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The statue was conceived by sculptor [[Douwe Blumberg]] and first sold in 2003 as a small-scale, {{convert|18|in}} version. In April 2011, an anonymous group of [[Wall Street]] bankers who lost friends in the [[September 11 attacks|9/11 attacks]] commissioned a large, {{convert|16|ft}} tall version. It was dedicated on [[Veterans Day]], November 11, 2011, in a ceremony led by Vice President [[Joe Biden]] and Lt. Gen. [[John F. Mulholland, Jr.|John Mulholland]], commander of Task Force Dagger and [[United States Army Special Operations Command|U.S. Army Special Operations Command]] during [[Operation Enduring Freedom]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Lieutenant General John Mulholland Jr.|url=https://www.shadowspear.com/vb/threads/lieutenant-general-john-mulholland-jr.8369/|website=ShadowSpear Special Operations|access-date=28 January 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170217185609/https://www.shadowspear.com/vb/threads/lieutenant-general-john-mulholland-jr.8369/|archive-date=17 February 2017}}</ref>
The statue commemorates the service members of America's Special Operations forces and their response to [[September 11 attacks|9/11]], including those who fought during the first stages of the Afghanistan war. This operation led to the initial defeat of the [[Taliban]] in Afghanistan, although the Taliban would ultimately
== Background ==
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On a life-and-a-half scale,<ref name=usmon/> the {{convert|5000|lb}}<ref name=doss/> bronze statue is {{convert|16|ft}} tall, including a {{convert|3|ft}} tall granite [[plinth]]. The base bears the sculpture's title, "America's Response Monument." The statue is subtitled ''[[De Oppresso Liber]]'', which is [[Latin]] for 'to liberate the oppressed', the motto of the [[United States Army|US Army]] [[United States Army Special Forces|Special Forces]].<ref>{{cite web |title=De Oppresso Liber-Green Beret Motto |url=http://www.specialforces.com/blog/no-surrender/the-son-of-god-de-oppresso-liber-via-those-like-%E2%80%98the-fighting-fathers%E2%80%99-of-burma%C2%A9-es-bmdwfyahoo-com.html |access-date=14 January 2012 |date=November 22, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101109002708/http://www.specialforces.com/blog/no-surrender/the-son-of-god-de-oppresso-liber-via-those-like-%E2%80%98the-fighting-fathers%E2%80%99-of-burma%C2%A9-es-bmdwfyahoo-com.html |archive-date=9 November 2010 }}</ref>
It depicts a male Green Beret operator wearing a [[
The small, Afghan "[[Lokai]]" horse shows "[[Tersk horse|Tersk]]" breeding, indicating a horse of Eastern European heritage descended from horses brought in by the [[Soviet Union|Soviets]] in the 1980s. In the Afghan culture, the soldiers only ride stallions into battle.<ref name=usmon>{{cite web |title=Artist's Statement |publisher=Foundation for U.S. Historical Monuments |access-date=16 January 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080401151440/http://www.usmonuments.org/topf.html |archive-date=April 1, 2008 |url=http://www.usmonuments.org/topf.html}}</ref> The horses could be difficult to control, and the statue depicts the horse rearing back. The horse tack depicted by Blumberg is traditional to the Afghani people. A tasseled breast collar helps keep the flies off the chest and legs.<ref name=usmon/> The statue's base reflects the steep, precipitous slopes that the soldiers often traveled on horseback.<ref name=downtown/>
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== Dedication ==
The statue was introduced to the public during the [[Veterans Day Parade (New York City)|Veteran's Day Parade]] in New York City on November 11, 2011. The statue was displayed on a float, which led the parade along [[Fifth Avenue]] from [[23rd Street (Manhattan)|23rd Street]] north to [[56th Street (Manhattan)|56th Street]].<ref name=downtown>{{cite news |title="De Oppresso Liber" Statue Finds Home at Ground Zero |url=http://downtownmagazinenyc.com/2011/11/de-oppresso-liber-statue-finds-home-at-ground-zero/ |access-date=12 January 2012 |date=November 11, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130121155417/http://downtownmagazinenyc.com/2011/11/de-oppresso-liber-statue-finds-home-at-ground-zero/ |archive-date=21 January 2013 }}</ref> It was dedicated the same day in a ceremony led by Vice President [[Joe Biden]] and Lt. Gen. [[John F. Mulholland, Jr.|John Mulholland]], commander of [[United States Army Special Operations Command|Special Operations Command]] and formerly commander of Task Force Dagger during the initial days of the [[War in Afghanistan (2001–present)|War in Afghanistan]].<ref name=bissell/><ref name=ospina/> New York City ironworkers who had helped build the World Trade Center were among those who helped transport, move, and install the statue temporarily in the West Street Lobby inside [[One World Financial Center]] in New York City opposite [[World Trade Center site|Ground Zero]].<ref name=legion/>
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