November 27, 2012
UNC Charlotte art student Rob Bates, who is earning a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in illustration, has received Invitational Travel Orders to embed with the United States Marines as a freelance war artist on behalf of American Public Media's “The Story.” Bates will fly to Kabul, Afghanistan, on Wednesday, Dec. 5, and will be with a battalion of Marines from Camp Lejeune Dec. 8-18.