ComCam Marine, top DoD Artist for 2nd straight year
DoD's Top Pick for 2011 by Sgt. Shawn P. Sales
 A Triple Self-Portrait of Sgt. Shawn P. Sales, inspired by a life-long admiration of Norman Rockwell. (Photo by MCC Gregory Badger, USN)  Sgt. Shawn P. Sales Thirty-five year old Sgt. Shawn P. Sales, a Combat Camera Production Specialist at DINFOS, has been named the Department of Defense 2011 Military Graphic Artist of the year for the second straight year. His graphite rendering of a scout sniper and his spotter was judged the best of 229 submissions by 84 artists representing all services. Sgt. Sales, who has spent half of his seven year career as a Combat Illustrator, is also the official military courtroom sketch artist in the court-martial and pre-trial hearings of the U.S. vs. Pfc. Bradley Manning, who allegedly leaked classified military information. This is the WikiLeaks Trial. The highly-talented Sales is currently a Basic Multimedia Reproduction course instructor at the Defense Information School. He enlisted in 2004 and twice deployed to the Middle East in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. |