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Subject: Human Statue of Liberty photo taken 1918

(To see the picture and get the full story see here:

http://www.snopes.com/photos/patriotic/liberty.asp

And now, someone has put it online for all of us to see.

It is 18,000 men preparing for war in a training camp at Camp Dodge ,in Iowa.

EIGHTEEN THOUSAND MEN...

Wonder how many survived the war?

FACTS: Base to Shoulder: 150 feet

Right Arm: 340 feet

Widest part of arm holding torch: 12 1/2 feet

Right thumb: 35 feet

Thickest part of body: 29 feet

Left hand length: 30 feet

Face: 60 feet

Nose: 21 feet

Longest spike of head piece: 70 feet

Torch and flame combined: 980 feet

Number of men in flame of torch: 12,000

Number of men in torch: 2,800

Number of men in right arm: 1,200

Number of men in body, head and balance of figure only: 2,000

Total men: 18,000

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Hi Stan

I have seen it before, not sure if it was on the forum. It's some photo.

Mike

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