It must have seemed very familiar to Caryl Jordan Baum when she received a vision about the next American hero who should be honored by her company, Saving Freedom. <\/p>\n
Because her mother, Mary Jane Jordan, said she received her inspiration the same way, before painting of a ghostly scene resembling 9\/11 10 years before it happened. <\/p>\n
I woke up with a vision just like my mother, the Roseburg resident said. <\/p>\n
It was clear to her that she should honor members of the Roseburg Police Department, and in a more substantial way than the usual award she has presented to diamonds in the rough for the past 16 years. <\/p>\n
Last Thursday, Jordan Baum presented members of the Roseburg Police Department with a museum quality print of the painting a version of the watercolor created by her mother that also rests in the George W. Bush Presidential Archive. <\/p>\n
Officers in attendance were very grateful for the gift by Jordan Baum, said Roseburg Police Sgt. Gary Klopfenstein. <\/p>\n
It was a wonderful display of patriotism that she displayed, Klopfenstein said. <\/p>\n
Jordan Baum created the company Saving Freedom in 2001 with her mother after the events of 9\/11 to honor American heroes. The company tries to honors people each year, or as often as she can, on a fixed income. <\/p>\n
Jordan Baum said the art print presented to the Roseburg Police Department was created by her mother, Mary Jane Jordan in 1991. The piece depicts several figures running from a man with a knife while carrying a flag on top of what looks like a skyscraper. Smoke and flames appear to be reflected from the skyscraper. The American flag appears smudged with red. <\/p>\n
Jordan Baum believes it prophetically depicted the events of 9\/11 a decade before they happened. <\/p>\n
Around Veterans Day 2001, Jordan Baum sent a print of the painting to then-President George W. Bush. After her mother died at age 87 in 2002, Jordan Baum received a condolence letter from the president. <\/p>\n
More than 14 years later, Jordan Baum continues to seek out examples of American heroes to honor a task that can be challenging with her limited income. <\/p>\n
No matter what, Klopfenstein said the department is grateful for the display of support. <\/p>\n
It doesnt happen very often, Klopfenstein said.` <\/p>\n
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