blood at the crest of little round top, on the crimson beaches of normandy, in the freezing mud of bastogne, and the dense jungles of vietnam. it is the legacy of courageous, selfless, faithful patriots who fought for every inch of dirt with every ounce of strength and every last scrap of heart and drive and grit they had. and they did it because they believed in the undying principles of our founding. they did it because they cherish their homes, their faith, their family, and their flag. and they did it because when they came to this school, they were taught to hold fast to their love of our country, to cherish our heritage, learn from it, and build upon it. that is what young americans are taught here at west point. that is the legacy that you carry forward as second lieutenants in the united states army, and you must never forget it. through four long years, you have honed your skills, trained your mind and body, overcome every obstacle, and earned your place of pride in the long gray line. you made it through the rigors of r day and beast and intensity of cldt and weeks of training in

it's a statue of bastogne the ancient egyptian goddess of protection and cats. this rendition is unique it's made from 3000 pieces of scrap metal. it took. a month to weld them together in the boot the ancient egyptians believed the feline definity protected the home from evil spirits and disease. the contemporary sculptor admires his ancestors connection to nature. i like that they were respectful of animals and the world around them i specifically chose a material that is environmentally friendly and long lasting which was their specialty ways and i guess the. only his creations are made from used materials. that people seem to survive as an artist by supporting and promoting the benefits of recycling. and how about you if you're also doing your bit tell us about it visit our website send us a tweet. hash tag doing your best. we share your story you. see every week in our doing your bit segment one idea small make a world 'd of difference the problem surrounding deforestation that's something we talk about a lot on the show all too often people take advantage

bastogne all have the buildings should look what and after all buildings are always demonstrations of palla amongst its own. a suburb interior here new ways of building a living are regularly tried out in a special research place 3 german architects have conceived in designed a 120 square meter apartment that's 100 percent recyclable and most of the materials it's made of have themselves been recycled. using your mother yard in the objects of materials we see here used to be seltzer bottles or juice cartons before a door handle that was already used in the seventy's is now in use again for example the 5 and often this is a way of showing people that today it's possible to plan in terms of cycles of the throw and to live that way too sweeping you want to leave. the counter top of melted down recycled glass was made by a startup in cologne. the sides of the kitchen unit are made of pressed carrot and potato peelings. the insulation is made of the fiber jeans. the paneling in the box is hard plastic taken from old cutting boards and bottle caps. and the walls consist of wood chips combin

blood at the crest of little round top, on the crimson beaches of normandy, in the freezing mud of bastogneles of vietnam. it is the legacy of courageous, selfless, faithful patriots who fought for every inch of dirt with every ounce of strength and every last scrap of heart and drive and grit they had. and they did it because they believed in the undying principles of our founding. they cherish their homes, their faith, their family, and their flag. and they did it because when they came to this school, they were taught to hold fast to their love of our country, to cherish our heritage, learn from it, and build upon it. that is what young americans are taught here at west point. that is the legacy that you carry forward as second lieutenants in the united states army, and you must never forget it. through four long years, you have honed your skills, trained your mind and body, overcome every obstacle, and earned your place of pride in the long gray line. you made it through the rigors of r day and beast and intensity of cldt and weeks of training in the blistering heat. you have pushed you