Off to the Chosin by Nicolas Trudgian

VICTORY EDITION
390 limited-edition prints, signed by Nicolas Trudgian and four VF-32 pilots featured in the bestselling book Devotion: Medal of Honor recipient Tom Hudner (depicted in "Off to the Chosin"), Marty Goode, Bill "Wilkie" Wilkinson, and Herb Sargent. Includes COA with "History Behind the Art."

MAIN EDITION
200 limited-edition prints, signed by Nicolas Trudgian and two VF-32 pilots featured in the bestselling book Devotion: Medal of Honor recipient Tom Hudner (depicted in "Off to the Chosin") and Marty Goode. Includes COA with "History Behind the Art."

"Off to the Chosin" is hand-signed by a collection of Korean War heroes! Signers vary print by print. Please click "editions" to see which veterans signed which prints.

CAPTAIN TOM HUDNER (Medal of Honor)
A graduate of the Naval Academy, Tom flew combat missions with VF-32 in the fall of 1950. Despite being previously warned to avoid any “Hollywood rescue heroics,” Tom crash-landed his F4U to try to save his wingman, Jesse Brown, just one day after the moment shown in "Off to the Chosin." For his actions, he was awarded the Medal of Honor in 1951. In 2013, Tom returned to North Korea on a mission to find Jesse's remains. While he was unable to visit the Chosin Reservoir area, his visit impressed Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un who ordered his military to "find Jesse Brown."

COMMANDER MARTIN GOODE
Marty enlisted in the Navy in December 1945 and became an aviator in October 1949. He joined VF-32 and was deployed to Korea with the squadron aboard the USS Leyte. On December 3, 1950, Marty helped locate the Chosin Reservoir, during a snowstorm, an action that allowed the Leyte's aircraft to provide support for the Marines below. Throughout December, Marty would fly many Close Air Support missions to help the Marines. Following Korea, Marty remained in the Navy and became a helicopter pilot, eventually testing helicopters at Sikorsky.

LT. COMMANDER BILL WILKINSON
Bill "Wilkie" Wilkinson left Yale to become a Naval aviator, a job he dreamed of as a kid. He was assigned to VF-32 just days prior to the Korea deployment. Bill piloted many combat missions with VF-32, even flying as wingman to Ensign Jesse Brown for a strike on the Yalu bridges. On December 3, 1950, Bill flew a close air support mission to help the Marines at Hagaru. After Korea, Bill transitioned to the Naval Reserves and became an American Airlines captain. He retired from the Navy as a Lieutenant Commander.

COMMANDER HERB SARGENT
During his Navy pilot training, Herb Sargent befriended another fellow midshipman - Jesse L. Brown. In 1950, Herb would find himself part of VF-32 where he would fly with Jesse, Tom, Wilkie, and Marty off the USS Leyte. Herb piloted many combat missions over Korea, from strikes on the Yalu bridges to supporting the Marines trapped at the Chosin. It was during one of these missions that Herb flew over the crash site of Tom & Jesse to verify that Jesse's body was still in his plane. To Herb, this was the "sadest mission" he ever flew. After Korea, Herb remained in the Navy and retired as a Commander.

SGT. JOHN PARKINSON
(Signer on the Publisher Proof's companion print: "Thank God for Air")
John "Red" Parkinson joined the Marines at age 19 to "see the world." He was one of the Fleet Marines deployed to the Mediterranean when the Korean War broke out. Red's unit became part of the legendary 1st Marine Division and fought from the liberation of Seoul through the Chosin Reservoir battle where Red witnessed the pilots of VF-32 in action. For his heroics in the Korean War, Red would receive the Silver Star and Purple Heart.

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