The people of Ness County honor those who served and sacrificed for the United States, dedicating this tribute so their efforts will never be forgotten and affirming that America remains the Land of the Free only so long as it is the Home of the Brave. It especially remembers Ness Countians who gave their lives in World War I, World War II, Korea, Vietnam, and the War on Terrorism: Frank M. Stull, Emmett McKinstry, Olin D. Cole, Ellsworth D. Jones, Dale Sunley, Alvin A. Rebel, Wylie Bray, Zack L. Stiawalt, R. T. "Ted" Brown, Roy John Scherzinger, August W. Fercking, Victor Munday Randall, Leslie L. Schreiber, Harley R. Janke, Lewis F. Sanders, Cecil O. Goatley, Joseph C. Swillum, Lester Miner, Lawrence "Larry" Parks, Lawrence E. Landwehr, Frank Holmes, Kenneth Rollins, John C. Foulks, Carol E. Albers, Gregory Graf, Isidor A. Ziebolz, Raymond Squires, Richard H. Klitzke, Owen "Pat" Scheaffer, Ralph L. Haldiman, Emil H. Schenkel, Benjamin Maser, Albert Abel, Harold W. Musbach, Eugene L. Franz, Tillman O. Peters, Winston L. Albers, Frank J. Jakabosky, Kenneth O. Webb, Duane W. Wilcox, Ronald A. Jarvis, William R. "Bill" Squier Jr., Steven L. Hilmes, Curtis D. Bauer, James D. Eisenhour, and Derrick J. Lutters.