
Hmong Memorial Statue — 2005 - Bernhard 
					Heer     
					The 6-foot bronze statue depicting two Hmong soldiers 
					
rescuing a wounded American pilot honors thousands of 
Hmong 
					guerrilla fighters enlisted by the CIA during the 
Vietnam 
					War. Many fighters settled in the San Joaquin 
Valley after 
					the war, and today Fresno is home to one 
of the largest 
					Hmong populations outside of Laos.