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A veteran tries to honor the recent fallen
by Chris Roberts, Minnesota Public Radio
November 11, 2004

Anonymous soldier, the creator of the bridge memorial. The memorial consists of 15 plaques dedicated to the 15 18-year-old soldiers who've died in the war in Iraq. The plaques were fastened to the 15 wooden bridges over Minnehaha Creek. The artist has chosen to remain anonymous so as not to benefit in any way from the project. (MPR photo/Chris Roberts)

Veterans Day is a day set aside to remember the sacrifices of the nation's war veterans. This fall, a Minneapolis artist erected his own memorial to honor those killed in the war in Iraq.

	One remaining plaque.

Minneapolis, Minn. — The man who choses to be known as 'Anonymous Soldier' created a series of small plaques and fastened them to wooden bridges over Minnehaha Creek. The Minneapolis Park Board has since removed it, but the artist says his memorial will live on.

"Anonymous Soldier," made 15 plaques dedicated to the 15 18-year-old soldiers who've died in the war in Iraq. The plaques were fastened to the 15 wooden bridges over Minnehaha Creek. The artist has chosen to remain anonymous so as not to benefit in any way from the project.

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