Deseret News | Reader comments: Manti woman ensures a painting of each fallen soldier goes to kin

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Manti woman paints fallen soldiers

s | 12:07 a.m. July 4, 2009

Good work. Thanks.

Dani | 1:37 a.m. July 4, 2009

Kaziah,

I just want to say thank you from the bottom of my heart. I'm a military wife, and I can not even begin to express how much this support and outreaching to the families that are left behind means. I am thankful every day that I still have my husband in my arms, but others aren't so fortunate, and for all of us, you truly are an angel. May God bless you. You will definitely be among the angels in Heaven!!

Boise/Pam | 2:14 a.m. July 4, 2009

What a blessing you are.

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M | 2:21 a.m. July 4, 2009

Wow, that's amazing. What a wonderful organization.

JP | 4:59 a.m. July 4, 2009

What a thoughtful and creative way to honor those soldiers and their families. Thanks for informing us about this amazing charity.

Carole Knowles | 6:13 a.m. July 4, 2009

What a gift. Thank you Kaziah.

Guardian Angels | 6:35 a.m. July 4, 2009

This is absolutely an amazing story. I want to meet this woman personally. What she and others are doing here is very heartwarming. What a completely unselfish and truly magnificent example to her friends and neighbors . Great story... put it at the top of your best story list and please tell us more. A followup artice on several of the actual soldiers would be appreciated. How could you go wrong with telling several of their stories. These stories of the soldiers just never ever really told in many cases.....they are easily forgotten by many who have not suffered the pains of loss in the manner in which a soldier dies.

just thinking II | 6:45 a.m. July 4, 2009

very touching article but the link is broken. please repost it.

Anonymous | 10:01 a.m. July 4, 2009

Th link appears to be broken for her work.

spud | 10:55 a.m. July 4, 2009

the link isn't broken. you gotta copy the part before the woman.com and paste the whole thing and it will work

Marie | 11:58 a.m. July 4, 2009

Thank you, thank you, thank you. It is a breath of fresh air to see love and kindness in this old world we live in.

Steve | 3:30 p.m. July 4, 2009

This woman AND this organization should get the Medal of Honor or the highest civilian medal!!! What a touching story. May God bless her & this organization!!!!!!

Lou | 1:45 p.m. July 7, 2009

Your writer has a tremendous sense of grace and empathy. It's wonderful to see this in any newspaper that's normally relegated to hard reporting. Well done Deseret News! I join all those before me who say..."thank you, keep these stories coming."

Ioannis A | 4:08 a.m. July 8, 2009

Trully inspiring story!!! Great article

Jodie | 2:30 p.m. July 21, 2009

What a tribute! She asks for nothing
and yet gives SO much.

EWK | 7:05 a.m. July 28, 2009

I must agree with Lou here...Really fantastic writing... I felt as if I were at the Ranch, sitting next to the Kaziah and the talented writer who penned this piece... KEEP IT UP PLEASE! All of us folks from Utah need more of these stories...

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Jason Olson, Deseret News

Kaziah Hancock started the nonprofit Project Compassion six years ago. She and other artists provide painted portraits of fallen soldiers to their families. She has recently started selling her other works in an effort to raise money for the foundation.

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