The monument bears the inscriptions “I Shall Never Surrender or Retreat,” “God and Texas, Victory or Death,” and “Thermopylae Had Her Messenger Of Defeat, The Alamo Had None,” and its four panels name the Heroes of the Alamo, headed by W.B. Travis, James Bowie, Jas. B. Bonham, and David Crockett, followed by many others including Allen R., Anderson, Autrey M., Ayers, Bailey, Baker C., Baker L., Baker W.C.M., Baliess, Balentine A.W., Bangle J.C., Baugh J.G., Blair S.C., Blair J., Blazeley W., Beard J., Bourne D., Bournan J.B., Bowen, Brown, Burnell, Burns, Butler U., Cabrera J.M., Cane J., Carey W.R., Clark J.G., Clous, Cochran R, Cottle G.W., Crawford S., Crossman R., Cummings D.P., Cunningham, Darst J., Davies J., Day J.C., Davell L., Deardorf W., De-Sanoue F., De-Vault, Dickens J., Dickensons A., Dillard, Duel L., Durst S., Esparza, Evans R., Ewing J. Leeper, Fishback W., Flanders U., Floyd D., Forsythe J.H., Faqua G., Gaston J., Garrett J.G., George J., Gilmore, Grimes G., Gruyn, Harris J., Harrison W.B., Haskell C., Hankins, Hindley S., Howman J.B., Hays J.M., Hersie, Holland T., Holloway S., Howell W., Hutcheson, Ingram, Jacinto, Jackson F., Jackson J., Jamison G.B., Jimines J.M., John, Johnson L., Johnson W., Jones J., Kedison, Kenny J., Kenny, Kent, Kimble, Evans S.B., Kerr N.M., Kerr J., King J.G., King W., Lanio, Lewis W., Lewis W.G., Lightfoot W., Linn W., Lonly L., Losoya, Lynn G.W., Main G.W., Marshall W., Martin A., McGaferty, McCoy, McGee, McGregor, McKenny, McQuerry, Melton E., Micheson Dr., Mills W., Miller C.A., Milsap I., Mitchell E.P., Moore R.S., Moore, Morton E., Mussulman, Nelson E., Nelson W.G., Nelson, Neggan, Nolan, Ostiner, Paggan, Parker, Pelone, Pollard, Reddenson, Reynolds J., Robins, Robinson, Rose J.M., Rose, Rusk, Ryan, Sears, Sewall M.L, Simmons, Smith, Smith, Smith, Smith, Spratt, Starr R., Stewart, Stockton, Summers, Summerlin, Sutherland, Taylor E., Taylor G., Taylor J., Taylor W., Thomas, Thornton J.M., Thompson D.R., Thurston J.M., Tumlinson, Valentine, Warnall, Warner, Walsh, Washington, Washington J., Waters, Wells, Wilson D., Wilson J., Wilson J.L., Williamson, White J., White R., Wolf, Wright, and Zango.