Military Intelligence Memorial
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Ed French, Descendant of Lincoln Memorial Sculptor Daniel Chester French, creates memorial to honor Military Intelligence Paratroopers at Fort Bragg
Emmy Award winning makeup artist Ed French and father of Captain Spencer French is working on a project to build a Sphinx sculpture that will commemorate the selfless service to our great country provided by past, present, and future Military Intelligence and Aviation Corps Paratroopers of the 82nd Airborne Division.
We are asking for your contribution to this project which will memorialize the fallen, celebrate the accomplishments of veterans and current Intelligence Paratroopers, and remind future Intelligence Paratroopers of the legacy of excellence they are charged to uphold. While Mr. French is donating his time and resources to design and sculpt the memorial, all contributions will go directly towards molding and casting this sculpture, transporting it to Fort Bragg, North Carolina and intstalling it there where it will remain as a reminder of your generosity and support for those who sacrifice to defend our freedom.
Delta Company is the Military Intelligence Company of 3rd Brigade 82nd Airborne Division. Intelligence Paratroopers of 3rd Brigade have served our country since 1942. They have given their lives, kept their honor as POWs, and successfully served as the watchdogs of freedom from the Drop Zones of Sicily, Normandy, and Holland during WWII, to the jungles of Vietnam, the deserts of Iraq, and the mountains of Afghanistan. The Intelligence Paratroopers of Delta Company are ready today to deploy anywhere in the world in 18 hours to defend America and its allies. To this date though, there is no monument to their past, present, and future contributions to American freedom. The Sphinx is the symbol of the Military Intelligence Corps, and a fitting representation of the mission of Delta Company to safeguard the United States of America from its enemies.
Mr. French' son, Captain Spencer French is currently the commander of Delta Company, 307th Airborne Engineer Battalion. Spencer graduated from Georgetown University in 2008 with a Bachelors Degree in Foreign Service. Spencer joined the United States Army in 2008 and was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the Military Intelligence Corps. Spencer deployed twice to Afghanistan in 2010 and 2012 with the 101st Airborne Division. Spencer deployed once to Iraq in 2015 with the 82nd Airborne Division. In 2016 Spencer took command of Delta Company (Military Intelligence), 307th Airborne Engineer Battalion - part of the 3rd Brigade of the 82nd Airborne Division. Spencer is a Van Deman Graduate of the Military Intelligence Officer Basic Course, Honor Graduate of the Military Intelligence Captain's Career Course, and graduate of the Advanced Airborne School Jumpmaster Course. Spencer's awards and decorations include the Combat Action Badge, the Airborne Badge, Air Assault Badge, the Bronze Star Medal with oakleaf cluster, the Army Commendation Medal with oakleaf cluster, and the Army Achievement Medal.
For over three decades Ed French has pursued a remarkable journey of make-up artistry for film that has garnered him one Oscar nomination for Best Make-up (STAR TREK VI: The Undiscovered Country) and won him Television’s prestigious Emmy Award for Best Make-up (Fox TV’s HOUSE). He has demonstrated an extraordinary ability to create memorable characters and creatures. He not only applies his prosthetic makeups, but creates them in his work shop. His fluency in all areas of makeup, from glamour to fantastic and sometimes horrific cosmetic illusions, is well known in Hollywood and respected by his peers and admired by movie fans. Not so well known is his expertise as a sculptor and moldmaker, skills that have been the bedrock of his career. Perhaps it was inevitable that he would one day follow in the path of his illustrious Great, Great, Grandfather Daniel Chester French (April 20, 1850 – October 7, 1931), one of the most prolific and acclaimed American sculptors of all time and best known for his design of the monumental work, the statue of Abraham Lincoln in the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. The Sphinx sculpture for Military Intelligence Corps is Ed French’s first public monument, truly a labor of love and a tribute to the men and women of Delta Company, 307th Airborne Engineer Battalion. French generously has donated his time to design and sculpt the Sphinx as well as supervise its installation at Fort Bragg.
Disclaimer: This project is the work of private citizens and is not affiliated with the United States Army. Any use of US Army images does not imply the endorsement of the US Army for Mr. French or his work to honor the men and women of the US Army..
Emmy Award winning makeup artist Ed French and father of Captain Spencer French is working on a project to build a Sphinx sculpture that will commemorate the selfless service to our great country provided by past, present, and future Military Intelligence and Aviation Corps Paratroopers of the 82nd Airborne Division.
We are asking for your contribution to this project which will memorialize the fallen, celebrate the accomplishments of veterans and current Intelligence Paratroopers, and remind future Intelligence Paratroopers of the legacy of excellence they are charged to uphold. While Mr. French is donating his time and resources to design and sculpt the memorial, all contributions will go directly towards molding and casting this sculpture, transporting it to Fort Bragg, North Carolina and intstalling it there where it will remain as a reminder of your generosity and support for those who sacrifice to defend our freedom.
Delta Company is the Military Intelligence Company of 3rd Brigade 82nd Airborne Division. Intelligence Paratroopers of 3rd Brigade have served our country since 1942. They have given their lives, kept their honor as POWs, and successfully served as the watchdogs of freedom from the Drop Zones of Sicily, Normandy, and Holland during WWII, to the jungles of Vietnam, the deserts of Iraq, and the mountains of Afghanistan. The Intelligence Paratroopers of Delta Company are ready today to deploy anywhere in the world in 18 hours to defend America and its allies. To this date though, there is no monument to their past, present, and future contributions to American freedom. The Sphinx is the symbol of the Military Intelligence Corps, and a fitting representation of the mission of Delta Company to safeguard the United States of America from its enemies.
Mr. French' son, Captain Spencer French is currently the commander of Delta Company, 307th Airborne Engineer Battalion. Spencer graduated from Georgetown University in 2008 with a Bachelors Degree in Foreign Service. Spencer joined the United States Army in 2008 and was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the Military Intelligence Corps. Spencer deployed twice to Afghanistan in 2010 and 2012 with the 101st Airborne Division. Spencer deployed once to Iraq in 2015 with the 82nd Airborne Division. In 2016 Spencer took command of Delta Company (Military Intelligence), 307th Airborne Engineer Battalion - part of the 3rd Brigade of the 82nd Airborne Division. Spencer is a Van Deman Graduate of the Military Intelligence Officer Basic Course, Honor Graduate of the Military Intelligence Captain's Career Course, and graduate of the Advanced Airborne School Jumpmaster Course. Spencer's awards and decorations include the Combat Action Badge, the Airborne Badge, Air Assault Badge, the Bronze Star Medal with oakleaf cluster, the Army Commendation Medal with oakleaf cluster, and the Army Achievement Medal.
For over three decades Ed French has pursued a remarkable journey of make-up artistry for film that has garnered him one Oscar nomination for Best Make-up (STAR TREK VI: The Undiscovered Country) and won him Television’s prestigious Emmy Award for Best Make-up (Fox TV’s HOUSE). He has demonstrated an extraordinary ability to create memorable characters and creatures. He not only applies his prosthetic makeups, but creates them in his work shop. His fluency in all areas of makeup, from glamour to fantastic and sometimes horrific cosmetic illusions, is well known in Hollywood and respected by his peers and admired by movie fans. Not so well known is his expertise as a sculptor and moldmaker, skills that have been the bedrock of his career. Perhaps it was inevitable that he would one day follow in the path of his illustrious Great, Great, Grandfather Daniel Chester French (April 20, 1850 – October 7, 1931), one of the most prolific and acclaimed American sculptors of all time and best known for his design of the monumental work, the statue of Abraham Lincoln in the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. The Sphinx sculpture for Military Intelligence Corps is Ed French’s first public monument, truly a labor of love and a tribute to the men and women of Delta Company, 307th Airborne Engineer Battalion. French generously has donated his time to design and sculpt the Sphinx as well as supervise its installation at Fort Bragg.
Disclaimer: This project is the work of private citizens and is not affiliated with the United States Army. Any use of US Army images does not imply the endorsement of the US Army for Mr. French or his work to honor the men and women of the US Army..
Organizer
Diane French
Organizer
Fort Bragg, NC