"Now and forever, the memories forged in the heat of combat, refined by the pain of wounds, and sustained by the alienation of our society cannot be forgotten"

......... George L. Skypeck on "God Loves The Grunt"

"God Loves the Grunt" was created to portray the image of men and women that America sent to Vietnam. One of the unique aspects of this striking portrait is that over 5,000 combat veterans have participated in the work, either by signing it or by touching the face that portrays the feelings, the pain, the weariness, the sadness, the strain, the fear and the death that no veteran will ever forget.

Today these veterans are lawyers, doctors, educators, business executives, laborers, physician assistants, nurses, senators and congressmen. But yesterday they were privates, generals, SEALs, rangers, pilots, corpsmen, medics, drivers, POW's, nurses and doctors.

The Physician Assistant profession was created as an outgrowth of the Vietnam war, and the large number of medical corpsmen returning from that conflict with little or no avenue to pursue civilian medical careers. The profession that was created for these veterans helped to solve a shortage of primary care physicians in the United States. Today PA's serve as commissioned officers in all branches of the Armed Forces and provide life-saving medical support.

During Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm over 260 physician assistants were mobilized to the Persian Gulf. Currently there are three physician assistants assigned to the White House Medical Unit where they assist in caring for the President, Vice-President, cabinet members, secret service and staff assigned to the White House compound.

This limited edition, full-color print, signed by the artist, is made available to you by the Veterans Caucus of the American Academy of Physician Assistants. See catalog of items.