A gift from the past

A Gift From The Past
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One picture is worth 18,000 men

PHOTO FACTS
U.S. Army, Camp Dodge, Des Moines, Iowa, 1918
Widest part of arm holding torch: 12.5 feet
Number of men in flame of torch: 1,200
Longest spike of head piece: 70 feet
Torch and flame combined: 980 feet
Number of men in right arm: 1,200
Number of men in torch: 2,800
Thickest part of body: 29 feet
Base to Shoulder: 1,500 feet
Total men in photo: 18,000
Left hand length: 30 feet
Right thumb: 35 feet
Right Arm: 340 feet
Nose: 21 feet
Face: 60 feet