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of her men volunteered for service. Her nickname was upheld in the Mexican War. Her quota was 2,800 but 30,000 responded to the colors. The Volunteer Spirit should be heralded as an inspiration to present and future generations.”The sculptor Dr. Felix de Weldon, lias been commissioned to creak the Tennessee memorial His works grace public parks and plazas around the world, but his masterpiece Is the US, Marine Cbns War Memorial, in Arlington, Virginia. The largest sculpture ever cast in bronze, it depicts the raising of the Stars and Stripes on Mount Suribachi, Iwo Jima.Dr. de Weldon’s monument to Tennesseans promises to be one of the most impressive ever erected in honor of the American fighting man. A model lias been approved by the Tennessee State Building Commission and Park
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Kingsport Times News
Kingsport, Tennessee, US
Sun, Dec 06, 1970
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