Statue of Casimir Pulaski (Milwaukee)
The bronze statue is a 6-foot, full-length portrait of Count Casimir Pulaski standing atop a 17-foot granite pedestal.One side of the stone base reads: To the memory of Gen. Casimir Pulaski made glorious by his life and death 1746 1779.He met Benjamin Franklin in Paris and was enthralled by the idea of a new country fighting for its freedom, offering his services to help America in the battle.He distinguished himself as a brilliant military technician, prompting Congress to put him as the head of the newly established Cavalry.[3] The board of directors of the Pulaski Monument Association proceeded to choose Kiselewski's model of the statue that stands today.