(Liberty Court), (sculpture).

(Liberty Court), (sculpture).

Unknown, sculptor.

(Liberty Court), (sculpture).

(Liberty Court: Memorial to Thirty-Seven Vietnam MIAs), (sculpture).

Fountain: steel and concrete; Benches: stone, concrete, and bronze.

1 fountain; 6 benches. Fountain: approx. H. 10 ft.; Basin (?): approx. Diam. 30 ft.

(First plaque:) IN MEMORY OF/ALL KOREAN WAR VETERANS/They told us, "We are going to have peace even if we have to fight for it." So/we fought in the mountains on Heartbreak Ridge and waded ashore at Inchon./We froze in the winter and baked in the summer./At times, we were greatly outnumbered; but we still fought on and many of us/gave our lives for Freedom...for Justice...and for Peace./1950 - 1953 (Second plaque:) WE HAVE WON THIS WAR/BECAUSE OUR MEN ARE/BRAVE, AND BECAUSE OF/MANY OTHER THINGS./WE DID NOT WIN IT BECAUSE/DESTINY CREATED US BETTER THAN ALL/OTHER PEOPLES. I HOPE THAT IN VICTORY/WE ARE MORE GRATEFUL THAN WE ARE PROUD."/ERNIE PYLE/1944/UNCOMMON/VALOR/WAS A COMMON/VIRTUE/SEMPER FIDELIS (Third plaque:) WISCONSIN REMEMBERS/FOR THOSE RETURNED, THANK YOU GOD./FOR THOSE WHO DIED, GLORY FOREVER GOD./FOR THOSE STILL MISSING, PLEASE GOD./"...THE SOLDIER ABOVE ALL OTHER PEOPLE PRAYS FOR PEACE,/FOR HE MUST SUFFER AND BEAR THE DEEPEST WOUNDS AND SCARS OF WAR."/GEN. DOUGLAS MAC ARTHUR (In medallion:) POW-MIA/MISSING BUT NOT FORGOTTEN unsigned

Circular grouping of six commemorative benches around a steel fountain. Fountain rests in a sixteen-sided steel pool, which sits in a sixteen-sided concrete pool. Fountain is circled by a brick walkway. Two benches commemorate the memory of police and firemen. One bench commemorates World War II veterans and carries a relief of six soldiers raising a flag. One bench commemorates veterans of the Korean War and carries two reliefs, one of a sitting soldier holding his rifle, another with a collage of war images. Two benches are devoted to Vietnam War veterans and POW/MIAs; one of these carries a plaque listing Wisconsin POW/MIAs beneath a relief of an eagle caught in barbed wire with guard tower in background.

History -- United States -- World War II

History -- United States -- Korean War

History -- United States -- Vietnam War

Occupation -- Military -- Soldier

Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform

Architecture -- Military -- Battlefield

Dress -- Uniform -- Police Uniform

Dress -- Uniform -- Fireman Uniform

State of Being -- Other -- Imprisonment

Occupation -- Service -- Fireman

Occupation -- Service -- Policeman

Outdoor Sculpture -- Wisconsin -- Brookfield

Wisconsin Memorial Park, 13235 Capitol Drive, Brookfield, Wisconsin 53005

IAS files contain Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Catalog report. W. V. M. C. and Milwaukee Journal, September 14, 1987 article both deal primarily with the Vietnam portion of work. Latter contains listing of POW/MIAs from Wisconsin whose names appear on plaque.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Wisconsin survey, 1993.

Milwaukee Journal, September 14, 1987.

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