Sheridan Army Veteran Carl Morton recently placed third in the 2023 National Veterans Creative Arts Competition for a ceramic sculpture he created titled “Revelation, Smitty Isn’t a Jug.” Morton’s recognition was part of a process that began with more than 6,000 entries from nearly 3,000 Veterans in
Army veteran Cheryl Schaefer expresses herself through pen and paper, using humor as a way to deal with whatever life throws at her.
“It’s one of those things, you have to learn to laugh at yourself,”.
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VA medical facilities use the creative arts as one form of rehabilitative treatment to help Veterans recover from and cope with physical and emotional disabilities.
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Russel Westfahl of Crystal FAlls displays his winning entry in the most recent National Veterans Creative Arts Festival put on by the Veterans Administration in conjunction with the American Legion. Westfahl took first place with this birdhouse, which he spent more than 90 hours creating. (Photo courtesy of John Jamison/Oscar G. Johnson VA Medical Center)
“Do you have time for a short story?” Sally Westfahl asked.
She then told how she knew her husband, Russel, had fallen for his craft. “We were at a trailer park in Florida and he took a class on carving,” she said. “The next time we went to Florida, he had two boxes of tools for carving.”