The statue was rededicated on October 19, 2012 by General John Mulholland. He dedicated the statue in its new location in front of One World Trade Center across from Ground Zero and 9/11 Memorial. The bronze statue was positioned so the soldier atop the horse is keeping a watchful eye over the World Trade Center and its tenants.
The statue has now been moved to its permanent home in Liberty Park, an elevated space on the south side of Ground Zero. That’s where today’s dedication will be held. Blumberg will be present.
Mosler, a member of the Sons squadron affiliated with Post 2001 in New York City, was among civilians who raised the funds and helped locate the permanent home for the statue, which is one and a half times life size and cast in bronze.
The America’s Response Memorial statue is the first public monument dedicated to the U.S. Special Forces and commemorates the military and inter-agency servicemen and women which comprised Task Force Dagger – America’s Special Operations response to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.
Douwe Blumberg (pronounced "Dow", a Dutch name) is a bronze sculptor who is most well known for his statue of a special forces soldier on horseback commemorating Special Forces operations in Afghanistan during the opening days of Operation Enduring Freedom.
He was working on it when the call came from New York: “We’d like to fly you out and meet with you about your horse soldier statue. We’d like to talk about doing it large.” They wanted a 16-foot version, and they wanted it done in six months, in time to lead the 2011 Veterans Day Parade.
This monument is titled “Remembrance.” It is a memorial to the people and events of September 11, 2001. The twisted piece of steel in the background is an actual part of the wreckage from one of the World Trade Center Towers.
The life-size bronze statue was created by Bruce Lindsay which cost $100,000 and depicts a soldier in Army fatigues kneeling besides his German Shepherd. The effort for the sculpture was nearly seven years in the making and was led by the nonprofit U.S. War Dogs Association.
The soldier on horseback will be dedicated Tuesday at its new, permanent site in Liberty Park. It’ll overlook Ground Zero and the September 11 Museum, which is exhibiting, at least for a while, the bronze known as “Tumbling Woman.”
In addition to the wall, the park also features the Horse Soldier statue in honor of the troops who served in Afghanistan during Operation Enduring Freedom; a descendent of Anne Frank’s famous Horse Chestnut Tree, and more than 150 trees and shrubs.
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