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April 6, 2009
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:iconwil-woods:
Darth Vader showing a rarely seen somber moment of grief as he pauses to mourn the loss of the troops that he lost in the destruction of the 1st Deathstar.


This is a piece I did to premier at the Cape Girardeau Comic Con in Cape Girardeau Missouri. It is an homage of sorts to both Lee Teter's "Vietnam Reflections" [link] and to Star Wars.

I wanted to do a Star Wars piece that would stand out from the crowd a bit, so I thought a more somber and emotional piece would be a great contrast to the usual action works that you see. Written in Aurabesh on the memorial wall are the names of family, friends, and loved ones that I and some of my closest friends have lost.

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~Rebel-Rider Jun 3, 2013  Hobbyist General Artist
I kind of see it almost like an alternate version where Vader didn't die after he turned good and he goes to the memorial to say "I'm sorry."
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:iconwheat-os:
You see, no one ever thinks about the "bad guys" or their families. By this time, most of the storm troopers were your average joe, probably looking for a job. How many people's sons, fathers, husbands, maybe daughters, wives, and mothers died aboard the death star?
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:icongtf187:
While I think this is a really neat piece I also feel like it is disrespectful to those who died in Vietnam
Not trying to be an ass it's still really cool though
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:iconwil-woods:
Thank you, I appreciate the statement and I respect your views.
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:iconadiens:
Do you sell prints of this online I was at a con and still regret not buying it from you then though I bought some of your other work.
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:iconwil-woods:
I do indeed,you can grab it through our etsy store : [link]
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:iconadiens:
Do you sell a print of this. I was a con and I regret not buying it from you then.
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:iconautomatonknight:
Amazing work done on this piece. I applaud you on this.
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:iconminimanosteel2:
jrice3@nwacc.edu
Please email me, I'd like your permission to write a paper about this piece for Art History. I will be comparing it to the original. I would also like to figure out the name of the original author, and I am having a lot of trouble doing so.

Thanks, Josh.
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:iconfinnickodair14:
This is amazing. You sir are truly a great artist. Your art shall be praised one day, it shall be in museums!
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