GEORGE L.SKYPECK®©
Military Historical Artist
mailto:theboss@skypeck.com
SKY is one of America's most prominent military-historical commemorative artists.
Among nations and places displaying his original artworks and prints are the French
Airborne Museum at Ste-Mer-Eglise, Normandy; the Pentagon in Washington; the Korean
War Veterans Commission and Ministry of Defense in Seoul, Republic of Korea; Luxembourg;
Canberra, Australia, Returned Servicemen's League Headquarters; the U.S. Naval Academy,
Air Force Academy, West Point; the Soldier & Sailors Museum, Buffalo, NY; Arlington
National Cemetery; and many military stations at home and abroad. His famous poem
Soldier graces several state monuments to honor veterans of all wars and conflicts.
His latest painting, Assured Victory...A 09-11-2001 Memorial was loaned for display
at Arlington National Cemetery since December, 2001, in honor of the American sacrifices
on that day at the Pentagon and New York City World Trade Center terrorists attacks
and the War on Terrorism in Afghanistan ,Iraq and worldwide by U.S. military and
civilian forces.SKY has received several awards and commendations for his military
service, and for his artwork from various public ,private and governmental sectors,
the most prestigious being the award of the Military Order of the Purple Heart's
George Washington Medallion of Merit, joining such recipients as Presidents Johnson,
Reagan, George Bush Senior, Senator Bob Dole and actor Bob Hope.SKY is a combat-wounded
and disabled Vietnam Veteran having risen to the rank of Captain from Private in
the U.S. Army and holds the coveted Combat Infantryman's Badge, two Bronze Stars,
Meritorious Service Medal, three Air Medals, Purple Heart and several foreign awards
to include the Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry medal, Wound medal and Honor medal (First
Class). He Served two combat tours as a special warfare and senior intelligence advisor
from 1967-71 in isolated outposts. During the Tet Offensive of 1968 battle in Ben-Tre,
his outpost coined the famous quote We had to destroy the town to save it..! He
displayed his artistic talents on this first combat tour in this battle by climbing
up on the tin roof of his outpost bunker, exposed to enemy snipers and weapons fire
to paint a large American flag on it to identify their positions to the close air
support and helicopter gunships. His last assignment on active duty with the Army
Recruiting Command in Boston, Massachusetts, was to design and conduct John Wayne's
internationally famous arrival into Harvard Square, Cambridge, Massachusetts, atop
an M-113 armored personnel carrier as a public support event with the Harvard's Lampoon
and Hasty Pudding Club. After release from active duty, he attended the University
of Massachusetts at Boston and Amherst earning a Bachelor in Political Science and
a Master in Public Administration and attended MIT for special graduate studies in
Arms Control and Defense Planning. He studied art at the Corcoran Museum in Washington
and had a studio in the Stars & Stripes newspaper building. He is the creator of
the Coors Combat Art collection, co-creator of the Coors Scholarship Fund for veterans
dependents and the newly published Coors book of his artworks ,The Defenders Of Freedom
. He is an artist member of the famous SOCIETY OF ILLUSTRATORS OF NEW YORK CITY.
His name is a registered trademark. He is a native of Massachusetts.Mr. Skypeck was
recently presented with the Blinded American Veterans Foundation Communications and
Media award at a reception in Congress’ Committee on Veterans Affairs Committee room.
Mr. Skypeck was inducted into the US Army Field Artillery Officer Candidate School
Hall Of Fame in 2006 for his veterans work and artwork contributions to America.
He is also a recipient of the University of Massachusetts' "125 Alumni To Watch"
Award. He also received the U.S. Civil Service's Office of Personnel Management's
Director's award for service, the U.S. Marine Corps League's Distinguished Service
Award, and others. His words appear in the U.S. Congressional record, the Australian
Parliament's Official Hansard, South African Philippine,Belgium, Germany, France
and Republic of Korea Defense and Army doctrine, and other countries archives regarding
soldiering and veterans.Comments are appreciated at: mailto:georgeskypeck@skypeck.com
