The soldier is alone ... as he is never alone in battle.

The weight of all he has seen and done, of the pain he has borne and the trials he has overcome bear down on his broad shoulders. The soldier's personal war is over: he is Heading Home.

I did not choose to show the warrior's face in my painting of the homecoming veteran. The hero of Heading Home is not an individual at all; he is the essence of the American soldier. We cannot tell whether he returns from Normandy, from Saigon, from Beirut. In a sense, he has spilled his blood on all those fields of honor.

Like all of us, the soldier walks the path of his life and finds himself under God's watchful eye, alone. He is bathed in a golden light that can only be called "heavenly." Like all God's children, his ultimate destination is a heavenly home, where he can know the sweet peace of divine love.

We cannot know whether he is Heading Home to hearth and family, to the pleasures of domestic love and a joyful reunion, or whether he may be returning instead to the bliss of heaven, which is the perfection of those earthly pleasures.

We can only wish him a joyful homecoming, and say a sublime word of thanks to the hero's of every generation!

Limited Edition Paper

Thomas Kinkade Studios Limited Edition Paper Prints are made with the greatest attention to detail and color accuracy; rest assured that these are the finest, most desirable Thomas Kinkade Studios paper prints available. Each is printed on premium heavyweight (100 lbs.) archival papers with superior fade-resistant inks. Every paper reproduction is individually numbered and comes with a matching Certificate of Authenticity.

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With each frame offered, we take great pains to preserve the Limited Edition integrity of every print. Placed between 1/8" shatter resistant Plexiglas and rigid foam core backing, at no time does any mounting adhesive comes in contact with your piece. Finished with a heavy craft paper backing and a coated wire hanger, the finished framed art not only displays beautifully but protects the art for years to come.

Framing Features

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Features

• Premium heavy weight 100 lbs. paper
• Long-life pigment inks that outperform conventional press inks.
• Edition number is applied to each Paper Limited Edition
• Individually numbered Certificate Authenticity matched to the art piece
• Made in the USA