POW Liberation Monument — Miramar US National Cemetery

Posted on August 21, 2011 by ribecker

POW MONUMENT


US National Cemetery Miramar, San Diego, California
Dedicated September 16, 2011 

Open to Public
Click Here for Map
15′ tall, bronze, concrete and stainless steel

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POW Statement
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The clay model for "Liberation," (Photo: Sean M. Haffey / Union-Tribune) UTI1462972_t352 The clay model for "Liberation," (Photo: Sean M. Haffey / Union-Tribune)
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“This statue will convey the excitement, the trepidation, the exhilaration and emotion of the LIBERATION moment, as the emaciated soldier steps out of the darkness into the “Sunshine of Freedom”.  He portrays the thousands who were bound in captivity by the infamy of foreign enemies.”
“This is to stand as an eternal legacy for our community by reminding visitors of the sacrifice of veterans during America’s efforts to keep alive the hopes and dreams of freedom for the oppressed around the world.”
– Lt Col. Ralph Kling, USAF Ret. Vice Commander,
American Ex-Prisoners of War
WWII Pilot, POW Stalag Luft IV, Germany

LIBERATION
POW Monument for the new Miramar National Cemetery, San Diego, California

 

 

 

Patina Application. Liberation. Richard Becker for Miramar US Nat. Cemetery
Bronze Sculpture being readied for patina. 28 Jan 2010.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Testing Patinas on a separate cast of the POW bust.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

POW Liberation rear, in progress

 

Rendering of Liberation Monument. (Base design is in progress, 15′ total height)

 

 

 

CLAY UNVEILING, 22 AUG 2010. Artist with Frank Burger, Commander American Ex-POWs, WWII POW and Veteran

 

 

The clay model for “Liberation,” (Photo: Sean M. Haffey / Union-Tribune)

 

 

 

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