The Iron Range Veterans Memorial continues to move toward completion. The photos were taken by an Iron Range resident who privately traveled last week to the Crucible Foundry in Norman,Oklahoma. Upon arrival, she was able to join the Happy Trails (Forbes, Mn.) tour group who were brought through the foundry and given a talk by the IRVM sculptor, Gareth Andrews, Zim, Mn. The "Shoulder to Shoulder" bronze is being assembled at the foundry to check how the 160 pieces fit together. It will then be in three segments that will be picked up in May by the New Mexico National Guard and transported to Virginia, Mn. for permanent assemblage. A foundry staff will accompany the bronze and spend three or four days straightening, grinding, polishing and heating for correct patina. The IRVM committee is planning a dedication ceremony for May 29, 2010 that is open to the public.
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