"Duty" -- Veteran's Memorial Park, Fort Worth TX - Figurative Public Sculpture on Waymarking.com

This is one of the most moving war memorials in Fort Worth's Veteran's Memorial Park. A doughboy carries his dead comrade, his rifle flying out of his hand from the force of the bullet that has just impacted his body, causing him to collapse and die. In this gripping image, we see all of war's selflessness, heroism, and tragedy.

The base of the memorial reads as follows:

"[west side]

DUTY

Dedicated
To The Memory Of All Veterans
By
Veterans Of World War I, USA

Department Of Texas
November 11, 1987

Marion B Irland
Department Commander

E.L.Sprague P.N.C.
Quartermaster


[south side]

In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields."
Type of Memorial: Non-Specific Memorial

In Honor Of: Dedicated To The Memory Of All Veterans

Marker Text:
"[west side]

DUTY
Dedicated
To The Memory Of All Veterans
By
Veterans Of World War I, USA
Department Of Texas
November 11, 1987

Marion B Irland
Department Commander
E.L.Sprague P.N.C.
Quartermaster


[south side]

In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields."

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Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Duty Figure Type: Human Artist Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Barvo Walker Date created or placed or use 'Unknown' if not known: 11 Nov 1987 Materials used: pink granite plinth, bronze sculpture Location: Veteran's Memorial Park, Fort Worth TX

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