The Hill 881 South bronze statue, which was designed by former Marine
combat artist Austin Deuel based on an eye-witness event, is the largest
of its kind in the country, weighing in at more than 10 tons. It is
approximately 10 feet high at its highest point, 23 feet long and 12 feet
wide. Two young Marines are depicted, a radioman looking skyward for
an evacuation helicopter while rendering aid to a dying comrade lying
on the ground.

Hill 881 South, located in the northwestern part of then South Vietnam,
was the site of intense combat during the Vietnam War. On April 30, 1967
a bitter battle took place between U. S. Marines and North Vietnamese
Army regulars. The ensuing heavy loss of life was the inspiration of the
poem "Death At My Door," which is now inscribed at the base of the
memorial. The poem was penned by then 1st Lt. David G. Rogers during
the battle, and dedicated to those who were killed in action. Rogers is
a 10 year barbershopper with the Goodtimes Chorus, and resides with
his wife in Arlington, TX.