{"title":"Rick Reeves Prints","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"i-maintain-the-right-by-rick-reeves","title":"I Maintain the Right by Rick Reeves","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe 307th Engineers in the Meuse - Argonne, October 1918\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003eCommissioned by the 307\u003c\/span\u003e\u003csup\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003eth\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003e Engineer Battalion, “I Maintain the Right” is brought to life by one of the country’s leading historical artists, Rick Reeves, who combines exquisite detail and authenticity in his depiction of the 307\u003c\/span\u003e\u003csup\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003eth\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003e Engineers engaged in a fierce battle during the Meuse-Argonne campaign. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003eWhile conducting engineer operations in the First Army Rear, Delta Company was detached from the 82\u003c\/span\u003e\u003csup\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003end\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003e Division and ordered to support the 55\u003c\/span\u003e\u003csup\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003eth\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003e Brigade, 28\u003c\/span\u003e\u003csup\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003eth\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003e Infantry Division in the vicinity of Apremont, France. The company was broken up with 50 sappers, a platoon of machine gunners and two squads of infantry assigned to a quarry forward of the line with the mission to organize it as a strong point. The balance of the company was held in reserve to conduct reconnaissance patrols and bolster defenses in the firing line. The quarry was a key defensive position to the division\u003c\/span\u003e, and it had been ordered that no man was to leave his position. As many as 12 German Infantry companies of 120 men each attacked the quarry from two directions, surrounding it at one point. As the quarry came under heavy attack, the engineer sappers and infantry put up a stout defense, gave up no ground and inflicted up to 500 casualties (200 KIA) on the enemy while having no soldier killed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003eGiven a courageous stand and successful defense, the action of the 307\u003c\/span\u003e\u003csup\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003eth\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003e Engineers at Apremont engenders the determination and tenacity of all its soldiers. The 307\u003c\/span\u003e\u003csup\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003eth\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003e motto, “I Maintain the Right”, was approved by the War Department on 27 August 1942 and is “expressive of the Battalion’s desire to continue its contribution to the maintenance of liberty and righteousness.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Rick Reeves","offers":[{"title":"Limited Edition Print \/ Unframed","offer_id":43291019182220,"sku":"","price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Limited Edition Print \/ Brass Corner Frame – Triple Mat with V-Groove","offer_id":43291026063500,"sku":"","price":645.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0375\/0844\/8396\/files\/I_Maintain_the_Right_by_Rick_Reeves_-_Vladimir_Arts_USA_Inc-5458056.jpg?v=1731540598"}],"url":"https:\/\/vladimirarts.com\/collections\/rick-reeves-prints.oembed","provider":"Vladimir Arts USA Inc","version":"1.0","type":"link"}