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April 17, 2000 <br />Today the U.S.S. Lexington CV -2 Minutemen Club's Memorial Committee proudly presents to the <br />Lexington Lions Club, U.S.S. Lexington Memorial Committee, this framed picture of Bugs Bunny <br />as a U.S.S. Lexington CV -2 Minuteman. <br />The original creation was done by a CV -2 shipmate, Donald E. "Don" Foster. After World War II, <br />Don left the navy and as his desire was to become a cartoon animator he enrolled in the Chouinard <br />Art Institute in Los Angeles, California, [now the California Institute of the Arts] that was a <br />training ground for Walt Disney animators. After four years at Chouinard Art Institute, Don was <br />hired by Warner Brothers Studio working under Chuck Jones, and their star attractions were Bugs <br />Bunny and Daffy Duck. Don was a graphic artist and did publicity sketches as well as animation. <br />In 1982 Don made the Bugs Bunny U.S.S. Lexington CV -2 Minutemen for our Minutemen Club. <br />With Don's permission the Memorial Committee had the original enlarged and framed for this <br />presentation to the U.S.S. Lexington Memorial Committee. <br />Memorial Committee Members <br />12/1: <br />cent L. Anderson <br />aipe/ <br />Paul L. Howard <br />