DE_Six
02-19-2004, 03:21 AM
Don't know if this has been posted before:
This statue was made by an Iraqi artist named Kalat, who for years was forced by Saddam Hussein to make the many hundreds of bronze busts of Saddam that dotted Baghdad. This artist was so grateful that the Americans liberated his country, he melted 3 of the fallen Saddam heads and made a memorial statue dedicated to the American soldiers and their fallen comrades. Kalat worked on this night and day for several months. To the left of the kneeling soldier is a small Iraqi girl giving the soldier comfort as he mourns the loss of his comrade in arms. It is currently on display outside the palace that is now home to the 4th Infantry division. It will eventually be shipped and shown at the memorial museum in Fort Hood, Texas.
http://www.snopes.com/photos/arts/kalat.asp
http://www4.army.mil/ocpa/read.php?story_id_key=5563
http://www.crossroadusa.com/images/kalat.jpg
http://www4.army.mil/ocpa/uploads/large/sculpture2004-01-06.jpg
This statue was made by an Iraqi artist named Kalat, who for years was forced by Saddam Hussein to make the many hundreds of bronze busts of Saddam that dotted Baghdad. This artist was so grateful that the Americans liberated his country, he melted 3 of the fallen Saddam heads and made a memorial statue dedicated to the American soldiers and their fallen comrades. Kalat worked on this night and day for several months. To the left of the kneeling soldier is a small Iraqi girl giving the soldier comfort as he mourns the loss of his comrade in arms. It is currently on display outside the palace that is now home to the 4th Infantry division. It will eventually be shipped and shown at the memorial museum in Fort Hood, Texas.
http://www.snopes.com/photos/arts/kalat.asp
http://www4.army.mil/ocpa/read.php?story_id_key=5563
http://www.crossroadusa.com/images/kalat.jpg
http://www4.army.mil/ocpa/uploads/large/sculpture2004-01-06.jpg