Vietnam Memorial sculpture restored
A statue of three soldiers installed at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial after critics thought the V-shaped memorial wall was too abstract has been restored to its original finish in a six-week project completed Thursday.
A private foundation that built the memorial raised about $125,000 to restore the bronze "Three Servicemen" statue of three soldiers for the first time. After 25 years, weather and the hands of millions of visitors wore down the patina finish on the soldiers' faces, arms, hands and guns, turning those areas a greenish-blue color.
Retired Marine Master Sgt. Fred Burns, a Vietnam veteran who lives in Laurel, Md., visited the sculpture Thursday as he does at least twice each year. It brings back memories, he said, recalling the towel draped around one soldier's neck to wipe away sweat.
"This is more realistic" than the previous worn finish, said Mr. Burns, who works for the Veterans of Foreign Wars. "We carried a little bit more gear than that, though - a lot more gear."...
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A private foundation that built the memorial raised about $125,000 to restore the bronze "Three Servicemen" statue of three soldiers for the first time. After 25 years, weather and the hands of millions of visitors wore down the patina finish on the soldiers' faces, arms, hands and guns, turning those areas a greenish-blue color.
Retired Marine Master Sgt. Fred Burns, a Vietnam veteran who lives in Laurel, Md., visited the sculpture Thursday as he does at least twice each year. It brings back memories, he said, recalling the towel draped around one soldier's neck to wipe away sweat.
"This is more realistic" than the previous worn finish, said Mr. Burns, who works for the Veterans of Foreign Wars. "We carried a little bit more gear than that, though - a lot more gear."...