The magazine mistakenly credited the artist as James E. Billie. Even though the Seminole Chairman wrote a letter saying that while he wished he had the talent to make that painting, they had the wrong Billie, the magazine's editors would not publish a correction. The painting was Noah's favorite, but was considered controversial by some Seminoles because Osceola was at war with the United States. It was a warrior in trouble, and he needed his countrymen's help. A second Vietnam-themed painting, from 1988, depicts a Seminole soldier in battle fatigues walking through rice paddies.
Black helicopters dot the sky.
A traditional Seminole warrior looks down from the clouds. Noah donated the painting to the Seminole Veterans. What he saw was what he drew. Never forget that. And be proud of where they came from.