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Eight Hours To Glory, the 82nd Airborne during the Salerno Invasion
Print Size: 33.5" X 20"
The Ghosts Come Knocking
 by James Dietz

Description:
The Iraqis christened the Soldiers of the Arrowhead Brigade with a second name: “the Ghosts.” The 3d Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2d Infantry Division earned this new Iraqi nickname during their first deployment to Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) because their fast and quiet Stryker Vehicles enabled the Brigade to conduct full-spectrum operations virtually undetected until the Soldiers were on their objectives. The quick, efficient and stealthy operations carried out by the Arrowhead Brigade in its first few months in Iraq led the local Iraqis to believe the U.S. Army’s first Stryker Brigade Combat Team were like ghosts that came and went suddenly, and quietly, in the night.

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250 Limited Edition, Signed and Numbered prints
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Jim Dietz has gained international recognition in aviation, military and automotive art circles for his unique approach to these genres. "The people, settings and costumes are what make early 20th Century history exciting and romantic to me." It is this feeling that makes Jim Dietz and his artwork so different from his contemporaries. Rather than simply illustrate hardware, Jim prefers to portray human involvement, to show in his paintings the interaction between man and machine-after all, he says, "it is the people who make machines great-by design, by operation and by dedication."

A native of San Francisco, Jim graduated from Art Center College of Design in 1969 and began a successful illustration career in Los Angeles. The subject matter varied from automobiles to action scenes to romantic book covers. A steady flow of work from New York clients enabled Jim and his wife to move to Seattle in 1978, where he began to fulfill his dream of specializing in historical
Artist Jim Dietz with "Silencing The Guns" signer Major Richard Winters.

aviation, automotive and military art. His clients have included Boeing, Bell Helicopter, Federal Express, Allison, Cessna, Flying Tigers, the Indianapolis 500, BMW, the National Guard and many U.S. Army organizations and associations.

Jim lives in Seattle with his wife, Patti, son, lan and his Australian Shepherd, Tazzy, who is seen often in Jim's paintings. His studio resembles a World War I aviator's bar, filled with flying and automotive memorabilia, wooden props and model airplanes.