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Missing Man Monument, (sculpture). Artist:  Pritchett, Mark, sculptor. Title:  Missing Man Monument, (sculpture). Dates:  Copyrighted 1977. Dedicated March 4, 1977. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: anodized aluminum and steel, welded; Base: concrete. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 19 ft. x 25 ft. 9 in. x 2 ft. 10 in.; Base: approx. 1 ft. 1/2 in. x 28 ft. 9 in. x 5 ft. 7 in. Inscription:  (On base:) WE WHO CAME HOME MUST NEVER FORGET THOSE WHO COULD NOT. unsigned Description:  Four stylized aircraft with exhaust trailing behind them pointing skyward. Three planes fly side-by-side and one plane flies alone representing the United States Air Force Thunderbird Aerial Demonstration Team's version of the missing man formation to salute fallen comrades. Planes are depicted in outline form with angled exhaust making central plane the tallest which creates a v-style formation. Sculpture is set on base in plaza with cement benches. Subject:  History -- United States -- Vietnam War Architecture -- Vehicle -- Airplane Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas -- Randolph AFB Sculpture Owner:  United States Air Force, Randolph Air Force Base, Randolph AFB, Texas Remarks:  The idea for the monument originated in August of 1973. The monument cost $25,000 and was paid for by the San Antonio Chapter of the Red River Valley Fighter Pilots Association. It is a permanent memorial to the 47,000 Americans lost in Southeast Asian combat. Nearby plaque reads: Dedicated to Those Americans Lost in SEA Combat. IAS files contain related news release from United States Air Force, 12th Flying Training Wing, Public Affairs Division, Randolph Air Force Base, Texas, n.d. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Texas, San Antonio survey, 1993. Illustration:  Image on file. Note:  The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide. Repository:  Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012 Control Number:  IAS TX000346   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture TX000346 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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