Thunderbird Tapestries
Description: Amidst the boom of thunder and the crack of lightning, a gigantic bird of prey streaks from dark storm clouds. With huge wings wide and talons spread, it seems to bring the lightning with it as it descends. Below, a Native American warrior on horseback salutes the mighty creature from the rocky and fir tree covered shores of a lake. This is no ordinary raptor, but a creature of legend: the Thunderbird. The Thunderbird is a common aspect of many American Indian mythologies, but it is also a well-known cryptid with purported sightings occurring up to the modern day. Descriptions vary wildly with some having it large enough to snatch up a small child and others big enough to fly off with whales! When I started this scene, I di...
Description: The 45th Infantry Division was an infantry division of the United States Army, part of the Oklahoma Army National Guard, from 1920 to 1968. Headquartered mostly in Oklahoma City, the guardsmen fought in both World War II and the Korean War. The 45th Infantry Division guardsmen saw no major action until they became one of the first National Guard units activated in World War II in 1941. They took part in intense fighting during the invasion of Sicily and the attack on Salerno in the 1943 Italian Campaign. Slowly advancing through Italy, they fought in Anzio and the Beachhead breakout to the capture of Rome. After landing in France during Operation Dragoon, they joined the 1945 drive into Germany that ended the War in Europe.
