Our nation owes a debt of gratitude to men and women who have given their time, their efforts and in some cases their limbs and lives in service to the United
States of America.
As we end Veterans week, and from someone who has been handed an American flag during a military funeral, thank you Dave and all.
FACTS:
Ft. Dodge, Iowa
Col William Newman, Commanding Officer
Col Rush S. Wells, Directing Officer
18,000 officers and men
Base to shoulder: 150 feet
Right Arm: 340 fee
Widest part of arm holding torch: 12.5 feet
Right thumb: 35 feet
Thickest part of body: 29 feet
Left hand length: 30 feet
Face: 60 feet
Nose: 21 feet
Longest spike of head piece: 70 feet
Torch and flame combined: 980 feet
Number of men in flame of torch: 12,000
Number of men in torch: 2,800
Number of men in right arm: 1,200
Number of men in body, head and balance of figure: 2,000
