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Hi, I'm Michelle Rouch! I am a senior engineer, entrepreneur, artist, and illustrator, passionate about combining art and engineering with a mission to transform a kid’s mind in thinking of a future in aerospace. I have drawn all my life and consider myself a self-taught artist. I am most inspired by hearing stories of success and blending technical accuracy with attention to details with the ability to redefine abstraction between finite lines. Born in Puerto Rico and raised in three unique cultures, Latin, U.S., and European, defines me as a citizen of the world. With hard work in STEM Outreach, I earned the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Associate Fellowship. I have also been nominated several times for the Arizona Governor's Arts Awards, and am the current STEM Outreach Officer for AIAA Tucson Section. I am also the Founder and Co-Chair of the Tucson-Chapter of the International Association of Astronomical Artists (IAAA), appointed by the County Supervisor of District 4 to serve on the Public Art and Design Committee (PACD), a Professional Art member of the American Society of Aviation Artists (ASAA) and IAAA, and became an Advisory Board Member for Higher Orbits. Besides surrounding myself with art, I am a senior engineer with over 32 years of system engineering with the Department of Defense.

Hi Tommy! It’s a pleasure to meet you finally and study your face. Thank you for your bravery.
10/16/2026

Hi Tommy! It’s a pleasure to meet you finally and study your face. Thank you for your bravery.

Petty Officer 3rd Class Kiet Van NguyenJust read an article (Feb 6, 2026) from sofnews.com, “A Most Unusual Sea Commando...
10/14/2026

Petty Officer 3rd Class Kiet Van Nguyen

Just read an article (Feb 6, 2026) from sofnews.com, “A Most Unusual Sea Commando,” by Col Michael Haas, ret., who set the mood with his beginning sentence:

“If you go, I go.” the intense Vietnamese Sea Commando spoke quietly, his dark eyes, never leaving those of the American SEAL officer [Lt. Thomas Norris] standing in front of him.”

It is difficult for me to synopsize the rescue mission of Bat 21 Bravo in just a few words. But studying Bat 21 for over a year, I want to honor Petty Officer Third Class Kiet Van Nguyen with this portrait.

He earned the US Navy Cross, RVN Bronze Star (2 OLC), Purple Heart (2 OLC).

The source of the image was used from the US Navy SEAL Museum and I embellished the lower half with details of his shirt. I wish I could add ribbons and metals, but I don’t have that information for this type of uniform. ⚓️

Studying facial features of Lt Col Iceal Hambleton, known as Bat 21 Bravo, for over a year. I wanted to make sure I go...
10/09/2026

Studying facial features of Lt Col Iceal Hambleton, known as Bat 21 Bravo, for over a year. I wanted to make sure I got his characteristics down really well.

Choosing only to use conte’ medium, (charcoal, white charcoal, brown, and rust), is tricky.

Not having green makes things complicated , especially for the 42nd TEWS patch. I will see what I can do by adding another medium to add green.

Thank you for watching the progress of my Bat 21 portraits. I need your assistance. Portrait EB-66 C pilot, Bat 21 Alp...
10/03/2026

Thank you for watching the progress of my Bat 21 portraits. I need your assistance.

Portrait EB-66 C pilot, Bat 21 Alpha, Col. Wayne Louis Bolte is nearly complete.

His son, Mark Bolte it is not on Facebook and cannot ask easily.

The remaining portion of Bat 21 Alpha portrait is to add the Colonel’s metals. I only have a black-and-white photo.

Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.

Tell me if you've heard of Bat 21 Alpha? Still working on his portrait and getting close. The medium of the artwork ...
10/02/2026

Tell me if you've heard of Bat 21 Alpha?
Still working on his portrait and getting close. The medium of the artwork is conte'. The drip effects of the yellow ochre on watercolor paper represents the decades of tears, morning the loss and still MIA EB-66C pilot, Bat 21 Alpha, Maj Wayne L. Bolte. Never Forget.




Continuing with the Bat 21 crewmembers and completing their portraits.Before and After images of portrait Lt. Col. Antho...
10/02/2026

Continuing with the Bat 21 crewmembers and completing their portraits.

Before and After images of portrait Lt. Col. Anthony R. Giannangeli. Still working on the artwork and giddy to share my progress with you. Please let me know what you think and share. The artwork medium is conte'. Thank you Farris Rookstool III for your assistance in acquiring a higher resolution image of Lt. Col. Anthony R. Giannangeli


From Website: dpaa-mil.sites.crmforce.mil

Lt. Col. ANTHONY ROBERT GIANNANGELI
Unit 42 TEWS 388 TFW
Historical Country of Loss
South Vietnam
Current Country of Loss
VIETNAM
Home of Record* PA

On April 2, 1972, an EB-66 Destroyer (tail number 54-0466, call sign "Bat 21") with six crew members took off from Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base for an electronic countermeasures mission over South Vietnam. While over the target area, an es**rt aircraft saw a surface-to-air missile (SAM) explode near "Bat 21," after which the aircraft began trailing flames from both wings. "Bat 21" then broke into pieces and crashed. No parachutes were witnessed, although one rescue beeper was heard resulting in one crew member being rescued following the crash. The survivor reported the SAM had exploded below and behind the aircraft. The other five crew members are believed to have died in the incident and their remains were not recovered.

Lieutenant Colonel Anthony Robert Giannangeli entered the U.S. Air Force from Pennsylvania and served in the 42nd Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron, 388th Tactical Fighter Wing. He was an electronic warfare officer aboard "Bat 21" when it was shot down. Attempts to locate and recover his remains were unsuccessful. Following the incident, the Air Force promoted Lt Col Giannangeli to the rank of Colonel (Col). Today, Colonel Giannangeli is memorialized on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. His name is also inscribed along with all his fallen comrades on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall in Washingt






Currently working on the portraits of Jolly Green 67 crew members. Asking for your assistance in acquiring a good resol...
09/29/2026

Currently working on the portraits of Jolly Green 67 crew members.

Asking for your assistance in acquiring a good resolution of TSgt William R Pearson.

Thank you for your comments on my portraits of Bat 21 crewmembers. If you’re interested in seeing the making of the portraits, please visit my FB site: Artwork by Rouch

Details below of the Jolly Green 67 mission/crew are from website:
vietnamairlosses.com

Date: 6 April 1972

Aircraft type: HH-53C Super Jolly Green Giant
Serial Number: 68-10365
Military Unit: 37 ARRS
Service: USAF
Home Base: Da Nang

Name(s):
Capt Peter Hayden Chapman (KIA)
1Lt John Henry Call (KIA)
TSgt Roy Drewitt Prater (KIA)
TSgt Allen Jones Avery (KIA)
Sgt William Roy Pearson (KIA)
Sgt James Harold Alley (KIA)

On the 6th another attempt to rescue Lt Col Hambleton from Bat 21 and 1Lt Clark from Nail 38, who had been shot down on the 2nd and 3rd respectively was made by a SAR task force under the direction of Sandy lead, Capt Fred Boli. The attempt ended in disaster when a HH-53C (call sign Jolly Green 67) commanded by Capt Peter Chapman of the 37th ARRS was shot down by ground fire as it approached Hambleton’s position from the southwest. The helicopter crashed about half a mile south of 1Lt Clark’s hiding place and three miles to the east of Cam Lo village. The crew included Sgt James Alley, a photographer from the 601st Photo Flight, who went along to document the rescue. After the war the crash site of the HH-53 was visited by US and Vietnamese investigation teams on three separate occasions in 1989, 1992 and 1994. Some human remains were eventually recovered in 1994 and returned to the USA. Three of the crew were identified individually using mitochondrial DNA testing and the remains were finally laid to rest in a group burial in Arlington National Cemetery on 19 November 1997. The burial ceremony included a flyover by two MH-53J Pave Low III helicopters, the successors of the Vietnam-era Jolly Green Giants. By 2010 improvements in DNA testing procedures resulted in the positive identification of four of the crew of Jolly Green 67.




Here are 2 more images of Maj Henry Muir Serex. This is the first cut of his portrait and I will revisit with fresh eye...
09/18/2026

Here are 2 more images of Maj Henry Muir Serex. This is the first cut of his portrait and I will revisit with fresh eyes to make any corrections. This is the last one that I will post until I have another group of other soldiers from my Bat 21 series available to share. Thank you for watching and please offer me your comments.

Workshop layout of the three (3) Bat 21 crew members. You can see the progress made on several portraits: Bat 21 Alpha...
09/18/2026

Workshop layout of the three (3) Bat 21 crew members. You can see the progress made on several portraits:
Bat 21 Alpha, Maj. Wayne Louis Bolte (born: Claremore OK),
Lt. Col Charles Levis (born: Brookline, Massachusetts) , and
Maj Henry Muir Serex (born: New Orleans, Louisiana)

Hope you are enjoying these postings on FB. Please offer me your comments.

Researching Maj. Henry Muir Serex was a joy when finding plenty of good photo and history. Thank you Serex Family and...
09/17/2026

Researching Maj. Henry Muir Serex was a joy when finding plenty of good photo and history. Thank you Serex Family and friends. His legacy is well written and the images are of good quality to create his portrait.

Source: https://usnamemorialhall.org/honorees/ltcol-henry-m-serex-usaf/
"Lt. Col. Henry Muir Serex was born and raised in Louisiana. He was the son of Rev. Adrien and Mrs. Mary Serex and had one sister and two brothers . After graduating from the U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland in 1955, he joined the Air Force. He served in Iceland, Harlingen, Texas, Biloxi, Mississippi, Dayton, Ohio, El Segundo, CA. and Sacramento, CA. In 1971 Henry left for Korat, Thailand. While there, as an Electronics Warfare Officer, he flew as part of a crew in EB-66 reconnaissance planes. These planes flew missions over Viet Nam, jamming enemy radar so the Viet Cong could not detect the B52 bombers. On Easter Sunday, April 2, 1972, a turn took place in the war with a major offensive and battles in the area of the DMZ. Our troops were surprised and unprepared for enemy strikes from South Vietnam. A SAM missile struck Henry’s plane. He and four of his fellow crewmen have been “Missing-In-Action” ever since that day. The plane’s navigator was able to bail out, evading capture in enemy territory for 11 days. He was finally rescued. It is the story of the flight and the navigator’s experience in the jungle that the book, “BAT-21” was based. This was then made into a Hollywood movie of the same name. Henry, affectionately known as “Mick” by family and friends, was married to Barbara, a nurse. They had 2 daughters, Jennifer and Kathryn. The family still lives with the uncertainty of Mick’s fate. In recent years there was a sighting by satellite photography of the name “SEREX” scratched out in foliage in the yard of a known North Viet Nam POW camp. Nothing of this has ever been proven or disproven. Thus his case is unresolved and continued searching for an accounting is on-going to this day. BARBARA SEREX LUNDEEN, 12/11/01"

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