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A Veteran’s Prayer for Eternal Peace

Christopher Bennett
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A Veteran’s Prayer for Eternal Peace is a 15-foot-high, bronze sculpture at the center of a memorial to military chaplains. A large, cupped pair of hands is supported by a series of short poles. The hands are in the center of a circular plaza with a walkway that includes benches, depictions of chaplains, and symbols of religious beliefs.

M. J. Rowe
M. J. Rowe
Latitude & Longitude

41.591979, -93.623925

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Location Description

It is located in front of Veterans Memorial Auditorium, Iowa Events Center, in downtown Des Moines.

Media / Materials

Bronze

Year Completed

1994

Credit

Dedicated to the Chaplaincy Corps of the Military Services established in 1775 by an act of the Continental Congress upon the urgent request of General George Washington and to all people who seek peace through conciliation rather than through weapons of destruction.