Administered by Suffolk County Suffolk County New York
Located Armed Forces Plaza Veteran's Memorial Highway, Route 357 Smithtown New York
Date:
Cast 1991. Dedicated June 15, 1991
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York survey, 1994.
Image on file.
Newsday, June 16, 1991.
(Behind proper right foot:) Modern Art Foundry/New York 1991 (On front of base:) HONORING WOMEN/OF/THE ARMED FORCES Founder's mark appears.
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Summary:
Full-length female figure dressed in military uniform with dogtags and boots. She holds her arms out in front of her. Across her forearms is draped a folded flag. The bronze sculpture stands on an octagonal granite base. On each of five sides of the base is mounted a brass medallion emblem of one of the branches of service: the Marine Corps, the Navy, the Army, the Air Force and the Coast Guard. On the front face of the base is a raised oval with a map of the world.
Topic:
History--United States--Military history Search this
