The Vietnam Artwork of
Roland Castanie
Roland Castanie is a Graphic
Design teacher for Texas City High School in Texas City,
Texas. His web site is at
http://www.wildtexasart.com . Roland has been doing wild
life and western art for some time and has done art work for
Texas A&M university, Ducks Unlimited, and other
organizations. In 2003 Roland noticed some of the activities
that Galveston County Chapter 685 of the Vietnam Veterans of
America was doing in Texas City. Roland's two Brother's in
laws are Vietnam Veterans. Wanting to do something for chapter
685 Roland contacted one of the chapter's members and asked
him for some of his Vietnam memorabilia. Robert Rodriguez
gave him his boony cap, dog tags, and boots. Roland drew
"Job well done, Brother", copyrighted it, and presented it
to the chapter. The proceeds from the sale of the "Job well
done, Brother" prints are used to fund the chapters Robert
Dale Spencer Memorial Scholarship. The original drawing is
on loan to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial at Angel Fire, New
Mexico. Roland has come to realize the healing effects that
art has on Veterans and is now venturing into that field.
"Don't mean nothin, Brother" and "He ain't heavy, Brother"
are his next entries into veteran art. There are more to
follow and prints of these drawings will be available for
purchase in the future. Roland is an associate member of
Galveston County Chapter 685 of the Vietnam Veterans of
America.
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