Maxwell Freedom Rock Veterans Memorial
Story County
| — | Ray “Bubba” Sorensen II | — |
North
[Eagle clutching a gold and silver star a Black Hawk helicopter and a Soldier's Cross]
West
[Story County Freedom Flights]
East
[AC130 "Spirit of '03"]
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, Afghanistan • War, Korean • War, Vietnam. In addition, it is included in the Freedom Rock Memorials series list.
Location. 41° 53.308′ N, 93° 24.043′ W. Memorial is in Maxwell, Iowa, in Story County. It is at the intersection of 2nd Street and Trotter Road on 2nd Street. The memorial is located in Maxwell City Park. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 309 2nd St, Maxwell IA 50161, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Greater Des Moines. It is also in the American Midwest and in the Corn Belt. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture and also the Louisiana Purchase.
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Regarding Maxwell Freedom Rock Veterans Memorial. The Story County Freedom Rock is located in Maxwell, IA at the NE corner of the Maxwell Park and the corner of Trotter Blvd and 2nd Street.
The story of this rock started on May 30th, 2013 when we applied with Sorensen Studios for the Story County Freedom Rock and were accepted. Bubba finished painting the rock on June 6, 2015.
Bubba’s inspiration for the murals on the rock came from ideas generated by the local American Legion, and VFW and the history in Story County. The East side of the rock shows the AC130 "gunship" plane. When it fires its' anti-craft flares it's known as the "angel wings" display. that disperses smoke that looks similar to angel wings. In 1991, Maxwell lost one of their own residents and servicemen, Timothy Harrison, on the plane gunship “Spirit 03.” In Operation
On the West side Bubba was inspired by Story County Freedom Flights that are honoring and offered to WWII, Korea and Vietnam vets that live in Story County or resided in Story County when they joined. It is titled "One Last Mission."
The North side of the rock entails an eagle clutching a gold and silver star, the Black Hawk helicopter, a rifle and boot with the fallen soldier’s tags with M.R. The initials are for Matthew Rierson. Matthrew Rierson is a native to Nevada, Iowa and was part of the combat operations in Mogadishu, Somalia. (the movie "Black Hawk Down" was based on the incident). Rierson accompanied two downed helicopters and held his position while the body of the pilot was recovered. His heroic actions saved the lives of several comrades that cost his life on Oct. 4, 1993.
Also see . . . Iowa Freedom Rock Tour.
Credits. This page was last revised on March 17, 2021. It was originally submitted on March 14, 2021, by Ruth VanSteenwyk of Aberdeen, South Dakota. This page has been viewed 876 times since then and 81 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on March 14, 2021, by Ruth VanSteenwyk of Aberdeen, South Dakota. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
