My Vietnam Unit - The 4th Infantry Division in Iraq

[Two Flints]

Subject: The Statue

Something every American should see.  You'd think you would have already seen this in primetime TV news...or on the front page of newspapers and covers of national magazines!

What is it?  See the photo below!
 



This statue currently stands outside the Iraqi palace, now home to the 4th Infantry division.
It will eventually be shipped home and put in the memorial museum in Fort Hood, Texas.

The statue was created 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.

Kalat  was so grateful for the Americans liberation of his country; he melted 3 of the heads of the fallen Saddam and made the statue as a memorial to the American soldiers, and their fallen warriors.  
Kalat worked on this memorial 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.

Do you know why we don't hear about this in the news?  Because it is heart warming and praise worthy.  
The media avoids it because it does not have the shock effect that a flashed breast or controversy of politics does.    

But we can do something about it. We can pass this along to as many people as we can in honor of all our brave military who are making a difference.  

And please pass this on!

Not Spencer related, I know, I know, but I had to pass it on to SSS, and I hope some of you will to!

Two Flints

[Arizona Trooper]

Thank you Two Flints for posting that. I'm a civie, but a lot of friends are over there or on the way. This is going out to them as fast as I can type up the e-mails. 

[Hill Beachy]

I will tell you that earlier this year, that Ivy patch was one of our FAVORITE sights!     (They were our relief-in-place).