The Artist’s Statement:

“My goal was to bring together in a massive piece of art life size figures of varied ethnic backgrounds representing the five branches of the United States Armed Forces, spanning the major wars of the past century and this century, and add to these the unifying symbols of the American bald eagle and the American flag. To accomplish this goal, I selected a representative from each of these military branches and made each a symbol of a major war, thus forming a human time capsule caught agelessly in a single moment of time and space in a unified act. The object of their shared focus is the marker in the field for one of their fallen, one of their own. The eagle forms the backdrop to these veterans and is much larger than life as he represents us all in whatever role we played in the keeping of America.”

The Project
The Iron Range Veterans’ Memorial project features the construction of a magnificent bronze eagle statue measuring 26 feet wide and 14 feet tall. The eagle’s head is thrown back in full cry to illustrate both victory and loss. The feathers on the back of the eagle meld into a field of stars forming a corner of the American flag. Shielded inside the eagle’s wings and the American flag stand five life-size veterans representing all branches of the military service.

If you wish to make a donation to the memorial project

you may send you contributions to:

IRVM P.O. Box 35 Virginia, MN 55792