Purple Heart — In Clover
The purple heart has, in a sense, gone green.
This year marks the 75th anniversary of the medal awarded to United States servicemen and woman killed or wounded in combat.
And, in a clover field in Orange County, New York, an hour north of New York City, artist Roger Baker shaped an 850,000 square foot, 20-acre portrait of America's first military medal. The giant cutout is more than 1,000 feet long.
He was inspired by a chance encounter with World War II veteran Art Livesey, who was awarded a purple heart at Iwo Jima.
On The Early Show Tuesday, co-anchor Harry Smith spoke with Baker, and flew over the field, to get an aerial view of Baker's work.
"It's stunning here from up above," Smith said. "You get all of the subtleties, even George Washington's hair, the size of his eyebrows. It's amazing."
The field where Baker mowed his purple heart is growing over fast so, if you'd like to see it in person, make sure to go in the next week or two to Orange County, New York's Thomas Bull Memorial Park.
For more on Baker's purple heart rendering, click here.
To see Smith's full report,
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