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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/>