WHY WE RIDE
We ride to honor those American soldiers who did not come home. We may ride to the Vietnam Memorial, but we honor those from every war where American soldiers fought, bled, and died. It matters not which war they fought in, the American Revolution or Vietnam, Iragi Freedom or World War II. It matters not if they were listed as Missing, Prisoners of War, or Killed in Action, we ride to honor them. A great many of those who ride are veterans of those wars while many are spouses and family members and so many just ride to honor those who never came home.

Below is the story of a statue in Baghdad. Made of the bronze melted down from Saddam Hussein's busts, it was sculpted by an Iraqi artist who is grateful for his freedom.

DO YOU KNOW WHAT THIS IS?  WHERE THIS IS?

THE STATUE

This statue currently stands outside the Iraqi palace, now home to the 4th Infantry division.It will eventually be shipped home and put in the memorial museum in Fort Hood , TX

The statue was created by an Iraqi artist named Kalat, who for years was forced by Saddam Hussein to make the many hundreds of bronze busts of Saddam that dotted Baghdad.

Kalat was so grateful for the Americans liberation of his country; He melted 3 of the heads of the fallen Saddam and made the statue as a memorial to the American soldiers and their fallen warriors.  Kalat worked on this memorial night and day for several months.

To the left of the kneeling soldier is a small Iraqi girl giving the soldier comfort as he mourns the loss of his comrade in arms.

Do you know why we don't hear about this in the news? Because it is heart warming and praise worthy...  The media avoids it because it does not have the shock effect.

But we can do something about it.

We can pass this along to as many people as we can in honor of all our brave military who are making a difference.

PLEASE PASS THIS LINK ON TO AS MANY PEOPLE
AS POSSIBLE!
http://www.ridetothewall.net/statue.html