This horrified soldier is one of 19 stainless steel sculptures portraying a platoon on patrol. The seven-foot statues were created by Frank Gaylord as part of the Korean War Veterans Memorial in West Potomac Park. Behind the soldier is The Mural Wall. This huge slab of granite – it measures 164 feet long – has sandblasted images of the Korean Peninsula battle that lasted from 1950 until 1953. Over 33,500 U. S. troops were killed during the engagement.
