A collective tribute to H Troop’s fallen, bringing together the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, the troop’s KIA honor roll, dog tags, reunion imagery, and the words: “For your tomorrow, we gave our today.”

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Old Warriors, a poem by Jim Wildman Linton, with his tribute portraits

In words of his own

Old Warriors

By Jim “Wildman” Linton · H Troop, 17th Cavalry · 1969–1970

Dated September 12, 2022. A reflection on service, friendship, and the memories carried through a lifetime.

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