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Show Mmoan LEGION (Copv fur This Deparitfi-ni Mipiillrtl by th American Lt-ition Newv Si-rvk-i1.. MONUMENT AT NEW ORLEANS Memorial to World War Fallen Heroes Regarded as One of the Most . Interpretative. One of the most tn:!y Interpretative nirumrint monuments erected sinew the World war ivtib recently completed at St'w OrU'iitis. It is the wniU of OuirieH L. Lawhorn. designer, nnd J. l. I)odd, Meulptur. Local American I.fgioi) prits presented the monument (lie rity. N;;;nIug In a hod uf red popples fn the beautiful city park, the nmnu-leeni nmnu-leeni If silhouetted against the palms. Af I lip base Is rhe simple inscription "In memory of our comrades who tinnle rhe supreme sacrifice." Slight ! .aX? i f 'X - i -i . ? i Memorial Monument at New ' Orleans. nrn: iuenr;:tinn relieves the severity of the shaft. On each side of the monument monu-ment is an insignia, denoting the departments de-partments of service in which Ameri-cnnn Ameri-cnnn gnve tlieir lives the nrmy, navy, murine and aviation. The four figures created by the sculptor represent four pbn.e.s of military experience. T. Semmes Walmsley, chairman of the Legion's national committee on memoriii Is. was deeply interested in the erection of this tribute to the fallen fal-len comrades In New Orleans, where he nut k es his h om e. M r. V a 1 ms 1 ey pronounced It the most remarkable conception he had seen. |