Iron Mike, (sculpture).

Iron Mike, (sculpture).

Heibert, Leah, sculptor.

Iron Mike, (sculpture).

Airborne Trooper, (sculpture).

Dedicated 1961.

Sculpture: painted fiberglass over a steel frame; Base: concrete.

Sculpture: approx. H. 18 ft. x W. 4.5 ft.; Base: approx. H. 3 ft. x W. 6 ft.

(Incised on brass plaque:) Leah Heibert unsigned

Full-length figure of an airborne trooper stands with his proper left foot perched on a rock pile. His proper left arm rests on his proper left leg and he holds a sub-machine gun, pointing downward, in his proper right hand. The figure wears full combat gear, including helmet.

Figure male -- Full length

Occupation -- Military -- Soldier

Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform

Outdoor Sculpture -- North Carolina -- Fort Bragg

United States Department of the Army, Fort Bragg, Fort Bragg, North Carolina 28307

The artist was the wife of a former deputy post chaplain. An attachment to the SOS! survey gives the location as Randolph & Armistead Streets.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, North Carolina survey, 1994.

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