Cliff Leonard has made about 50 bronze busts over the past 13 years to remember our fallen service members. Each one takes about two months to make.
On March 13, 2021, Cliff Leonard told us “Roughly 13 years ago I began sculpting, what I call my Little Brothers. Marines that had been killed in our last three Middle East wars. Once completed these life-size busts are given to their loved one. Along the way I also began sculpting my Killed in Action (KIA) Brothers I knew personally in Vietnam and Medal of Honor (MOH) recipients in my small Battalion Recon unit. It’s been an unbelievable journey these past 13 years. Several weeks ago a young girl came by and picked up her Dad – every family is so different. My wife and I never know what to expect. I’m only doing the Marines or Navy Corpsmen that had a connection to Florida. By the end of this year I will have finished them all. Here’s a few I finished sometime ago:
Below is Cliff story as reported by 13 News Now: Anthony Austin – 10:27 PM EST February 7, 2021
https://www.13newsnow.com/article/news/national/military-news/stories-of-service-marine-veteran-uses-artistic-gift-to-help-grieving-military-families/77-f42ef76f-c8c1-431c-8a1f-c356ea40541f
Cliff was recently recognized by the VFW’s #StillServing campaign for his work. If you would like to see more of Mr. Leonard’s work or contact him, click here.
