Someone finally took my pictures for "granite"

windoze

I feel honored and I can finally tell about it!

I took a pic a few years back from Arlington National Cemetary - Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. My image has been chosen among others selected from private collections and "Presidential Libraries" to be "sandblasted" into the granite wall that will adorn the new Veteran's Memorial Plaza Currently being built in Dubuque, Iowa

http://www.vetsmemorialplaza.org/phase2.html .



My image was chosen to inspire visitors of the new memorial to reflect upon our nation’s past, and to honor the courage, patriotism and service of our veterans. My image will be approx. 4' by 4' and "blasted" into one of the two granite walls as part of a collage...... - Ive seen preliminary sketches and it looks beautiful. What visitors will actually see differs slightly from my posted image and is surround by emotional images of the sadness that accompanies war.


Added 11/11/2009 - Just saw this image posted on the internet - Guess they really did use my picture.
link to picture - http://addins.kwwl.com/blogs/scribbles/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/vets-memorial.jpg

windoze

Sam

Congratulations!!! I sure would be stoked.

Sam

squiddy

WOOHOOO that's my hometown!

Congrats I'll have to look for it when i go back for Thanksgiving

windoze

squiddy wrote:

WOOHOOO that's my hometown!

Congrats I'll have to look for it when i go back for Thanksgiving

thanx! Maybe you can take a picture of it for me as I live in NY and hear its not so easy to fly into Dubuque.....


Troy

squiddy

Oh for sure! Do you know when it is supposed to be done by? If it's not up by Thanksgiving I'll see if I can get a friend or my Dad to go take a photo.

windoze

squiddy wrote:

Oh for sure! Do you know when it is supposed to be done by? If it's not up by Thanksgiving I'll see if I can get a friend or my Dad to go take a photo.

The opening and dedication of Veteran's Memorial Plaza will be held On Veteran's Day, November 11, 2009, at 2 PM.

Troy

squiddy

windoze wrote:

The opening and dedication of Veteran's Memorial Plaza will be held On Veteran's Day, November 11, 2009, at 2 PM.

Troy

Awesome.. yeah i'll be there the week of Thanksgiving. I'm setting a phone reminder NOW

DavidTO

Troy, that is so cool!

windoze

DavidTO wrote:

Troy, that is so cool!

Thanx David, i think it was cool coz they found my image on smugmug and contacted me. I didnt have to enter anything....


Troy

windoze

windoze wrote:

I feel honored and I can finally tell about it!

I took a pic a few years back from Arlington National Cemetary - Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. My image has been chosen among others selected from private collections and "Presidential Libraries" to be "sandblasted" into the granite wall that will adorn the new Veteran's Memorial Plaza Currently being built in Dubuque, Iowa

http://www.vetsmemorialplaza.org/phase2.html .



My image was chosen to inspire visitors of the new memorial to reflect upon our nation’s past, and to honor the courage, patriotism and service of our veterans. My image will be approx. 4' by 4' and "blasted" into one of the two granite walls as part of a collage...... - Ive seen preliminary sketches and it looks beautiful. What visitors will actually see differs slightly from my posted image and is surround by emotional images of the sadness that accompanies war.


Added 11/11/2009 - Just saw this image posted on the internet - Guess they really did use my picture.
link to picture - http://addins.kwwl.com/blogs/scribbles/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/vets-memorial.jpg

windoze

If anybody lives near the memorial - id appreciate a picture!

troy

http://addins.kwwl.com/blogs/scribbles/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/vets-memorial.jpg

ian408

Wow Troy! That is so cool! Congratulations

squiddy

Hey Windoze!!!

Memorial was awesome, it wasn't etched like i thought it would be but it did look awesome. I took a few photos, nothing special while i was home for Thanksgiving.