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Photos: Military statue arrives in Bloomfield
A military statue that is about to be placed next to a veterans memorial in unveiled
A military statue that is about to be installed next to a veterans memorial in Bloomfield arrives June 28 in the village, still bundled and boxed inside a crate.
A group of Bloomfield residents gather around a military statue that was installed in the community
Bloomfield residents gather June 28 around a new military statue at the Bloomfield war memorial outside the community's post office.
Darlene Olenoski and Richard Olenoski of the village of Bloomfield stand next to a military
Darlene Olenoski, left, and her husband, Rich Olenoski, take a moment June 28 alongside the new 1,200-pound military statue brought to Bloomfield after a fundraising drive that raised $10,000.
Richard Olenoski looks over a military statue that he and other Bloomfield residents help bring
Rich Olenoski, a member of Bloomfield’s committee to purchase a military statue, looks over the statue June 28 on the day it was delivered and erected following a year-long effort.
David Speedling, co-owner of SVJ Creative Designs in Minnesota, gives a "thumbs up"
David Speedling, co-owner of SVJ Creative Designs in Minnesota, gives a thumbs up June 28 as a signal to a crew using a forklift to unload the village's new military statue outside the post office.
David Speedling, co-owner of SVJ Creative Designs, left, and Michael Brittain, Bloomfield municipal judge.
David Speedling, left, co-owner of SVJ Creative Designs, and Michael Brittain, Bloomfield’s municipal judge, unfurl a military statue June 28 to be displayed outside the village’s post office, including a face mask to depict the importance of combating the spread of coronavirus.
A statue, depicting a military soldier, is unveiled as it is being prepared to be installed
A statue, depicting a military soldier, is unveiled as it is about to installed in the village of Bloomfield, June 28.
David Speedling, co-owner of SVJ Creative Designs, drills a hole in a large, wooden box
David Speedling, co-owner of SVJ Creative Designs, drills a hole in a large, wooden box that contains a military statue that is being installed in the village of Bloomfield.
David Speedling, co-owner of SVJ Creative Designs, left, and Michael Brittain, Bloomfield municipal judge
David Speedling, co-owner of SVJ Creative Designs, left, and Michael Brittain, Bloomfield municipal judge, wraps a towel around a military statue that is about to be hoisted onto its platform.
Myles Swanson prepares to lift a military statue onto a forklift
Myles Swanson prepares to lift a military statue onto a forklift as it is about to stationed next to a veterans memorial in the village of Bloomfield.
Myra Gallagher takes a photograph of a veterans memorial in the village of Bloomfield
Myra Gallagher takes a photograph of a veterans memorial in the village of Bloomfield.
David Speedling, co-owner of SVJ Creative Designs, shows photographs of some of the statues
David Speedling, co-owner of SVJ Creative Designs, shows photographs of some of the statues that his company has installed in communities throughout the country.

