Thursday, February 26, 2009

This is an incredible picture, just found and put on the internet

18,000 men preparing for war at Camp Dodge Iowa, in 1918. What a picture, and how can we ever repay them for their sacrifice?

Base to Shoulder: 150 feet Right Arm: 340 feet Widest part of arm
holding torch: 12 1/2 feet
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



Courtesy of John Goodall

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