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The art of warriors

George W. Bush discusses his new book of paintings
Marine Corps Sergeant Michael Joseph Leonard Politowicz is one of dozens of wounded veterans profiled in Bush’s new work

SINCE LEAVING THE WHITE HOUSE, GEORGE W. Bush has written a memoir of his years in office and a book about his father. His third postpresidential book, out this month, is a departure from anything anyone named Bush—or any other President—has published after leaving office: 192 pages of oil portraits of soldiers, Marines, sailors and airmen who were wounded while serving in wars launched during Bush’s presidency. Accompanying the portraits are stories, also written by Bush, about how each subject dealt with setback and then mounted a

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