Bavarian artist Christiane Horn views her larger-than-life sculpture of George Marshall, unveiled in 1998 at the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies in the Alpine town of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany.

Marshall died in 1959, but the Marshall Plan might well leave a legacy spanning centuries. In 1972, Germany established the German Marshall Fund in his honor to promote understanding between Europe and the United States. In Lexington, Virginia, the George C. Marshall Foundation funds ongoing research of the Marshall era. The Marshall Center in southern Germany, jointly run by the United States, Germany and other European allies, has trained more 5,200 leaders and future leaders from 89 nations. The Marshall Center specializes in helping military and political leaders better understand how militaries function in a democratic society. George C. Marshall is also the only career soldier ever to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, which he received in 1953 for the Marshall Plan. (© AP Images)