[News_txpgr.org] Fw: Do you know what this is?

[News and Information for the North Texas Patriot Guard]

Check this out on Snopes. The story below is not quite accurate.

2009/3/24 News and Information for the North Texas Patriot Guard <
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> --- On *Mon, 3/23/09, Melba Conaway <mbcway1 at windstream.net>* wrote:
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> From: Melba Conaway <mbcway1 at windstream.net>
> Subject: Fw: Do you know what this is?
> To: "Christy Plunkett" <christyplunkett at sbcglobal.net>, "Brad Conaway"
> <bconaway at KLTV.com>, "Beverly Johnson" <BeverlyJohnson at cbankandtrust.com>,
> "Anna Carter" <nanaanna1c at yahoo.com>
> Cc: "Jim Roberts" <jimr1253 at yahoo.com>, "Janie Basinger" <
> jbasinger00 at yahoo.com>, "flora hogue" <fhogue1950 at att.net>, "Charles
> Baker" <CBaker5796 at aol.com>, "Cheryl Blevins" <cherylblevins at hughes.net>,
> "Clyde Conaway" <cconaway000 at centurytel.net>, "Ken Conaway" <
> kectfs at etex.net>, "Myra Wells - Valornet" <mjcway at valornet.com>
> Date: Monday, March 23, 2009, 2:56 PM
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> *Subject:* Do you know what this is?
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> This statue currently stands outside the Iraqi palace,
> now home to the 4th Infantry division.
> It will eventually be shipped home and put in the
> Memorial museum in Fort Hood , TX
>
> The statue was created by an Iraqi artist named Kalat,
> who for years was forced by Saddam Hussein to make the many
> hundreds of bronze busts of Saddam that dotted Baghdad ...
> Kalat was so grateful for the Americans liberation of his country;
> he melted 3 of the heads of the fallen Saddam and made the statue
> as a memorial to the American soldiers and their fallen
> Warriors. Kalat worked on this memorial night and day for several months.
> To the left of the kneeling soldier is a small Iraqi girl giving the
> soldier
> comfort as he mourns the loss of his comrade in arms.
> Do you know why we don't hear about this in the news?
> Because it is heart warming  and praise worthy..
> The media avoids it because it does not have the shock effect.
> But we can do something about it.
> We can pass this along to as many people as we can in
> honor of all our brave men and women in uniform.
>
>           William C. Thomson
>                 Purple Heart Marine WW11
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