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| Uncovering VC Ambush |
| Captain Leonard H. Dermott, USMCR |
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Accession Number: 2012.1003.51
Original work: Pen and Ink, Watercolor Wash and Charcoal on Paper
Original size: 13 by 17 inches
Captain Dermott noted that scout dogs on patrol point saved many Marines by giving warning of Viet Cong ambushes. Overall, across all services, it is estimated that war dogs prevented 10,000 casualties during the long Vietnam War. They were a valuable asset, and dogs and handlers developed tight bonds.
1st Lieutenant Leonard Dermott (1944-2014) was among the first Marines to be selected as a combat artist during the Vietnam War. Not long after earning a fine arts degree, he joined the Marine Corps. He lobbied successfully for the combat art program to be managed not from Japan but from in-country so that artists could quickly embed and document what they saw. Captain Dermott left military service, having earned a Bronze Star and Navy Commendation Medal. He contributed to NASA’s art program, which also required artists to capture action and emotion quickly in the field. In Maine where he lived until his death in 2014, he is reported to have been “gallery owner, fine artist, and farmer.” Marine Corps art curator Joan Thomas wrote that “While Dermott was adept in working with watercolors and oils, when he was in the field, he worked in pencil, charcoal, and felt pens to be able to quickly document the events around him.” More than 180 of his works enrich the Marine Corps art collection.
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