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Amherst Artist Paints 100 Portraits Of Soldiers Back From War

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They are the faces of men and women who have experienced war.

For the past nine years, an artist in Amherst has been painting portraits of soldiers who've returned from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Now, that artist, Matt Mitchell, has fulfilled a goal: his 100th portrait.

Listen above to the full report from New England Public Radio's Jill Kaufman.

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