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Eight years in the making, the mural "Fighting for Freedom" was painted by Wallingford native, Andrew J. Yelenak to honor our veterans. The resulting painting is a stunning panoramic image encompassing the wars of the 20th century. The mural stretches 20 feet across the hall of the Major Raoul Lufbery VFW Post 591 in Wallingford, Connecticut. Veterans of WWI, WWII, Korea, Vietnam and the Gulf War are represented in a colorful, incredibly detailed montage. The painting features a portrait of Major Raoul Lufbery, the WWI fighter ace and is anchored by a beautiful two foot tall rendering of the Purple Heart Medal.
Upon the completion of the mural during the summer of 2005, the membership of Post 591 decided that the painting would make a beautiful poster, and a poster would be an excellent fundraiser for charities that support our veterans. Posters are available here and the proceeds from the sales will be used to send care packages to our troops in Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as donated to the following VFW programs:
Detailed
photos of the painting
Andrew Yelenak painting the mural. It measures 20 feet wide by 6 feet tall.
The
mural is located at VFW Post 591, 23 Prince Street, Wallingford
CT 06492 |
