This statue currently stands outside the Iraqi palace,
Now home to the 4th Infantry division.

It will eventually be shipped home

And put in the memorial museum in Fort Hood , TX

The statue was created by an Iraqi artist named Kalat, who for years was forced by Saddam Hussein to make the many hundreds of bronze busts of Saddam that dotted Baghdad ...

Kalat was so grateful for the Americans liberation of his country;
He melted 3 of the heads of the fallen Saddam and made the statue as a memorial to the American soldiers
and their fallen warriors.

Kalat worked on this memorial night and day for several months.

To the left of the kneeling soldier is a small Iraqi girl giving the soldier comfort as he mourns the loss of his comrade in arms.

Do you know why we don't hear about this in the news?

Because it is heart warming and praise worthy.

The media avoids it because it does not have the shock effect.

Thanksgiving already???

So with each day that passes I am coming more and more to the realization that I am about to be a married woman and a college graduate. On December 11, I will graduate and I am beside myself with excitement. I have my cap and gown and am ready to go. With that milestone, I realize I am entering the working world on a different level. I have had a job since I was 15, always worked, but this is going to be so different. I'm diligently praying and hopeful about a position I may be getting starting in January. I hope to know something here in the next couple of weeks. God is blessing me with all that I am experiencing and I am so thankful for everything. God has blessed me with a wonderful family and fiance. Knowing that I am going to be able to spend the rest of my life with my soulmate and bestfriend is amazing! This Thanksgiving I am thankful for so much and yet a little overwhelmed with everything that is going on. I feel as though I am talking to Jesus all day long. I am trying to not get stressed and enjoy every bit of these experiences I am having. I am looking forward to being with my family on Thursday and seeing my cousin who is due at the end of February!! I cannot wait to hold Tristan:)

My final thought: "I know with the economy like it is and everything going on in the world that most are stressed but I am so thankful that my faith is in God and not in man. I truly believe with all of my heart that he is here and in complete control and in the end everything will be as he has planned."

Learned something new last night...

So I was in my marketing class last night at about 9:30 and my teacher proposed a trivia question to us. He offered a whole 5 points (which in college everyone jumps at) to the student that could name the actor (now deceased) that starred in the most movies in Hollywood history. I began my googling and of course it led me to IMDB...Well, the person that came up with over 900 so called films was Ron Jeremy. Not knowing who he was or looking at the title of the "films" I said his name to which the whole class busted out laughing. Still not really knowing what happened my friend Samantha informed that he was a porn star. I had no clue because I don't watch porn but apparently I was in the minority. From the pictures they don't have too much in common...

Moral of the story: Don't give up! Despite my embaressment I kept looking and ended up with the right answer: Bob Steele and I got my 5 points! I guess I showed them...That's all for today!! Have a wonderful day!!