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Phil Axt is a litigation associate with the Dallas office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. Before joining Gibson Dunn, Phil clerked for the Honorable Jennifer Walker Elrod on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. He holds a J.D. from Yale Law School, where he was President of the Veteran’s Association, Executive Vice President of the Federalist Society chapter, and Managing Editor of the
Yale Journal of Law & Technology. He also holds a B.S. in Economics from the U. S. Military Academy at West Point, where he graduated as a Distinguished Cadet. Prior to law school, Phil was a Captain in the U.S. Army.
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In his studio in Lubbock, Texas., Eddie Dixon demonstrates how he adds details to the eyes of a sculpture. He designed a Buffalo Soldier for the U.S. Military Academy. (Brad Tollefson/For The Washington Post)
LUBBOCK, Texas Late into the night, in his studio on Avenue X, surrounded by props and tools and diagrams of the human form, sculptor Eddie Dixon worked on the Buffalo Soldier’s face.
It was the hardest part of the equestrian statue he was making for the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. The only pictures he had of the late Sgt. Sanders H. Matthews Sr. were photos of him as an elderly man, or with a smile.
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FTL War Memorial Revitalization
Fort Lauderdale War Memorial Revitalization Project
The Baptist Health IcePlex will feature two regulation-sized indoor ice rinks, including a first-of-its-kind ballroom setup performance theater
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FORT LAUDERDALE - There s no question the Panthers have built a strong foundation on the ice.
But less than 24 hours after a thrilling 4-1 win over the Lightning in Game 5 of their first-round series in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, the Panthers broke ground on the literal foundation of an exciting new project that will give the organization a large footprint in the heart of Fort Lauderdale for many years to come.
With hockey-themed shovels in hand, the Panthers ceremoniously celebrated the launch of their $65 million revitalization of the famous Fort Lauderdale War Memorial Auditorium during a balmy Tuesday afternoon in Holiday Park, a bold new construction project highlighted by a state-of-the-art ice facility.