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. Unofficially known as the Horse Soldier Statue, it is the first publicly accessible monument dedicated to the United States Special Forces.
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Created by Kentucky based artist Douwe Blumberg, the monument is unofficially known as the “Horse Soldier Statue.” Originally commemorated by Vice President Joe Biden and Army Lt. Gen. John Mulholland on Veterans Day in 2011, the statue moved to a temporary location near the base of One World Trade Center in 2014.
They gathered on Friday at the World Trade Centre Memorial to rededicate the monumental bronze statue of the Horse Soldier. The statue is fittingly placed watching over the WTC Memorial. “Today, just as we gather to rededicate this statue, we pledge to rededicate ourselves to honor the bravest that our nation has to offer,” said Vince McGowan, president of the United War Veterans Council.
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. The sculpture's new home now watches over the Ground Zero Memorial in New York City.
The Special Forces Horse Soldier statue has been moved to the site of the 9/11 terrorist attack in New York City. A statue depicting a “Horse Soldier” has a new home at Ground Zero Memorial. The statue depicts a Special Forces Soldier on horseback fighting with the Afghan Northern Alliance in the fall of 2001.
The horse soldier statue, which will remain covered until it is dedicated on Friday, sits in the shadow of 1 World Trade Center. Credit Michael Appleton for The New York Times Updated, 4:07 p.m. | The sculpture that stood in the middle of the World Trade Center plazawhen the center was destroyed cannot find a permanent home.
The horse proved pivotal in the campaign by US Special Forces in Afghanistan in the war … statue stands proud near Ground Zero … Horse Soldier Memorial Statue.
De Oppresso 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. The sculpture’s new home now watches over the Ground Zero Memorial in New York City.