Vietnam War Memorial, Soldiers Memorial - St. Louis, MO USA
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N 38° 37.743 W 090° 11.995
15S E 743746 N 4279333
Miniature statue of the Women's Memorial in D.C. This is called the Vietnam Women's Memorial maquette.
Waymark Code: WM17PGH
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 03/20/2023
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County of display: St. Louis Independent City
Location of display: Chestnut St., Soldiers Memorial Museum, E section, St. Louis
Display a gift of Missouri Athletic Club Foundation for the Arts
"My first concern in designing this sculpture was to arrange the four figures in a composition that is interesting from all angles: a true sculpture in the round. The photos from Vietnam often included stacks of sandbags. It seemed natural for a nurse – in a moment of crisis – to be supported by sandbags as she serves as the life support for a wounded soldier lying across her lap. The standing woman looks up, in search of a med-i-vac helicopter or, perhaps, in search of help from God.
"The kneeling figure has been called “the heart and soul” of the piece because so many vets see themselves in her.She stares at any empty helmet, her posture reflecting her despair, frustrations, and all the horrors of war. The soldier’s face is half-covered by a bandage, creating an anonymous figure with which veterans can identify. Even though he is wounded, he will live. I want this to be a monument for the living." ~ Vietnam Women's Memorial Foundation
Marker Text:
Vietnam Women's Memorial
maquette, 1993
This limited-edition maquette of the Women's Vietnam Memorial was created by sculptor Glenna Goodacre while working on the full-scale sculpture, which was unveiled on Veterans Day 1993 at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial ("The Wall") on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. The sculpture depicting three uniformed women and a wounded soldier honors the contributions of women during the Vietnam War and joins a sculpture of three service men that was dedicated in 1984 at the site.