Monday, May 29, 2023

Fallen Soldier/Veterans' Memorial and Statue at the Riverside National Cemetery

The Fallen Soldier/Veterans' Memorial in the Riverside National Cemetery (22495 Van Buren Boulevard, Riverside) contains, as described on the Riverside National Cemetery Support Committee website, a dark statue of "an unknown lifeless body of a soldier in which the boots and hands are the only things visibly distinguishable, sits atop a 12-foot pedestal. As the face of the soldier and most of the body is hidden with a large cloak.  The unknown soldier represents any man or woman, any rank or division and stands as a silent memorial of every American who has given their lives in combat." It was sculpted by Thomas Schomberg and donated to the Cemetery by Thomas and Judy Kane in 2000. 





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