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20 www.army.mil/publications hours to complete one portrait, and he finishes two a day, Herzberg said. The project is a 501(c) 3 non-profit organi- zation, and as such, it is totally depen- dent on donations—Reagan receives no compensation except the thanks of grateful families. Art-supply manufac- turers donate art board and pencils to help Reagan continue the project. “You have a very talented man who has set aside his own life because his no idea what it was about to do to my life,” he said. When the woman received the portrait, she called Reagan to thank him. The woman had not slept through the night for a year, since her husband died in Iraq; the portrait allowed her to reconnect with her fallen hero, and she finally slept. From that moment on, Reagan felt he was called to provide solace to the families of the fallen. “I’m supposed to do this,” he said. The project has been distributing portraits for five years, and provides pictures for every branch of the mili- tary. To date, more than 1,600 portraits have been given away, all for free, including postage. He considers this project more important than his previ- ous career as an artist. Reagan’s work on the Fallen Heroes Project is a full-time job. It takes six