Here they all are, literally larger than life and ignored in downtown Manhattan. The horse soldier monument is a well intended memorial to the soldiers who responded to 9/11 but I can’t help but feel that the statue seems completely out of place here.
With rain relentlessly falling, Soldiers from the United States Army Special Operations Command stood tall next to a larger than life bronze statue carefully designed to represent what is commonly known as the "Horse Soldier," during a rededication ceremony in New York City on Oct. 19, 2012.
Lt. Gen. John Mulholland, commander of the U.S. Army Special Operations Command and former commander of Task Force Dagger, reminded those present during the dedication ceremony later that evening that this statue is not just a memorial for the Horse soldiers. This statue is for all those who shared the common bond and responsibility to protect America's homeland – whether it was in New York City, Washington D.C., Shanksville, Pa., or overseas.
America's Response Monument, subtitled De Oppresso Liber, is a life-and-a-half scale bronze statue in Liberty Park overlooking the National September 11 Memorial & Museum in New York City.
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New York City — The "Horse Soldier" has a permanent home. De Oppress Liber, the 16-foot-tall bronze statue also known as the "Horse Soldier," depicts a Special Operations soldier in Afghanistan after the 9/11 attacks, and commemorates the first time US troops used horses in combat since 1942.
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