▁those ▁on ▁the ▁front line ▁in ▁World ▁War ▁I ▁should ▁not ▁be ▁forgotten . ▁▁ ▁The ▁sculpt or , ▁Johann a ▁Dom ke - G uy ot , ▁stated ▁that ▁" Pe ople ▁will ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁touch ▁them , ▁I ▁want ▁it ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁people ' s ▁piece ". ▁The ▁seven ▁figures ▁are ▁all ▁based ▁upon ▁World ▁War ▁I ▁veter ans ▁who ▁all ▁suffered ▁blind ess ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁action ▁on ▁the ▁front line ▁and ▁each ▁figure ▁dep ict s ▁a ▁similar ▁li ken ess ▁to ▁the ▁veter ans . ▁ ▁The ▁sculpt ure ▁was ▁well - rece ived ▁with ▁it ▁being ▁described ▁as ▁" mov ing " ▁for ▁its ▁subject ▁matter ▁and ▁" st rik ing " ▁for ▁its ▁interaction ▁with ▁pass ers - by ▁at ▁eye ▁level . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : B rit ish ▁military ▁mem orial s ▁and ▁c em eter ies ▁Category : Mil it ary ▁history ▁of ▁Manchester ▁Category : Mon uments ▁and ▁mem orial s ▁in ▁Manchester ▁Category : World ▁War ▁I ▁mem orial s ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom <0x0A> </s> ▁Father ▁Norman ▁James ▁O ' Con nor , ▁( nick named ▁" The ▁Jazz ▁Pri est "), ▁( Nov ember ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 1 9 2 1 ▁in ▁Detroit , ▁Michigan ▁– ▁June ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 2 0 0 3 ) ▁was ▁an ▁American ▁priest ▁in ▁the ▁Roman ▁Catholic ▁church ▁who ▁was ▁known ▁for ▁playing ▁and ▁prom oting ▁jazz ▁music . ▁ ▁O ' Con nor ▁became