Henry Paul Lauster
US Air Force
Henry Paul Lauster
Veteran Henry Paul Lauster on the MJL Veteran's Freedom Mural by Michael & Jennifer Lude, painted by Michael Lude
Henry Paul Lauster
US Air Force 1944-1946
This Website is a Tribute & Thank You to all Veterans and to everyone that supported this Project.
National Veteran’s Freedom Mural 1: Section 7 Gallery
A Closer Look at the Heroes of Site 1 | Section 7
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Paul Redman
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Gerald Redman
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Harold Redman
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PFC Joseph Redman
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Austin Egolf
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Rodger Lee Egolf
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Ronald Dean Egolf
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Blase McKinney
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John T. Cowen
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Kraig E. Macke
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Roger A. Macke
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Bob Brubaker
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Ian Brubaker
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Andrew Lauster
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Henry Paul Lauster
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Sgt. Jabraun S. Knox
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Herbert Ira Ressler
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James E. Little
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Eugene Ness
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S. Sgt. Paige (Walter) Robinson
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& MWD Zordon
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Richard "Duke" Ropp Jr.
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Richard Ropp Sr.
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Tucker Ropp
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Sarah Ropp
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Thomas Strack
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Leslie Jeanette Bowling Giese
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Mary Jeanette Kilgore Bowling
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Vernon Robbins
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Ronald Stefanko
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Richard James Hurst
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Dale Grace
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John Latta
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Sgt. Don Meyers
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Sgt. Gary E. Kessie
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Ronald C. Salyers
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1st Sgt Curtis R VanOver
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Raymond Hill
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Randy Hill
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Richard Hill
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Roger Hill
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LCPL David Straub
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Michael Straub
Redman Brothers/Veterans
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Paul Redman
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Gerald Redman
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Harold Redman
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PFC Joseph Redman
Herald K. Redman
WWII US Navy Seaman 1st Class
Cpl. Paul D. Redman
WWII US Marines
Herald K. Redman
Veteran Herald K. Redman on the MJL Veteran's Freedom Mural by Michael & Jennifer Lude. Sketched by Michael Lude
Cpl. Paul D. Redman
Veteran Corporal Paul D. Remand on the MJL Veteran's Freedom Mural by Michael & Jennifer Lude. Painted by Michael Lude at Big Boar Cycles in Columbia City Indiana.
PFC Joseph Redman
US Marines WWII
Cpl. Gerald Redman
WWII US Marines
PFC Joseph Redman
Veteran PFC Joseph Redman on the MJL Veteran's Freedom Mural by Michael & Jennifer Lude. Sketched by Michael Lude
Cpl. Gerald Redman
Veteran Cpl. Gerald Redman on the MJL Veteran's Freedom Mural by Michael & Jennifer Lude. Sketched by Michael Lude at Big Boar Cycles in Columbia City Indiana.
Macke Family Veterans
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Kraig E. Macke
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Roger A. Macke
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Bob Brubaker
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Ian Brubaker
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Andrew Lauster
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Henry Paul Lauster
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Sgt. Jabraun S. Knox
Kraig Eric Macke
US Marines
Sgt. Labraun S. Knox
US Army
Kraig Eric Macke
Veteran Kraig Eric Macke on the MJL Veteran's Freedom Mural by Michael & Jennifer Lude, painted by Michael Lude
Sgt. Labraun S. Knox
Veteran Sgt. Labraun S. Knox on the MJL Veteran's Freedom Mural by Michael & Jennifer Lude. Painted by Michael Lude at Big Boar Cycles in Columbia City Indiana.
Roger A. Macke
US Air Force
Bob Brubaker
Veteran Bob Brubaker on the MJL Veteran's Freedom Mural by Michael & Jennifer Lude. at Big Boar Cycles in Columbia City Indiana.
Roger A. Macke
Veteran Roger A. Macke on the MJL Veteran's Freedom Mural by Michael & Jennifer Lude, painted by Michael Lude
Bob Brubaker
Veteran Bob Brubaker on the MJL Veteran's Freedom Mural by Michael & Jennifer Lude, painted by Michael Lude at Big Boar Cycles in Columbia City Indiana.
Egolf Family Veterans
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Austin Egolf
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Rodger Lee Egolf
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Ronald Dean Egolf
Sgt. Ronald Dean Egolf
US Marines
Sgt. Ronald Dean Egolf
US Marine Veteran Sgt. Ronald Dean Egolf on the MJL Veteran's Freedom Mural at Big Boar Cycles in Columbia City Indiana. Sketched by Michael Lude 2025
Rodger Lee Egolf
US Marines
Rodger Lee Egolf
US Marines Veteran Rodger Lee Egolf on the MJL Veteran's Freedom Mural at Big Boar Cycles in Columbia City Indiana.
Austin Egolf
Austin Egolf on the MJL Veteran's Freedom Mural at Big Boar Cycles in Columbia City Indiana,
painted by Michael Lude
Hill Family Veterans
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Raymond Hill
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Roger Hill
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Randy Hill
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Richard Hill
Hill
US
Randall "Randy" Hill
US Navy 3rd Class Radioman, 4years
USS Alfred A. Cunningham DD 752.
Operation Division. 2 Tours South Pacific Vietnam Conflict
Hill
Veteran Hilll on the MJL Veteran's Freedom Mural by Michael & Jennifer Lude. Painted by Michael Lude 2025
Randall "Randy" Hill
Veteran Randy Hill on the MJL Veteran's Freedom Mural 2025 by Michael & Jennifer Lude. Painted by Michael Lude 2025
Hill
Hill
US
Richard Hill
US Army
Hill
Hill Veteran on the MJL Veteran's Freedom Mural by Michael & Jennifer Lude. Painted by Michael Lude 2025
Richard Hill
Veteran Richard Hill on the MJL Veteran's Freedom Mural by Michael & Jennifer Lude. Painted by Michael Lude 2025
Section 7 Veterans
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Richard Ivan Eash
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Herbert Ira Ressler
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Blase Mckinney
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John T. Cowen
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Sergeant William Ernest Coyle
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James E. Little
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Eugene Ness
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S. Sgt. Paige (Walter) Robinson
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MWD Zordon
Richard Ivan Eash
3/20/1930
Blase Mckinney
US Marines 2013-2018
Richard Ivan Eash
Veteran Richard Ivan Eash on the MJL Veteran's Freedom Mural by Michael & Jennifer Lude, painted by Michael Lude
Blase Mckinney
Veteran Blase Mckinney on the MJL Veteran's Freedom Mural by Michael & Jennifer Lude. Painted by Michael Lude at Big Boar Cycles in Columbia City Indiana.
Herbert Ira Ressler
US Navy
John T. Cowen
Veteran on the MJL Veteran's Freedom Mural by Michael & Jennifer Lude. at Big Boar Cycles in Columbia City Indiana.
Herbert Ira Ressler
Veteran Herbert Ira Ressler on the MJL Veteran's Freedom Mural by Michael & Jennifer Lude. Painted by Michael Lude
John T. Cowen
Veteran John T. Cowen on the MJL Veteran's Freedom Mural by Michael & Jennifer Lude, painted by Michael Lude at Big Boar Cycles in Columbia City Indiana.
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Sergeant William Ernest Coyle
US Army WWII Korea Mar 15, 1926- Nov 27, 1995
Eugene Ness
US Marines
Sergeant William Ernest Coyle
Veteran Sergeant William Ernest Coyle on the MJL Veteran's Freedom Mural by Michael & Jennifer Lude. Painted by Michael Lude
Eugene Ness
Veteran Eugene Ness on the MJL Veteran's Freedom Mural by Michael & Jennifer Lude. Painted by Michael Lude at Big Boar Cycles in Columbia City Indiana.
James E. Little
US Army SP4
Transportation Corps
S. Sgt. Paige (Walter) Robinson
& MWD Zordon
United States Air Force
Police officer & K9 Handler of Bomb dog MWD Zordon
Still on Active Duty.
James E. Little
Veteran James E. Little on the MJL Veteran's Freedom Mural by Michael & Jennifer Lude. Painted by Michael Lude
S. Sgt. Paige (Walter) Robinson& MWD Zordon
Veteran S. Sgt. Paige (Walter) Robinson & MWD Zordon on the MJL Veteran's Freedom Mural by Michael & Jennifer Lude, painted by Michael Lude at Big Boar Cycles in Columbia City Indiana.
Ropp & Strack Family Veterans
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Richard "Duke" Ropp Jr.
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Richard Ropp Sr.
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Tucker Ropp
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Sarah Ropp
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Thomas Strack
Sarah Ropp
US Marines
Richard Duke Ropp
US Navy Seabee
Sarah Ropp
Veteran Sarah Ropp on the MJL Veteran's Freedom Mural by Michael & Jennifer Lude at Big Boar Cycles in Columbia City IN
Richard Duke Ropp
Veteran Richard Duke Ropp on the MJL Veteran's Freedom Mural by Michael & Jennifer Lude. Painted by Michael Lude at Big Boar Cycles in Columbia City Indiana.
Tucker Ropp
US Marines
Richard Ropp Sr.
US Navy
Tucker Ropp
Veteran Tucker Ropp on the MJL Veteran's Freedom Mural by Michael & Jennifer Lude at Big Boar Cycles in Columbia City Indiana
Richard Ropp Sr.
Veteran Richard Ropp Sr. on the MJL Veteran's Freedom Mural by Michael & Jennifer Lude, painted by Michael Lude at Big Boar Cycles in Columbia City Indiana.
Thomas Strack
US Army Veteran Thomas Strack on the MJL Veteran's Freedom Mural at Big Boar Cycles in Columbia City Indiana.
Stefanko, Hurst, & Bowling
Family Veterans
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Ronald Stefanko
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Richard James Hurst SP4
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Mary Jeanette Kilgore Bowling
- Jeanette Bowling Giese
Ronald Stefanko
US Marines E-4 Combat Vietnam 1964-1968
Jeanette Bowling Giese
RMC(SW) US Navy 1979-2001
Ronald Stefanko
Veteran Ronald Stefanko on the MJL Veteran's Freedom Mural by Michael & Jennifer Lude, painted by Michael Lude
Jeanette Bowling Giese
Veteran Jeanette Bowling Giese on the MJL Veteran's Freedom Mural by Michael & Jennifer Lude, painted by Michael Lude
Richard James Hurst
SP4
Mary Jeanette Kilgore Bowling
US Air Force Photographic Squadron
Richard James Hurst
Veteran Richard James Hurst SP4 on the MJL Veteran's Freedom Mural by Michael & Jennifer Lude, painted by Michael Lude
Mary Jeanette Kilgore Bowling
Veteran Mary Jeanette Kilgore Bowling on the MJL Veteran's Freedom Mural by Michael & Jennifer Lude, painted by Michael Lude
VanOver, Salyers, Kessie,
& Grace, Latta, Straub
Family Veterans
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Ronald C. Salyers
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Sgt. Gary E. Kessie
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1st Sgt. Curtis R. VanOver
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Dale Grace
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John Latta
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David W. Straub
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Straub
Dale Grace
US Army
Ronald C. Salyers
E-4 US Army SP4 (Active Duty)
101st Airborne Division
Army National Guard Troop B,
1st Squadron 238th Calvary
Dale Grace
Veteran Dale Grace on the MJL Veteran's Freedom Mural by Michael & Jennifer Lude. Painted by Michael Lude at Big Boar Cycles in Columbia City Indiana.
Ronald C. Salyers
Veteran Ronald C. Salyers on the MJL Veteran's Freedom Mural by Michael & Jennifer Lude. Painted by Michael Lude at Big Boar Cycles in Columbia City Indiana.
John Latta
US Army SP4
Sgt. Gary E. Kessie
US Air Force Feb 1969 - Aug 1972, Pacific Theater 1971-1972
John Latta
Veteran John Latta on the MJL Veteran's Freedom Mural by Michael & Jennifer Lude, painted by Michael Lude at Big Boar Cycles in Columbia City Indiana.
Sgt. Gary E. Kessie
Veteran Sgt. Gary E. Kessie on the MJL Veteran's Freedom Mural by Michael & Jennifer Lude, painted by Michael Lude at Big Boar Cycles in Columbia City Indiana.
1st Sgt. Curtis R. VanOver
US Calvary Veteran 1st Sgt. Curtis R. VanOver on the MJL Veteran's Freedom Mural at Big Boar Cycles in Columbia City Indiana.
L. Cpl. David W. Straub
1979-1983, Lance corporal, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (3rd MAW) — U.S. Marine Corps Aviation Unit
L. Cpl. David W. Straub
Veteran L. Cpl. David W. Straub on the MJL Veteran's Freedom Mural by Michael & Jennifer Lude. Painted by Michael Lude at Big Boar Cycles in Columbia City Indiana.
Michael Straub
United States Army
SSG (Staff Sergeant) E-6 DoD
Michael Straub
Veteran Michael Straub on the MJL Veteran's Freedom Mural by Michael & Jennifer Lude, painted by Michael Lude at Big Boar Cycles in Columbia City Indiana.
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Veteran on the MJL Veteran's Freedom Mural by Michael & Jennifer Lude. Painted by Michael Lude & Daniel Karnes 2025 at Big Boar Cycles Columbia City, Indiana.
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Veteran on the MJL Veteran's Freedom Mural by Michael & Jennifer Lude. Painted by Michael Lude & Daniel Karnes 2025
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Veteran on the MJL Veteran's Freedom Mural by Michael & Jennifer Lude. Painted by Michael Lude & Daniel Karnes 2025
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Veteran on the MJL Veteran's Freedom Mural by Michael & Jennifer Lude. Painted by Michael Lude & Daniel Karnes 2025
Veterans Freedom Mural: Section 07 Honor Roll
Location: Site 1 (Columbia City, IN) | Section 07
Below is the official index of veterans featured in Section 07. Each portrait was hand-painted from original family reference photos to ensure their legacy is preserved in our living archive.
Numerical Order | Veteran's Name | Service/Branch | Rank | Awards | Family | Additional Details |
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1 | Herald K. Redman | US Navy, WWII | Seaman 1st Class | Redman Family Veterans, Brothers | Redman on the National Veteran's Freedom Mural by Michael & Jennifer Lude. Sketched by Michael Lude | |
2 | PFC Joseph Redman | United States Marine Corps, WWII | PFC | Redman Family Veterans, Brothers | Redman on the National Veteran's Freedom Mural by Michael & Jennifer Lude. Sketched by Michael Lude | |
3 | Cpl. Paul D. Redman
| United States Marine Corps, WWII | Corporal | Redman Family Veterans, Brothers | Redman on the National Veteran's Freedom Mural by Michael & Jennifer Lude. Sketched by Michael Lude | |
4 | Cpl. Gerald Redman
| United States Marine Corps, WWII | Corporal | Redman Family Veterans, Brothers | Redman on the National Veteran's Freedom Mural by Michael & Jennifer Lude. Sketched by Michael Lude | |
5 | Kraig Eric Macke | United States Marine Corps | Son / Macke & Lauster, & Brubaker Family Veterans | National Veteran's Freedom Mural by Michael & Jennifer Lude. Sketched by Michael Lude | ||
6 | Roger A. Macke | United States Air Force | Father / Macke & Lauster, & Brubaker Family Veterans | National Veteran's Freedom Mural by Michael & Jennifer Lude. Sketched by Michael Lude | ||
7 | Sgt. Labraun S. Knox
| United States Army | Sergeant | Macke & Lauster, & Brubaker Family Veterans | National Veteran's Freedom Mural by Michael & Jennifer Lude. Sketched by Michael Lude | |
8 | Bob Brubaker | Macke & Lauster, Knox & Brubaker Family Veterans | National Veteran's Freedom Mural by Michael & Jennifer Lude. Sketched by Michael Lude | |||
9 | Henry Paul Lauster | United States Air Force 1944-1946 | Macke & Lauster, & Brubaker Family Veterans | National Veteran's Freedom Mural by Michael & Jennifer Lude. Sketched by Michael Lude | ||
10 | Sgt. Ronald Dean Egolf | United States Marine Corps | Egolf Family Veterans | National Veteran's Freedom Mural by Michael & Jennifer Lude. Sketched by Michael Lude | ||
11 | Rodger Lee Egolf | United States Marine Corps | Egolf Family Veterans | National Veteran's Freedom Mural by Michael & Jennifer Lude. Sketched by Michael Lude | ||
12 | Austin Egolf | United States Army | Egolf Family Veterans | National Veteran's Freedom Mural by Michael & Jennifer Lude. Sketched by Michael Lude | ||
13 | Raymond Hill | Hill Family Veterans, Brothers | National Veteran's Freedom Mural by Michael & Jennifer Lude. Sketched by Michael Lude | |||
14 | Roger Hill | Hill Family Veterans, Brothers | National Veteran's Freedom Mural by Michael & Jennifer Lude. Sketched by Michael Lude | |||
15 | Randy Hill | Hill Family Veterans, Brothers | National Veteran's Freedom Mural by Michael & Jennifer Lude. Sketched by Michael Lude | |||
16 | Richard Hill | Hill Family Veterans, Brothers | National Veteran's Freedom Mural by Michael & Jennifer Lude. Sketched by Michael Lude | |||
17 | Richard Ivan Eash | United States Army | Section 7 Veterans | 3/20/1930 | ||
18 | Herbert Ira Ressler | United States Navy | Section 7 Veterans | National Veteran's Freedom Mural by Michael & Jennifer Lude. Sketched by Michael Lude | ||
19 | Blase Mckinney | United States Marine Corps 2013-2018 | Section 7 Veterans | National Veteran's Freedom Mural by Michael & Jennifer Lude. Sketched by Michael Lude | ||
20 | John T. Cowen | Section 7 Veterans | National Veteran's Freedom Mural by Michael & Jennifer Lude. Sketched by Michael Lude | |||
21 | William Ernest Coyle | United States Army, WWII Korea Mar 15, 1926- Nov 27, 1995 | Sergeant | Section 7 Veterans | National Veteran's Freedom Mural by Michael & Jennifer Lude. Sketched by Michael Lude | |
22 | James E. Little | United States Army, Transportation Corps | SP4 | Section 7 Veterans | National Veteran's Freedom Mural by Michael & Jennifer Lude. Sketched by Michael Lude | |
23 | Eugene Ness | Section 7 Veterans | National Veteran's Freedom Mural by Michael & Jennifer Lude. Sketched by Michael Lude | |||
24 | Paige (Walter) Robinson | United States Air Force | Staff Sergeant | Walter-Robinson Family Veteran | Police Officer Still on Active Duty & K9 Handler of Bomb dog MWD Zordon | |
25 | MWD Zordon | United States Air Force, | K9 Bomb Handler | Walter-Robinson Family Veteran | Passed 2025, Will be greatly missed | |
26 | Sarah Ropp | United States Marine Corps | Granddaughter / Ropp & Strack Family Veterans | National Veteran's Freedom Mural by Michael & Jennifer Lude. Sketched by Michael Lude | ||
27 | Tucker Ropp | United States Marine Corps | Grandson /Ropp & Strack Family Veterans | National Veteran's Freedom Mural by Michael & Jennifer Lude. Sketched by Michael Lude | ||
28 | Richard Duke Ropp | United States Navy Seabee | Son / Ropp & Strack Family Veterans | National Veteran's Freedom Mural by Michael & Jennifer Lude. Sketched by Michael Lude | ||
29 | Richard Ropp Sr. | United States Navy | Father / Ropp & Strack Family Veterans | National Veteran's Freedom Mural by Michael & Jennifer Lude. Sketched by Michael Lude | ||
30 | Thomas Strack | Ropp & Strack Family Veterans | National Veteran's Freedom Mural by Michael & Jennifer Lude. Sketched by Michael Lude | |||
31 | Ronald Stefanko | United States Marine Corps, Combat Vietnam 1964-1968 | E-4 | Stefanko & Hurst Family Veterans | National Veteran's Freedom Mural by Michael & Jennifer Lude. Sketched by Michael Lude | |
32 | Richard James Hurst
| United States Army | SP4 | Stefanko & Hurst Family Veterans | National Veteran's Freedom Mural by Michael & Jennifer Lude. Sketched by Michael Lude | |
33 | Jeanette Bowling Giese
| US Navy 1979-2001 | RMC(SW) | Bowling-Giese / Bowling-Kilgore Family Veterans | National Veteran's Freedom Mural by Michael & Jennifer Lude. Sketched by Michael Lude | |
34 | Mary Jeanette Kilgore Bowling | US Air Force | Photographic Squadron | Bowling-Giese / Bowling-Kilgore Family Veterans | National Veteran's Freedom Mural by Michael & Jennifer Lude. Sketched by Michael Lude | |
35 | Dale Grace | United States Army | Grace & Latta Family Veterans | National Veteran's Freedom Mural by Michael & Jennifer Lude. Sketched by Michael Lude | ||
36 | John Latta | United States Army | SP4 Specialist 4 | Grace & Latta Family Veterans | National Veteran's Freedom Mural by Michael & Jennifer Lude. Sketched by Michael Lude | |
37 | Ronald C. Salyers
| United States Army | E-4, SP4 Active Duty | VanOver, Salyers, & Kessie Family Veterans | 101st Airborne Division, Army National Guard Troop B, 1st Squadron 238th Calvary, | |
38 | Sgt. Gary E. Kessie | US Air Force Feb 1969 - Aug 1972 | Sergeant | VanOver, Salyers, & Kessie Family Veterans | National Veteran's Freedom Mural by Michael & Jennifer Lude. Sketched by Michael Lude | |
39 | Curtis R. VanOver | United States Air Force | 1st Sergeant E-8 Senior enlisted advisor to the unit commander. | VanOver, Salyers, & Kessie Family Veterans | National Veteran's Freedom Mural by Michael & Jennifer Lude. Sketched by Michael Lude | |
40 | David W. Straub
| United States Marine Corps 1979-1983 | Lance corporal, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (3rd MAW) — U.S. Marine Corps Aviation Unit | Straub Brothers / Veterans | National Veteran's Freedom Mural by Michael & Jennifer Lude. Sketched by Michael Lude | |
41 | Michael Straub | United States Army | SSG (Staff Sergeant) E-6 DoD | National Veteran's Freedom Mural by Michael & Jennifer Lude. Sketched by Michael Lude |
