New York Army National Guard Major Robert Freed holds

New York Army National Guard Major Robert Freed holds a pose with a mock M-4 and block of wood replicating a radio handset, as technicians apply casting material to his body at Studio EIS in Brooklyn, N.Y. on Nov. 15, 2018. Freed is one of six New York National Guard Soldiers who served as models for life-size figures that will be part of the exhibits at the National Museum of the United States Army when it opens in 2020.Freed’s casted figure will be posed as a platoon leader serving in Afghanistan and calling for air support. (Photo courtesy National Museum of the United States Army)