Three Soldiers Monument - Apalachicola, Florida
by Ben Prepelka
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Three Soldiers Monument - Apalachicola, Florida
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Ben Prepelka
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Because Vietnam Veterans never received a real hero's welcome, Americans are now doing their best to right this wrong. Here in Apalachicola, Fredrick Hart’s artwork gives a hero's salute to the Vietnam Vet. This bronze sculpture, created for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in the nation's capital depicts three American soldiers, dressed in the Vietnam era uniforms and equipment. At center, a U.S. Marine commonly wore no shirt in the steamy jungle, only a body armor vest. To the right, a U.S. Army soldier is dressed in an armor vest and tropical combat gear, a Government Issue towel is draped around his shoulders. To the left, the soldier dons a boonie hat, tropical uniform and shoulders a heavy M60 machine gun. All three men are based on the actual models, two of which were active duty Marines. Unveiled on Veterans Day in 1984, the Apalachicola Three Soldiers Monument is part of a trio of attractions, also including the Orman House and the Chapman Botanical Gardens.
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May 27th, 2018
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Gary F Richards
Magnificent Three Soldiers Monument remembrance capture, lighting, shading, excellent colors and artwork! F/L voted
Morris Finkelstein
Wonderful photograph of Three Soldiers Monument, dedicated to Vietnam vets, Ben! We should always remember our veterans! F/L
Felipe Adan Lerma
Ben your lighting capture on a work that meant a great deal to me then and a great deal to me now is superb - thank u! :)
Judy Vincent
Excellent capture! This will be the “US Military Monuments and Memorials” photo of the day on the USA Photographers group home page for 5/28/18!
HH Photography of Florida
A befitting and belated tribute and memorial to our oft forgotten Vietnam veterans. Nice narrative. Congratulations Ben! Your outstanding photograph has been selected for a home page Feature in the Southern Photographers group. As a permanent record, you’re invited to post your image in the Featured Image Archive thread in the group discussions. L
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