Since 1898, people from the Stroud area have served the United States of America in war and peace, and the community has taken pride in the 1300 young men and women who entered the Armed Forces. Their service and sacrifice are presented as the cost at which liberty’s benefits and freedoms are protected, and the land is called a better place because of what they gave. Special honor is given to Stroud area veterans killed in action while serving the United States of America, including those who died in World War I, World War II, Korea, and Vietnam: Merle Bishop, H. J. Brown, J. F. Cumberland, Edward Y. Hill, Franklin R. Lefler, Edward W. Linihan, Harry Moore, Glade Clem Burton Jr., Edwin Estes, Enos Fenderson, Johnny F. Gokey, Robert Hardin, Clifford Holland, Billie Lindsey, Joe Porter, John Porter, Talmage “Tab” Rains, Glen Rawdon, John W. Remington, Robert J. Sandell, Lloyd Terry, Freddie A. Thomas, Raymond Williams, Watson W. Wyatt, Thomas P. Carter, Harold Benton Watson, Gary W. Buchanan, Charles Jr. Cornett, Donald J. Hall, Earl Ray Jr. Lester, Edward Morris, and Larry Prewitt.