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Monument<\/h1>\n

Chad Fisher, a figurative sculptor who works primarily in bronze and marble, donated his time and artistic talent to create seven sculptures for the Peachtree Corners Veterans Monument.<\/p>\n

Six service-specific sculptures form an Honor Guard around an Eagle. The sculptures represent branches of service, time periods, and history as well as the diversity of the Armed Forces as a whole as it exists in the early 21st-century, and is likely to exist in the foreseeable future. <\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n

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Bronze Eagle<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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The central element of the monument is a bronze eagle perched atop the globe to represent the global reach of the United States Armed Forces for both military and disaster relief operations. Since the end of World War II, no other nation has been able to match the global capabilities of America\u2019s Armed Forces.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Army Squad Leader<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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The Army Squad Leader is attired in full early 21st-century battle gear. The army is the oldest of the regular services, with an official birthdate of June 14, 1775. Our Squad Leader represents Asian Americans who serve. Members of the WWII Japanese-American 442nd Infantry Regiment were awarded 21 Medals of Honor, 62 Distinguished Service Crosses and over 600 Silver Stars.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Marine<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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The World War II Era Marine, also honors Native Americans who serve in the Armed Forces. Ira Hayes, a Pima Indian, is one of six Marines immortalized in the iconic photograph of the flag-raising on Iwo Jima during World War II.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Navy Sailor<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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The Navy Sailor Standing Watch also represents Black Americans who serve in the Armed Forces. Doris \u201cDorie\u201d Miller, a Black American serving on the battleship West Virginia at Pearl Harbor, was awarded the Navy Cross for his heroic actions on the fateful day.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Air Force Fighter Pilot<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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The Air Force Fighter Pilot represents women who serve in the Armed Forces. In 1994 the Air Force became the first service to allow women to serve in a \u201cdirect combat\u201d role. The first woman fighter pilot, now Major General Jeannie Leavitt, was also the first woman to command a combat fighter squadron and a combat fighter wing. She has more than3,000 flight hours including over 300 combat hours.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Coast Guard Captain<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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The Captain of a Coast Guard Cutter also represents Hispanic Americans who serve. Normally part of the Department of Homeland Security, Coast Guard elements are routinely attached to the Navy during wartime. Only one Coastguardman, Signalman First Class Douglas A. Munro, has been awarded the Medal of Honor.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Minuteman<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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The Minuteman represents the rich tradition of the National Guard, Federal Reserves, and Merchant Marine. Technically, a Civilian Auxiliary to the Navy, the Merchant Marine operates ships for the Military Sealift Command. Merchant Mariners died at the rate of 1 in 26 during WWII – the highest rate of casualties of any service in the War.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Wall Caps<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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The monument was crafted to display and tell the story of our service men and women since the United States of America was birthed – about the battles and conflicts our republic has experienced over the many years since she gave birth. The various benches and wall caps reference those events in our history for our review.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Colonial America Battles & Conflicts<\/h2>\n