Mural by UC grad honors U.S. military history

UC grad paints mural featuring student veteran at Woodlawn Community Center

Local 12 highlighted a new mural by a University of Cincinnati graduate and artist celebrating U.S. military history.

The Woodlawn Community Center dedicated the mural in its lobby. The center is also a recruiting and training center for the U.S. Army National Guard.

Artist Brandon Hawkins painted the mural, which pays tribute to different facets of U.S. military history, including the 65th Infantry Regiment composed of Puerto Rican soldiers; the Tuskegee Airmen and the Montford Point Marines.

The mural also features U.S. Army veteran and UC graduate and U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Emily Almazan-Lacy.

Hawkins graduated with a bachelor's degree in Africana studies in UC's College of Arts and Sciences.

Watch the Local 12 report.

Featured image at top: UC graduate Brandon Hawkins painted a new mural at the Woodlawn Community Center. Photo/Michael Miller

Two people stand in front of a mural featuring scenes from the U.S. military.

UC graduates Brandon Hawkins, left, and U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Emily Almazan-Lacy stand in front of Hawkins' new mural featuring a likeness of her, far right, at the Woodlawn Community Center. Photo/Michael Miller

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Mural by UC grad honors U.S. military history

UC grad paints mural featuring student veteran at Woodlawn Community Center

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