soldier-artist teams before them, they left their sketchbooks and paintings of war-torn Vietnam behind and quietly returned to their respective military units scattered throughout the world or were re-assigned. Talent and chance had brought 46 young soldiers together for a common purpose: To be artists day in and day out for 120 days and to translate their personal Vietnam experiences as soldiers into art. All of the artists were exposed to the inherent dangers of being in a war zone. While visiting units in the fields of Vietnam, they encountered difficult conditions and some had to deal with life-threatening incidents. None were wounded or killed. The post-Vietnam Era destiny of these soldier artists varied as they went on to establish and nurture families and careers. Some continued successfully as artists, some became art teachers, some laid down their paint brushes and found careers outside the field of art. Some have died, and the whereabouts of others is unknown". Public showings From September 2010 to March 2011, the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, PA hosted an exhibit entitled "Art of the American Soldier" featuring more than 300 works from the army art collection, one of the first times that the Army Art from the Army Art Program has been put on display en masse. In June 2015, South Dakota Public Broadcasting interviewed combat artist James Pollock about his experiences in the Vietnam Combat Art Program. In September 2017, South Dakota Public Broadcasting produced a video about the Vietnam Combat Artists Program entitled "The Art of War" as part of their SD Vietnam Stories project produced to accompany the broadcast of Ken Burns' "The Vietnam War" series. See also United States Army Art Program United States Air Force Art Program American official war artists Art Gallery (All Images Courtesy of the National Museum of the U.S. Army) CAT I 15 August to 15 December 1966 CAT II 15 October 1966 to 15 February 1967 CAT III 16 February 1967 to 17 June 1967 CAT IV 15 August to 31 December 1967 CAT V 1 November 1967 to 15 March 1968 CAT VI 1 February 1968 to 15 June 1968 CAT VII 15 August 1968 to 31 December 1968 CAT VIII 1 February 1969 to 15 June 1969 CAT IX 1 September 1969 to 14 January 1970 References External links Artwork from the Art Program at the United States Army Center of Military