A monument to World War I that fell prey to vandals and disrepair is now standing once again in the Bronx.

The Highbridge Doughboy underwent a 10-year, $250,000 renovation.  

The bronze sculpture dates back to 1923, and originally stood at Ogden and University Avenues.

By the mid-'70s, it was badly damaged and placed into storage.  

The Parks Department's Citywide Monuments Conservation Program not only fixed it up, but gave it a new home in Macoombs Dam Park.

"The bronze arms were loose, he had lost his bayonet entirely, his helmet was bashed in, and the overall surface had been corroded and also graffitied, and then inappropriate paint put over it," said Jonathan Kuhn, director of arts and antiquities for NYC Parks. "So in many ways, both in terms of weathering and in vandalism, he was not in an acceptable state."

There is also a plaque at the monument that pays tribute to the 21 service members from the Bronx who were killed during World War I.