Posted on 03/20/2015 6:44:11 AM PDT by w1n1
With every stroke of sculptor John Phelps’ steady hand, the clay began to take shape. First, there was a skeleton that soon began to look more and more like one Marine in uniform; then there were three. Before long, their faces twisted and contorted to depict the horrors of combat.
The nonprofit veteran service organization Hope for the Warriors commissioned Phelps to immortalize the now-iconic “Hell House” photo taken by Lucian Read during the battle for Fallujah, Iraq, in 2004.
The photo depicted two Marine lance corporals carrying a bloodied 1st Sgt. Bradley Kasal out of a house following a firefight inside. Kasal had been shot and peppered with shrapnel when he protected a fellow Marine from a grenade blast.
Nearly unconscious from loss of blood and unable to support his own weight, he still carried a pistol in his right hand and his Ka-Bar knife in his left. The photo came to symbolize the brutality of the fighting and the spirit of the Marines who sacrificed themselves for their brothers. The rest of the story here.
And Obama threw everything gained by their sacrifice away.
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Yes. Our three sons did 5 2003-2007 Iraq tours with the USMC. All 3 were at Fallujah November 2004; one lost two limbs there. We cannot believe what 0bama has allowed to happen.
Darn computer and this blurry screen...
Thank your sons for their service, I just hope our country can recover after 2016.
This must be at the top of the list for the next incoming President Walker/Cruz/insert-Republican-name-here.
It certainly isn't going to happen until the scum-sucking bastard POS currently holding office leaves.
There is a copy at Pendleton. I will make a point of seeing it next time I’m there.
Very sorry for your son’s injuries. Very thankful for all of their heroism and sacrifice.
Mine too.
I want want of the statues. There is to be a small one offered.
I went to Pendleton Easter weekend. On Sunday I dragged my son around until we found it. It is located at the Warrior Hope and Care Center Camp Pendleton, which is well away from any other part of the base, next to a small but nice lake. You would never know you were on a military base. I’ve been trying to post the pictures I took to no avail. The detail is amazing, right down to the real K-bar knife. The boot laces are steel wire.
Altogether, it was a wonderful weekend. Thanks for the recommendation.
http://www.woundedwarriorregiment.org/index.cfm/wwbnw/hopeandcarecp/
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