He was just a kid who wanted to get into art school but when he was rejected, he instead got sent to Vietnam. Later he would use painting to process the traumas he experienced.

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Here is some of the artwork by Michael

http://collection.nvam.org/index.php?artist=Duffy%2C+Michael

Additional artwork can be found at www.MichaelDuffyArt.com

Purchase his book  From Chicago to Vietnam: A Memoir of War

Book website: www.fromchicagotovietnam.com

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Facebook page is: www.facebook.com/chicago2vietnam/



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