Combat artist's illustrations bring to life the realities of the Vietnam War

Les Fordahl's home in Bloomington looks more like an art gallery. "Relaxed. Puts me in a place like someone reading a good book and zoning out from the world," said Fordahl. Most of the paintings that hang on the walls are the retired postal worker's interpretations of the Land of 10,000 Lakes. But some of his most meaningful masterpieces are examples of the art of war.