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Staff photo by Tammy Raits Former SEAL and artist Josh Hermann chats with Vero Beach residents Sara and Peter Dreilinger Saturday, July 27, during the presentation of a copy of his painting, purchased by Dr. Jim Schafer of Vero Beach and donated to the Victory Center Military Store, located inside the Indian River Mall.

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On June 28, 2005, Lt. Michael Murphy made a call for help. For that call he was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor. It was a moment that inspired fellow Navy SEAL and South Carolina amateur artist Josh Hermann. He captured the story in a painting that’s now at the National Navy UDT-SEAL Museum in Fort Pierce. “Long story short, there were four (SEALs) on a recon operation and they found themselves in a firefight with an overwhelming force,” Hermann said. “In the middle of this firefight, in order to get communications to get assistance, Murphy moved out from cover and got shot several times while calmly asking for support.” According to a Navy Special Warfare narrative, Murphy and three others SEALs were seeking a Taliban leader in the mountains near Asadabad, Afghanistan, as part of Operation Red Wings. They encountered enemy fighters. Very well-armed enemy fighters with

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Bob Patrick, director of the Veterans History Project of the Library of Congress’ American Folklife Center, said all veterans have stories to tell, and need to do just that. Irving Kampf can tell a good story about his Army days. They started in St. Petersburg at the Vinoy Hotel. Back in the early ‘40s, the hotel was serving as Army barracks. “I remember writing to my folks that (the Army) was going to be a wonderful deal,” he said. “How little did I know. I never was quartered in a hotel after that.” Kampf recently visited that hotel with his family. He was pleased to find it erected a bit of a walk-through museum about its history — including history about its role as a training center during World War II. Dorothy Kamm, his daughter, said Kampf’s stories that started in her childhood make her feel “psychically connected” to the time the hotel was part of an Army training center. “I was listening to all his stories and still do,” Kamm said.

Both live in Port St. Lucie. Kampf was one of the millions of young men and women who served in uniform during World War II. He was in the Army Air Corps and trained to be a radio operator. He doesn’t have tales about great battles filled with close calls, narrow escapes and near misses. “When I finished my training for the Air Force, the civilian (instructor) decided to keep me there,” Photo courtesy of Dorothy Kamm he said. “I was one of only Irving Kampf in front of the Vinoy Hotel, which once served as Army barracks in three who did not ship the 1940s. out.” Kampf bounced around Alaska.” North America doing a vaKamm said Dad’s stories about Alaska and riety of different jobs for the Army, and ended the Army kept her attention and fired her up going north. Way north. He didn’t mind. imagination. Kampf was acquainted with another great “I was always interested because most of the storyteller, American novelist Jack London. “I’d been reading the book ‘Call of the Wild,’” See STORIES page 4 he said. “I had the good fortune to be sent to

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PAINTING from page 1 terrain on their side. Murphy was shot multiple times when he exposed himself in order to call for assistance. By the time the battle was over, 11 Navy SEALs died alongside eight Army soldiers. Hermann learned more about the story a couple years ago while visiting the museum. Around that time he was starting to revive an old and long-dormant interest in art. He said the museum had a portrait of Murphy with a plaque giving his Medal of Honor narrative. Frankly, he thought the narrative was a bit dry and dull. It needed some emotion. “I thought it would be nice to have something that would better tell the story of what these guys did,” Hermann said. At the Navy’s website, navy. mil, Hermann found a picture of Murphy alongside five fellow SEALs. Turned out, the picture was taken shortly before four of them died alongside Murphy in the 2005 firefight. The lone surviving SEAL from the Red Wings operation, Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Marcus Luttrell, is also in the picture. He wrote a book about the battle — “Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10.” Hermann decided the picture captured an element of the battle nothing else could — the humanity of those who died. In addition to helping tell Murphy’s story, the painting raises funds for the museum. “We sell copies of it,” Hermann said. “There will only be 20 copies of this picture ever made.” Hermann said 20 because 19 service members died in the bat-

“At (Medal of Honor recipient Lt. Michael Murphy’s) funeral, all the SEALs pulled their tridents off and pounded them into the coffin,” Hermann said. tle, and one survived. “All told, that painting I created from nothing has generated $11,000 of donations to the museum,” Hermann said. Rick Kaiser, executive director, said the museum has sold a couple copies of the painting and they fetched thousands. “The painting itself looks exactly like a photograph,” Kaiser said. “I think that’s what originally catches peoples’ eyes.” He said the museum displays the 4-by-3 foot original painting beside a copy of the photograph it portrays. “People start looking back and forth to see what the difference is,” Kaiser said. “Then they look at the story of it and it really hits them.” Hermann said he’s planning a series of paintings based on the handful of SEALs who’ve been awarded the Medal of Honor. The next will be Master at Arms 2nd Class Michael Monsoor. He died in September, 2006, in Ramadi, Iraq. Monsoor threw himself on an insurgent’s grenade to protect other SEALs. His funeral captured America’s attention. “At his funeral, all the SEALs pulled their tridents off and pounded them into the coffin,” Hermann said. Herman was a SEAL from 1985 to 1989. He was in SEAL Team Four. Before then, he considered studying art at college. After he discharged from the service, Hermann became an engineer, and

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mostly forgot about painting. He resurrected his childhood interest in art to give his wife a special Christmas present. That reminded him how much he missed art. “For me, time doesn’t exist when I’m painting,” Hermann said. He’d like to take it further. “Some day I wouldn’t mind being able to make a living doing this,” Hermann said. “I wouldn’t mind making a living on commissions.” Oh, and are there any inconsistency to be found in a SEAL painting pretty pictures? “To me it’s almost like an athletic endeavor,” Hermann said. “Think of the hand-eye mental coordination you have to do to paint something like this. It’s a mental challenge to paint something like

this to me.” Kaiser — himself a SEAL — said SEALs he knows have a wide range of interests that some might find surprising. Hermann hopes to have the Monsoor painting done by November to present at the museums next “muster,” an annual gathering of SEALs. That’ll be on Nov. 8, 9 and 10. Operation Red Wings is sometimes called Operation Redwing. Operation Redwing is also the name of a 1950s series of nuclear tests. The Medal of Honor is awarded by Congress for risk of life in combat beyond the call of duty. It’s often mistakenly called the “Congressional Medal of Honor.”

STORIES from page 2 stories he told were funny,” she said. “He would always have something humorous to say about certain events. He’d talk about some of the guys he met in the Army that became lifelong friends.” Patrick said all veterans need to spend time telling children, spouses, nieces and nephews their military stories, no matter how mundane they may seem. “When you talk about World War II, not everybody was on the beaches,” he said. “Not everybody was flying planes. Not all of them were doing the things you see on television. A lot of (veterans) say, ‘I didn’t do nothing.’ Well, yeah you did. You can’t put any kind of discount on service to our country. All these tours were important because they contributed to the greater good.” The project gives families opportunities to record the veterans’ stories and preserve them at the library. “This stuff doesn’t just get put in a box and shipped up to Maryland,” Patrick said. “It is made accessible to researchers. It’s a history from the bottom up. We have 89,000 collections now. That’s oral histories as well as other materials. About 13,000 are actually digitized.” Digitized and available any time to anyone anywhere in the world with an Internet connection by going to loc.gov/vets. While the project has volunteers who regularly record veterans’ stories at public libraries and other places, Patrick said most of the

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Irving Kampf, who turned 90 in May, reads a timeline displayed on a wall at the hotel. The historic building was erected in 1925; Kampf used to stand guard on the roof when he was a new recruit stationed there in 1942.

material it has was produced and sent by veterans and their families. “The Veterans History Project field kit helps them walk through that process,” he said. Patrick said the project came about because of a son who’d never heard his dad’s stories about military service. Fortunately for America, that son happened to be a member of the House of Representatives. “It started very innocently,” Patrick said in a previous interview. “Congressman Ron Kind was at a picnic and his dad was swapping war stories with a friend in the backyard. He’d never heard them before, so he whipped out his video camera and started recording them.” Kind talked with the Library of Congress to find out where to send a copy to add to the collection of veterans’ stories. No such place existed. Kind, of Wisconsin, proposed legislation creating the Veterans History Project, so others could record and give veterans’ stories to be archived into perpetuity at the Library of Congress. It started in 2000. Kamm said she wasn’t aware of the Veterans History Project, but plans to look into recording her dad’s stories and adding them to the collection. Kampf isn’t so impressed with himself. He said sharing his military stories with his children and grandchildren was just something he did. “I didn’t talk about it because I thought it was important,” he said. “I just liked talking about it. Patrick said Kampf just has no idea the gift he gave the family. “If (veterans) don’t tell the story, it’s an empty chapter in the family history that will always go unfilled,” he said.

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The United Veteran’s Council meets at 9 a.m. on the second Friday of the month, at County Walton Road Annex, second floor conference room, 1664 Walton Road, Port St. Lucie. The United Veterans of St. Lucie County, Inc. is a 501(c)3 not-forprofit organization committed to representing and helping St. Lucie County veterans in need. With a focus on sharing information beneficial to veterans and their dependents,the membership promotes a better quality of life for all veterans living in St. Lucie County. Members represent more than 30 veterans organizations as listed below. To obtain more specific information on members, please contact them directly.

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United Veterans Volunteers of the Year In 2004, the St. Lucie County Veterans Advisory Council established the “United Veterans of St. Lucie County Veteran Volunteer of the Year” award in order to recognize and honor veteran volunteers who dedicate their time and talents to making a positive difference in the veterans’ community. Three veterans are selected annually for this honor. The name and organization of each veteran is displayed on a vehicle tag which is placed on one of the St. Lucie County medical transportation vans for one year. Annual Golf Classic The annual golf tournament is open to the public. Proceeds from the event are used to purchase multi-passenger vans in support of the medical access program, which provides transportation for veterans to/from the West Palm Beach VA Medical Center. To be added to the email notification list for this event, please email rkk9361@bellsouth.net. Veterans in Need Food gift cards are accepted throughout the year to assist veterans and their families during times of need. This service is provided predominately during the holiday season.

Member organizations 82nd All Airborne Association Air Force Sergeants Assn., Elmer Andrews Chapter 564 American Legion Post 40 American Legion Post 40 Auxiliary

American Legion Post 318 Auxiliary Legion Riders Post 318 American Legion Post 355 American Legion Post 355 Auxiliary American Legion Post 358 White City 3223 South U.S. 1, Fort Pierce American Legion Post 358 Auxiliary Legion Riders Post 358

Amvets Post 15 2024 South U.S. 1, Fort Pierce Band of Brothers Association DAV Chapter 14 P.O. Box 241, Fort Pierce, FL 34949-0241 DAV Chapter 113 1150 S.W. California Blvd., Port St. Lucie 34953 Jewish War Veterans Post 705 Korean War Veterans Assn. of the Treasure Coast Marine Corp League Jack Ivy Detachment 666 Space Coast All Airborne Special Forces Association 85 Special Forces Motorcycle Club United States Submarine Veterans Inc., Treasure Coast Base U.S. Military Veterans Motor Cycle Club VFW 8058 3487 Douglas Road, Fort Pierce VFW 8058 Auxiliary VFW 10554 Northside 3035 North U.S. 1, Fort Pierce Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 566 P.O. Box 9313, Port St. Lucie, FL 34985 Vietnam Veterans of America 566 Associates

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words. It’s not easy, but if it’s too easy, it’s not worth doing. Before I knew this 46-page document, I learned of the 500,000 Americans who fought for this little boy. I learned of the 58,000 names scribed on the black wall at the Vietnam Memorial. You are my heroes. You are my founders. At this time, I would like to ask all the Vietnam veterans to please stand. I thank you for my life. I thank you for your sacrifices, and I thank you for giving me the freedom and liberty I have today. I now ask all veterans, firefighters, and police officers, to please stand. On behalf of all first generation immigrants, I thank you for your services and may God bless you all.

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County Veterans Service Officers St. Lucie County, Donna Carlsen Phone: (772) 337-5670 Fax: (772) 337-5678 veterans@stlucieco.org Dorothy J. Conrad Building (formerly the Walton Road Annex Bldg.) 1664 S.E. Walton Road, Suite 205 Port St. Lucie, FL 34952 By appointment Mon., Tues, Thurs, Fri * 8:30 am-4:30 pm Wed * 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m. St. Lucie County Community Services Bldg. (Corner of Avenue D and 7th Street) 437 N. Seventh St., Fort Pierce, FL 34950 Walk-ins Mon. and Fri. * 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Brevard Veteran’s Services Office 2725 Judge Fran Jamieson Way, Bldg. B, Suite 102, Viera, FL 32940 Office: (321) 633-2012 Fax: (321) 637-5432 Mon., Tues. and Thurs., 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Wed. and Fri, 8 a.m.-noon Manager: Glenn McGuffie Indian River County Joel Herman Vero Beach 2525 St. Lucie Ave., Vero Beach, FL 32960 Ph: (772) 226-1499 Fax: (772) 770-5038 Sebastian Square 11602 U.S. 1, Sebastian, FL 32958 Ph: (772) 589-6597 Fax: (772) 581-4988

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Martin County Tony Reese, Veterans Service Office Supervisor Nick Ciotti, Veterans Service Officer (772) 288-5448 Veterans Services Office Martin County Community Services 435 S.E. Flagler Ave., Stuart, FL 34994 Office Hours: Mon-Fri, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. VA Life Insurance Ctr., Phil., PA 1-800-669-8477 VA Regional Office - 1-800-827-1000 VA Medical Ctr, W. Palm Beach 1-800-972-8262 Pharmacy, VA Medical Center 1-800-317-8387 Military Retired Pay Activities, Cleveland, OH - (Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force ONLY) 1-800-321-1080 Military Retired Pay Activities, Topeka, KS - (Coast Guard ONLY) 1-800-772-8724 Survivor Benefits (SBP), Denver, CO - 1-800-435-3396 Stuart VA Clinic - (772) 288-0304 Okeechobee County Veterans Services office (863) 763-6441, Ext 5. Fax: (863) 763-0118. Orlando VA Medical Cente 5201 Raymond St., Orlando, FL 32803 (407) 629-1599 or (800) 922-7521 Telephone Care (407) 599-1404 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Mon. - Fri. (800) 645-6895 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. Mon - Fri (321) 637-3625

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