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Professional Art by 

Michael Lude & Jennifer Lude

Air Force Veteran Henry Paul Lauster on the MJL Veterans Freedom Mural.avif
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 on the MJL Veterans Freedom Mural painted by Michael Lude.avif
Henry Paul Lauster

US Air Force 1944-1946

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Henry Paul Lauster

US Air Force 1944-1946

(Whitley County Korean War Veterans Honor Guard)

American Legion Post 157-MJL National Veterans Freedom Mural; Site 2

MJL National Veterans Freedom Murals

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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

  • Paul Redman

  • Gerald Redman

  • Harold Redman

  • PFC Joseph Redman

  • Austin Egolf

  • Rodger Lee Egolf

  • Ronald Dean Egolf

  • Blase McKinney

  • John T. Cowen

  • Kraig E. Macke

  • Roger A. Macke

  • Bob Brubaker

  • Ian Brubaker​

  • Andrew Lauster

  • Henry Paul Lauster

  • Sgt. Jabraun S. Knox

  • Herbert Ira Ressler

  • James E. Little

  • Eugene Ness

  • S. Sgt. Paige (Walter) Robinson

  • & MWD Zordon

  • Richard "Duke" Ropp Jr.

  • Richard Ropp Sr.

  • Tucker Ropp

  • Sarah Ropp

  • Thomas Strack

  • Leslie Jeanette Bowling Giese

  • Mary Jeanette Kilgore Bowling

  • Vernon Robbins

  • Ronald Stefanko

  • Richard James Hurst

  • Dale Grace

  • John Latta

  • Sgt. Don Meyers

  • Sgt. Gary E. Kessie

  • Ronald C. Salyers

  • 1st Sgt Curtis R VanOver

  • Raymond Hill

  • Randy Hill

  • Richard Hill

  • Roger Hill

  • LCPL David Straub

  • Michael Straub

Redman Brothers on the MJL Veterans Freedom Mural painted by Michael Lude.avif

Redman Brothers/Veterans

  • Paul Redman

  • Gerald Redman

  • Harold Redman

  • PFC Joseph Redman

PFC Joseph Redman on the MJL Veterans Freedom Mural painted by Michael Lude.avif
CPL Gerald Redman on the MJL Veterans Freedom Mural painted by Michael Lude.avif
CPL Paul D. Redman on the MJL Veterans Freedom Mural.avif
CPL Paul D. Redman on the MJL Veterans Freedom Mural by Michael Lude.avif
Herald K. Redman on the MJL Veterans Freedom Mural.avif
PFC Joseph Redman on the MJL Veterans Freedom Mural.avif
Herald K. Redman on the MJL Veterans Freedom Mural painted by Michael Lude.avif
Herald K. Redman

WWII US Navy Seaman 1st Class

CPL Paul D. Redman on the MJL Veterans Freedom Mural.avif
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

  • Kraig E. Macke

  • Roger A. Macke

  • Bob Brubaker

  • Ian Brubaker​

  • Andrew Lauster

  • Henry Paul Lauster

  • Sgt. Jabraun S. Knox

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Roger A. Macke on the MJL Veterans Freedom Mural painted by Michael Lude.avif
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.
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Sgt. Labraun S. Knox on the MJL Veterans Freedom Mural painted by Michael Lude.avif
Kraig Eric Macke on the MJL Veterans Freedom Mural.avif
Roger A. Macke on the MJL Veterans Freedom Mural.avif
Kraig Eric Macke on the MJL Veterans Freedom Mural painted by Michael Lude.avif
Kraig Eric Macke

US Marines

Sgt. Labraun S. Knox on the MJL Veterans Freedom Mural.avif
Sgt. Labraun S. Knox

WWII AIC Infantry 

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.

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Egolf Family Veterans

  • Austin Egolf

  • Rodger Lee Egolf

  • Ronald Dean Egolf

Roger Lee Egolf US Marines on the MJL Veterans Free Mural at Big Boar Cycles in Columbia C
Sgt. Ronald Dean Egolf US Marines on the MJL Veterans Free Mural at Big Boar Cycles in Col
Roger Lee Egolf US Marines on the MJL Veterans Free Mural at Big Boar Cycles in Columbia C
Sgt. Ronald Dean Egolf US Marines on the MJL Veterans Free Mural at Big Boar Cycles in Col
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.

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Austin Egolf

Austin Egolf on the MJL Veteran's Freedom Mural at Big Boar Cycles in Columbia City Indiana,

painted by Michael Lude

August Egolf on the MJL Veterans Free Mural at Big Boar Cycles in Columbia City IN-2.avif

Hill Family Veterans

  • Raymond Hill

  • Roger Hill

  • Randy Hill

  • Richard Hill

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Section 7 Veterans

  • Richard Ivan Eash

  • Herbert Ira Ressler

  • Blase Mckinney

  • John T. Cowen

  • Sergeant William Ernest Coyle  

  • James E. Little

  • Eugene Ness

  • S. Sgt. Paige (Walter) Robinson

  • MWD Zordon

US Navy Veteran Herbert Ira Ressler on the MJL Veterans Freedom Mural by Michael Lude.avif
John T. Cowen on the MJL Veterans Freedom Mural painted by Michael Lude.avif
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​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.
Richard Ivan Eash on the MJL Veterans Freedom Mural.avif
US Navy Veteran Herbert Ira Ressler on the MJL Veterans Freedom Mural.avif
Richard Ivan Eash on the MJL Veterans Freedom Mural painted by Michael Lude.avif
Richard Ivan Eash 

3/20/1930

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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.

US Army Veteran James E. Little on the MJL Veterans Freedom Mural painted by Michael Lude.
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S. Sgt Paige (Walter) Robinson & MWD Zordon on the MJL Veterans Freedom Mural.avif
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Sgt. William Ernest Coyle Careins on the MJL Veterans Freedom Mural.avif
US Army Veteran James E. Little on the MJL Veterans Freedom Mural.avif
Sgt. William Ernest Coyle Careins on the MJL Veterans Freedom Mural painted by Michael Lud
Sergeant William Ernest Coyle  

US Army WWII Korea Mar 15, 1926- Nov 27, 1995

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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

John T. Cowen

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

  • Richard "Duke" Ropp Jr.

  • Richard Ropp Sr.

  • Tucker Ropp

  • Sarah Ropp

  • Thomas Strack

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US Navy Veteran Richard Ropp Sr. on the MJL Veterans Freedom Mural.avif
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US Marines Veteran Sarah Ropp on the MJL Veterans Freedom Mural.avif
US Marine Veteran Tucker Ropp on the MJL Veterans Freedom Mural.avif
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Sarah Ropp

US Marines

US Navy Veteran Richard Duke Ropp on the MJL Veterans Freedom Mural.avif
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.

US Army Veteran Thomas Strack on the MJL Veterans Freedom Mural 2.avif
Thomas Strack

US Army Veteran Thomas Strack on the MJL Veteran's Freedom Mural at Big Boar Cycles in Columbia City Indiana.

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Stefanko, Hurst, & Bowling
Family Veterans

  • Ronald Stefanko

  • Richard James Hurst SP4

  • Mary Jeanette Kilgore Bowling

  • Jeanette Bowling Giese 

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US Air Force Veteran Mary Jeanette Kilgore Bowling on the MJL Veterans Freedom Mural.avif
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US Marine Veteran Ronald Stefanko on the MJL Veterans Freedom Mural.avif
SP4 Veteran Richard James on the MJL Veterans Freedom Mural.avif
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Ronald Stefanko

 US Marines E-4 Combat Vietnam 1964-1968

US Navy Veteran Jeanette Bowling Giese on the MJL Veterans Freedom Mural.avif
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

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VanOver,  Salyers, Kessie,
& Grace, Latta, Straub
Family Veterans

  • Ronald C. Salyers

  • Sgt. Gary E. Kessie

  • 1st Sgt. Curtis R. VanOver

  • Dale Grace

  • John Latta

  • David W. Straub

  • Straub

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Sgt. Gary E. Kessie on the MJL Veterans Freedom Mural.avif
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US Army Veteran Dale Grace on the MJL Veterans Freedom Mural.avif
US Army Veteran John Latta on the MJL Veterans Freedom Mural.avif
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Dale Grace

US Army

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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.

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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.

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LCPL. David W. Straub - US Navy 1979-1983, 3MAW.avif
L. Cpl. David W. Straub

1979-1983, 3MAW

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

Veteran

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

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