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From field manuals to fantasy realms: How Fort Knox helped launch a veteran's legendary career
A video shows Larry Elmore, a fantasy and science fiction illustrator, in his studio in Leitchfield, Kentucky July 10, 2026. Elmore served nearby at Fort Knox, Kentucky as a Soldier and worked as a civilian illustrator for the Training Aids Department in the 1970s. He then became an illustrator for
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A video shows Larry Elmore, a fantasy and science fiction illustrator, in his studio in Leitchfield, Kentucky July 10, 2026. Elmore served nearby at Fort Knox, Kentucky as a Soldier and worked as a civilian illustrator for the Training Aids Department in the 1970s. He then became an illustrator for Tactical Studies Rules (TSR), the parent company for “Dungeons & Dragons.”

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