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Governor
John McKeithen
Pictured here are images of the clay artwork and the
completed 9’ bronze monument installed at the
New Orleans Superdome. A veteran of the Second World
War in the pacific theater, McKeithen later served two
terms as Louisiana’s governor in 1964 and 1972,
and is responsible for the one of the most recognizable
landmarks in the city, the Superdome. |
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General
John A. Lejeune
Pictured here are images of the life size clay and the
bronze monument of Lieutenant General John A. Lejeune,
often referred to as "the greatest of all Leathernecks".
During his more than 40 years of service with the Marine
Corps, he led the famed Second Division (Army) in World
War I, and was Major General Commandant of the Marine
Corps from June 1920 to March 1929. Life Size, Monumental
and Other Work of General Lejeune are located at his
birthplace in New Roads, Louisiana, the Marine Corps
Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Marine Corps Base
Quantico, Virginia, U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland
and the USS Kidd Memorial, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Another
is soon to be installed at the new Marine Corps Heritage
Museum, scheduled to open in 2006.
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