Fun with Monuments

A little more light hearted post, returning to the monument in Coldwater, Michigan. While there in January of 2018 I saw that someone had decided to dress the soldier statue.  I've heard of this being done but never seen it in person.  The person who did this put a red wool scarf and red wool gaiters on the statue. For clarity the gaiter was typically made of canvas and was worn, in part, to protect the trouser leg from mud.  In this case apparently the soldier was believed to be cold and needed something in addition to his stone great coat to keep warm.

-Corporal