[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 5]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 6487]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




            HONORING MR. WILLIAM GRAHAME WILKIN III, ARTIST

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                            HON. BILL FOSTER

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, April 29, 2014

  Mr. FOSTER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Mr. William Grahame 
Wilkin III of Aurora, Illinois for his contributions to our nation's 
Prisoners of War and those Missing in Action. Mr. Wilkin is currently 
an art teacher at Aurora Christian High School, helping young men and 
women learn how to express themselves through art. However, in 1983 
when he was a young art student at Glenbard South High School, Mr. 
Wilkin participated in an art contest sponsored by the Veterans of 
Foreign Wars.
  While his entry did not win the competition that day, it would go on 
to become an image we all recognize. His artwork reminds us of soldiers 
who were held captive and those whose deaths were never confirmed. His 
entry was a circle with the black silhouette of a man's face, a guard 
tower to the left with three supporting crosses, and barbed wire on the 
right.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in honoring Mr. Wilkin 
for his contribution to all of our veterans and their families.

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