He had to closely scrutinize his surroundings and make visual assessments. Altogether, Lawrence spent 26 months in the service and the Coast Guard documented 48 of his works. Unfortunately, most of these were probably dispersed among Coast Guard installations by 1961 and the whereabouts of all but five of these Coast Guard works are now unknown. A man may never see combat, but he can be a very important person. The man at the guns, there's glamour there.
Men dying, men being shot, they're the heroes.
But the man bringing up the supplies is important too. Take the cook. He just cooks, day in and day out. He never hears a gun fired except in practice. He's way down below, cooking.