“This is my way of thanking America for my freedom.”

By Allen Payton

A new mural was revealed in Antioch, Friday afternoon, of the American flag. Located on the back wall of the Antioch Veteran’s Memorial Building on West 6^th Street, the mural was painted by Scott LoBaido of Staten Island, as part of his “Painting Flags Across America” 50-state tour.

“I’m doing one veterans post in each state,” LoBaido said.

He contacted American Legion State Commander Janet Wilson, the first female in that position in the organization’s 96-year history, and whose home post is in Antioch. She told him they had a wall, here.

“I’ve been trying for 10 years, but couldn’t get someone to donate their services,” Wilson said. “So when this opened up I said ‘we want it.'”

So, Antioch was chosen as the one place in California for one of LoBaido’s American flag mural.

He started Wednesday about Noon, finished it up, yesterday and did some touch up, today, LoBaido shared.

“I don’t charge for this. It’s a gift,” he stated. “This is my way of thanking America for my freedom.”

The mural can be viewed from either the 7th Street side or E Street.

LoBaido’s tour is sponsored by The Home Depot, Behr Paint, City Quiet Windows and Stephen Stiller Tunnel to Towers Foundation.

For more information about the muralist or to follow his tour, visit www.scottlobaido.com. For more information about the American Legion Harding-Noia, CA Post 161 in Antioch, call 925-754-8381 or email post161@aol.com.

See more photos on the Antioch Herald Facebook page, here.

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