National Commander Fang Wong Thanks Famed NY Artist for Sculpture
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| Nat'l Commander Fang Wong and Sculptor Greg Wyatt |
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- A work by famed New York sculptor Greg
Wyatt was unveiled in a July 25th ceremony at The American Legion’s Washington,
D.C., office.
The 7-foot tall cast bronze statue, "Angel and the Dying
Unknown", was created as a tribute to the sacrifices of America’s fallen
warriors. The sculpture depicts a guardian angel cradling a dying unknown
soldier.
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| National Commander Wong and Artist Wyatt unveil sculpture. |
The
unveiling was officiated by the artist and American Legion National Commander
Fang Wong who said, in part, "I feel humbled not just by the fame and
skill of the artist, but by his subject. I think this beautiful work pays
tribute not only to the unknowns who have sacrificed anonymously in battle, but
to all of those whose names are known, whether their souls were lifted from a
battlefield, or from a bed decades after their war."
Wyatt
then thanked Wong for his "moving words" and told those attending the
ceremony of the sculpture’s history and role as one of four such tributes to
service he had created.
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| Photos by DOUG MALIN, NY Dept photographer |
Wyatt’s
sculpture is to be displayed in the D.C. office lobby for the summer.
The
Legion is working to establish a permanent place for the sculpture at Dover Air
Force Base, the home of the U.S. Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations Center,
and the homecoming station for the men and women lost in service in Europe and
Southwest Asia.
-- The American Legion
