A new mural inside the Radcliffe American Legion may turn out to be a tourist attraction. The mural was done by The Freedom Rock® artist, Ray Bubba Sorensen.
It will be officially revealed Sunday, January 21, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Radcliff Legion’s monthly winter breakfast fundraiser.
Radcliffe, Iowa, population 555, is an hour north of Des Moines.
An outstanding mural, Joy. Mr. Sorensen must be praised, not only for his talent, but his wish to keep those men remembered!
I hope the storm is not causing you too much hardship.
Thank you, GP! The wind hasn’t come up (yet), so we still have power, with more snow is forecast for this weekend. Staying hunkered down.
Take Care.
It is so great that you continue to promote “Bubba”. I met Ray in April 2000, as he was painting north of Greenfield, IA. The Freedom Rock.com is a worthy and patriotic cause. I have donated several times and am due again. Bubba and Joy, keep up the good work!
Bob, you must have been there during May, any May, since he repaints most of the original Freedom Rock before Memorial Day every year. I’ll email you a photo of our mothers at The Freedom Rock!
This is an interesting depiction of soldiers from three different wars. We need more patriotic murals like this! Just an FYI, Joy, your blog posts don’t show up in Reader for me. They never have. I have to do a search to find your new blogs. 🙂
Someone else has had the same problem with posts. Ray Bubba Sorensen has painted Freedom Rocks in all 99 Iowa counties, and is now doing them in other states. (All five Wilson brothers are remembered on the Dallas County Freedom Rock near Minburn, where they were tenant farmers with their dad before and during WWII.)
That is quite an accomplishment by Sorensen. Hopefully, his great talent will be welcomed wherever he goes.
He gets hired for them, including where he stays, etc. He’s making a living from it these days!
Yes, it may have been early May, not late April. Mom (your Aunt Darlene) was still at “the lake”, had heard about this first Freedom Rock, and wanted to see it. Bubba is so talented and worthy of any support! Extra info for the benefit of other readers, of course.
That’s a good one! They’re going to be proud to have it.
I just watched the news story you shared. What a wondereful thing for the American Legion to do–and of course, they chose the right artist for the job.
That’s good work, Joy, for a good cause. Thanks for sharing it. ❤
Sorensen is an Iowa treasure! Grandma Leora’s five sons who served in WWII are remembered on the Dallas County Freedom Rock at Minburn, Iowa, which he also designed and painted. The family farmed (tenants) near Minburn until all five sons left to serve.
What a wonderful project this American Legion post undertook! And they chose the best artist for the job.
They sure did!
What a wonderful tribute to all those that have served this country…thank you for sharing this awesome mural.
Thank you, Linda! I’ve seen several of his Freedom Rocks (Iowa has one in all 99 counties!), but not many murals yet.