By: Trent Allen

“So That We May Live and Serve”

Title from the Scroll of Honor dedication speech by Col. Ben Skardon,

Clemson class of 1938, on April 22, 2010 when he stated,

“They lived and served and died – so that we may live and serve.”

Photograph by Carl Ackerman

Taken Military Appreciation Day, Saturday, Nov. 13, 2018

How to Order:

CSN photographer, Carl Ackerman and CSN Sponsor, Allens’ Creations have teamed up to create a new fund-raising print titled “So That We May Live and Serve” using the incredible photo taken by Mr. Ackerman on the morning of the 2018 Military Appreciation game. In 2003 Allens’ Creations created a similar project that raised over $20,000.00 for Clemson’s Cemetery Hill Stewardship Committee. With this new print they hope to raise over $25,000 for the Clemson Corps with this project! The funds raised from the sale of the new print will go towards the building and/or maintenance of campus military heritage sites through the Clemson Corps account at the Clemson University Foundation.

Paper and canvas prints of “So That We May Live and Serve” have been produced and will be strictly limited – individually numbered, signed by the photographer and autographed by four of Clemson’s POW survivors: Col. Ben Skardon, Class of ’38; 1Lt. Bill Funchess, ’49; Col. Bill Austin, ’59; and Commander Bob Fant, 60.

To place your order:

1) Call or e-mail Allens’ Creations (864-654-3594 or trent@allenscreations.com) to reserve your unframed print. Then…

A) You will then need to write a donation check to the Clemson University Foundation and place Acct# B3134 on the memo line. Mail your donation to the Annual Giving Office, Clemson University, 110 Daniel Drive, SC 29631. Additional donations are welcome! Please contact Amy by e-mail: acserna@clemson.edu. (* DO NOT send credit card info by e-mail!) Or,

B) Pay by credit card. Contact Amy Craft at the Clemson University Foundation Office: 864-656-1240. Again, additional donations are welcome!

2) Once we receive notice that you’ve made your donation you may purchase your reserved unframed print from Allens’ Creations. See all unframed print editions and pricing below.

3) Or, you can order on our web site ClemsonPrints.com. This will immediately reserve your print. You’ll pay for the print and the donation online. We will then pass along the donation to the Clemson University Foundation, but you will not receive credit for the donation.

Print Editions and Pricing

(All pricing is for unframed prints only!)

Signed and Numbered Paper Edition, Image Size: 11” x 16 ½”:

100 S/N and Autographed Regular Edition prints

($200 donation + $50.00 paid to Allens’ Creations).

10 S/N and Autographed Artist Proof prints.

($280 donation + $70.00 paid to Allens’ Creations)

10* S/N and Autographed Publisher Proof prints.

* Publisher’s Proof are not for sale. They will be given to the POW’s,

the photographer, the publisher, and the cadet in the image. The remaining prints will be used for donations and fund-raising.

Signed and Numbered Canvas Edition, Image Size: 20” x 30”

10 S/N and Autographed Regular Edition prints

($600 donation + $150.00 paid to Allens’ Creations).

2 S/N and Autographed Artist Proof prints.

($760 donation + $190.00 paid to Allens’ Creations)

2* S/N and Autographed Publisher Proof prints.

* Publisher’s Proof are not for sale. Both will be used for donations or Clemson Corps fund-raising. For example, Canvas PP#1 was donated to the All-In Ball and raised $1000.00 for the All-In Foundation.

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