A few meters to the south of the monument.

A metal sculpture resembling a stylized knot monument mounted on a stone pedestal bearing a rectangular bronze plaque with a commemoration message written in French. The monument was a gift from the 100th Battalion Club, the 442nd Club of Hawaii, and the 100th/442nd Veterans Association in the USA. It was officially dedicated on October 16, 1994, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Battle of Bruyères, a key engagement in the liberation of the Vosges region in October 1944.

The artist behind the sculpture is Shinkichi Tajiri, a Japanese-American sculptor who himself served in Company M of the 442nd RCT, making the monument a personal and symbolic gesture of friendship and remembrance. The knot symbolizes unity and the enduring connection forged during the hardships of war between the people of Bruyères and their liberators.

Source of photos: ww.tourisme-bruyeres.com, www.google.com/maps

NOEUD DE L'AMITIE

DON FAIT AUX CITOYENS DE BRUYÉRES PAR

LE 100TH BN CLUB ET LE 442ND CLUB, HAWAII

ET LE 100TH/442ND VETERANS ASSOCIATION, USA

DÉDICACÉ LE 16 OCTOBRE 1994, POUR LE

50E ANNIVERSAIRE DE LA BATAILLE DE BRUYÉRES

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ARTISTE: SHINKICHI TAJIRI CO.M. 442ND RCT

English Translation:

FRIENDSHIP KNOT

GIVEN TO THE CITIZENS OF BRUYERE BY

THE 100TH BN CLUB AND THE 442ND CLUB, HAWAII

AND THE 100TH/442ND VETERANS ASSOCIATION, USA

DEDICATED OCTOBER 16, 1994, FOR THE

50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BATTLE OF BRUYERE

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ARTIST: SHINKICHI TAJIRI CO.M. 442ND RCT