The 19 stainless steel statues were sculpted by Frank Gaylord of Barre, Vermont and cast by Tallix Foundaries of Beacon, New York. They are approximately seven feet tall and represent a cross section of America. The advance party has 14 Army, 3 Marine, 1 Navy, and 1 Air force members. The statues stand in patches on Juniper bushes and are separated by polished granite strips, which give a semblance of order and symbolize the rice paddies of Korea. The troops wear ponchos covering their equipment and weapons. The ponchos are to seem as if they are blowing in the cold winds of Korea.
The statues are supposed to represent a platoon on patrol walking through the rice paddies of Korea. They are to honor those who served in the Korean War by having
