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Cliff Williams / TPI Artists enjoy a reception for Art of Service last week as the Best in Show piece ‘Defender of Liberty F-35’ takes off from Maxwell Air Force Base in the background.

For many people, art and the military are on opposite sides of the spectrum.

But a partnership between Maxwell Gunter Air Force Base and Wetumpka’s Kelly Fitzpatrick Center for the Arts shows they can work in unison. For the second year, Art of Service has served as a bridge between the two worlds. Air University is headquartered at the Montgomery Air Force base and has welcomed The Kelly. Local art has been showcased on base through Air University’s library.

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