Thanks, Tracey, for this photo - how appropriate for today's election day here in the U.S. - and also for the link where you offer wonderful information on this statue. Did I somehow miss just how the statue came to be in VA?
4 Nov 2008 11:23am
@Judy: Thanks so much, Judy! Yes, you did miss that part, but it is okay, as I will repost it here for everyone to see. Thanks for stopping by!
Although this is not the original statue, it is a direct recasting, preserving the original damage caused by war. It was a gift from Guy Wildenstein and his family to the city of Bedford, VA and the nation. He donated it with his eternal gratitude to the USA for helping to restore France's freedom, for granting asylum to our parents, and for halting the extermination of a people. It was given in memory of the American soldiers who gave their lives in the beaches of Normandy in June 1944.
Great shot - very dramatic and a sobering image of what war can do. Really nice capture.....
4 Nov 2008 4:57pm
@Chris: I appreciate you stopping in! Yes, seeing this statue was quite stomach churning when you realize the damage that same shrapnel piece could do to a human.
A stark and compelling image of the utter madness of the continuing sacrifice of the youth of the world to the inhumanities of war. I am one of the many that remember WW2.... and all that have followed. Thanks Tracey for a marvelous photo that somehow sums up the foolhardiness of such a course!
Wow Tracey..this is one powerful image,pal...excellent lighting and colour..and, therefore, wins the Billy Oscar of the day for it's subject impact..great work m'lady...(check out your e-mail)
Billy...