Ricardo Burquez stands on a scissor lift as he paints a mural titled Our Home Our Mission on the basketball court wall at the Alaska Army National Guard Ketchikan Armory on Tuesday. The 95-foot mural depicts the history and mission of the Alaska National Guard. The scenes of the painting from left, Dutch Harbor and Unalaska, four P-38 Lightning fighter planes, the Scout Battalions of the 297th Infantry, Alaska Army National Guard, TAG for The Alaska Territorial Guard in front of Denali, a dog sled team, the 1964 Good Friday Earthquake, and modern military equipment. Burquez hopes to complete the mural in a couple of weeks. Staff photo by Christopher Mullen