European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 12, 1969, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Col. Tilton with some of his african . To rot we Tilton i Mali pointing were exhibited there while he was an attache. Please anyone but myself the Quality of my work went up about 5wo per  speaking of his career As an Engineer officer Tilton says the military has the Means available to get the Job  you find More integrity responsibility Here than you do in civilian life. We have a number of Brilliant Youn officers and soldiers Here. These men have a Quality and Quantity of responsibility they can t have for maybe 10 years maybe Ever As a civilian. Take one of the company command ers. Here he s responsible for 200 men. Their eating billeting personal prob lems. When i come Home at night i fee that i have accomplished something. 1 feel useful in the military. It fills Aneed. The service has been Good to me and i have tried to be Good to  Success As i have accomplished has been through my ability to communicate in idea either visually or  Tilton exhibited his idea of the Afri can country of Mali at the Ead of a sunday january 12, 1969 the stars and stripes Ift Munch tour there As american Mili tary abuser. The showing thirty five Tilton originals. "1 painted things the africans could absolutely understand things the saw around them. I painted an hour every morning an hour every evening and two hours at noon when the rest of Timbuktu  the colonel received his Sec Ond legion of Merit for his duties  the Mali tour Soldier artist til ton assumed command of an Engineer battalion at it. Lewis wash., was promoted to full colonel and Given Dutie Sas the Post s assistant chief of staff. He arrived in Germany in  at Boulder Colo Tilton stuck a Finger into another pie. I had always wanted to design my own Christmas cards. But it was too  resold a card company a cover painting for Western oriented Christmas car Sund has since designed 50 Christmas and greeting  says to will use his very fun t european tour to try Ami come up with some museum Quality pieces paintings of castles 1 Page 11