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d_r

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1. In a way it kind of misses the point

Reply to onpatrol98 (Original post)

Sat Feb 11, 2012, 05:44 PM

Feb 2012

He said "If you want to say I was a drum major...." so the point of the monument is to say it now, posthumously, not to have the exact quote he said. It is the fulfillment of the quote, not the repetition.

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In a way it kind of misses the point d_r Feb 2012 #1

I agree with Maya Angelou. I also agree with the people who think the statue looks like MADem Feb 2012 #2