The Silent Battle statue, created by artist Anita Miller, will be permanently housed at the Kanabec County Veteran Memorial building.
HOW SILENT BATTLE WAS BORN…
Silent battle was created as a collaborative effort between a suffering Veteran and an artist….
Brian Zimmermann, shown above was the inspiration behind the image of the soldier returning from battle, and grieving the dog tag of his fallen brother in his hand. He witnessed this while he was on deployment and the vision haunted him. Brian was confident that if an artist created that, no words of explanation would be needed and all Veterans would understand the feeling. And most importantly, they would know, THEY ARE NOT ALONE IN THEIR SUFFERING. Brian believed the first step in healing is knowing you are not alone.
Anita Miller, creator of the traveling memorial, Eyes of Freedom, agreed to take on the challenge as long as Brian would assist. He agreed, believing it would make a difference.
He was right as we have witnessed profound shifts and transformations as people interact with the work. But the sculpture is not enough, it needs a compassionate caring community to support someone who is suffering. Thats where Silent Battle Network comes in…
To learn more about Silent Battle, please visit
https://silentbattle.org