While visiting family in Iowa we stopped at all the Freedom Rocks that were on our route. The rocks are painted by Ray “Bubba” Sorensen II and are absolutely amazing and have a tie with the local community. The north side portrays the only Aircraft Carrier sunk by enemy gunfire during WWII. The USS Gambier was sunk during the battle of Leyte Gulf. The south side portrays the tomb of the unknown soldier. The east side portrays Colonel, Congressman, Senator and Vice President Richard Johnson who shot and killed Chief Tecumseh in the War of 1812. The west face depicts the brothers Lester and Paul Pavel who were both B-24 pilots that were killed in WWII. The mortar men at the bottom are also Iowa natives.