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BBC News profiles Joe Bonham Project founder Mike Fay:

Making art out of war is a long established tradition. The British military have employed artists in Afghanistan.

Mr Fay's works portray a range of US soldiers, some of whom have been injured in combat But as America's wars in Afghanistan and Iraq start to wind down, Mr Fay is focusing on the home front, and the personal battles of the thousands of wounded veterans coping with their disabilities.

Modern medicine has allowed many to survive injuries which would have killed them in the past.

But some are virtual prisoners within their own bodies.

Even the simplest things may be beyond them, but Mr Fay's drawing show they won't give up.

Catch the entire episode here.

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