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Camp Dodge Iowa 1918

Mon Jan 05, 2009 10:17 pm

FACTS:

Base to Shoulder: 150 feet
Right Arm: 340 feet
Widest part of arm holding torch: 12 1/2 f eet
Right thumb: 35 feet
Thickest part of body: 29 feet
Left hand length: 30 feet
Face: 60 feet
Nose: 21 feet
Longest spike of head piece: 70 feet
Torch and flame combined: 980 feet
Number of men in flame of torch: 12,000
Number of men in torch: 2,800
Number of men in right arm: 1,200
Number of men in body, head and balance of figure only: 2,000

Total men: 18,000

"LET US BE SILENT THAT WE MAY HEAR THE WHISPER OF GOD"
RALPH WALDO EMERSON 1803-1882


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Tue Jan 06, 2009 12:26 am

erm...That look slike 1,800 to me...But it's an awesome thing to do! I bet the officers got to be the cool bits :p
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