This illustration provides a preview of the bronze sculpture Kern County native Benjamin Victor is working on as a centerpiece for a planned World War II memorial in downtown Bakersfield. The sculpture depicts a wife and mother who has just received a telegram informing her that her husband has been killed in action.
This artist's rendering from sculptor Benjamin Victor provides a preview of the sculpture he is working on for the World War II Veterans Memorial expected to be built at Jastro Park in downtown Bakersfield by Veterans Day. The bronze sculpture will be 6 feet in height on a 5-foot base. It depicts a wife and mother who has just received a telegram informing her that her husband has been killed in action.
This illustration provides a preview of the bronze sculpture Kern County native Benjamin Victor is working on as a centerpiece for a planned World War II memorial in downtown Bakersfield. The sculpture depicts a wife and mother who has just received a telegram informing her that her husband has been killed in action.
Courtesy of Benjamin Victor
This artist's rendering from sculptor Benjamin Victor provides a preview of the sculpture he is working on for the World War II Veterans Memorial expected to be built at Jastro Park in downtown Bakersfield by Veterans Day. The bronze sculpture will be 6 feet in height on a 5-foot base. It depicts a wife and mother who has just received a telegram informing her that her husband has been killed in action.
It’s fitting that the centerpiece for the planned Kern County World War II Memorial will feature a 6-foot-tall bronze statue of a grieving widow and child receiving word that their beloved warrior has died in battle.
Whether it’s World War II, any other of the nation’s wars or even peacetime service, our military forces are called upon to make the “ultimate sacrifice” — lay down their lives to protect ours.
