Wings of Hope honors
the Hospital Corpsman Pledge
Krasovetz Painting Unveiled In ER Waiting Room
By, JOSN Dustin Q. Diaz, Public Affairs Office
September 15, 2004

CAMP
PENDLETON, Calif. - A painting depicting the
hospital corpsman's role in the global war on
terrorism was unveiled at Naval Hospital Camp
Pendleton Sept. 10.
The military art painting, entitled "The New American Pride,"
was originally presented to the command by artist
Todd Krasovetz at the Hospital Corps Birthday
Ball June 18.
In one of his last official duties
as command master chief, CMDCM(FMF) Raphael
Sanchez removed a curtain from the painting
to share it with hospital employees and patients
in the hospital's Emergency Room waiting area.
"We are honored to receive this painting," Sanchez
said. "There's no more appropriate spot for
it to be on display. This waiting room is hallowed
ground where we spent many nights waiting for
war casualties to arrive."
According to Sanchez,
Krasovetz created the painting in honor of not
only corpsmen, but all civilians, sailors and
Marines in harms ways defending this nation.
Krasovetz, whose brother is a hospital corpsman
at NHCP, has donated other paintings to the
hospital before, best known being "Wings of
Hope," which portrays a corpsman giving treatment
to an injured Marine in the midst of war.
HM2 Wendy Alexander, who was at the unveiling, said
she found the new painting "inspirational."
"I especially like the Marine and corpsman
huddling together beneath the wings of the
eagle," Alexander said. "The painting really
shows the relationship Marines and corpsmen
have."
Patient Administration Leading Chief
Petty Officer HMC(FMF) Jesus Cerritos said
"Displaying this painting here is the very
least we can do for our patients. We want
them to look at this painting and know that
while it's unfortunate that they got hurt,
they are serving an important cause, and they
mean a lot to us."
For more information on Todd Krasovetz and
his paintings, visit http://www.toddkrasovetz.com
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