Men and women from the Nelsonville-York School district served in the War Against Terrorism, including Vickil Kennedy, Lacie Harden, Matthew D. Dawley, Thomas Metcalf, Jeffrey Cullison, Thomas Odenthal, Joshua Stevens, Michael Freer, William Henson Jr., Steven Fisher, Eric L. Lafollette, Chad Warren, Daniel Schoon, Mary E. Adams, Douglas S. Fox, Lance Rupprecht, Zachary Thompson, Timothy Andrews, Christopher Williams, Christopher McDonald, James C. Dishong, G. Scott Frank II, Joseph Bishop, John Bateman, Charles Trey Wilson III, Heath E. McQuade, Shane C. Williams, Michael E. Tolliver, Jon Arnold, Brian Bruce, Ryan P. Lehman, Brandon T. Bean, Sethe Collins, Stephen Choltel, Floyd Allen, Ted S. Covert, Nicole Bekels, Charles T. Wilson, Josie M. Covert, Jared C. Daubenmire, John Michael Dress, Steven Gastin, Scott Kilbarger, Steven Yinger, William Hanna, John H. Clark, Chad L. Savage, Eric Maurer, Doug Dupler, Dennis Boney, Keith Evener, Larry Kline, Mike Antle, Gary Canterbury, Mark C. Campbell, Andrew Stine, Brian Cooper, Joshua Abel, Todd Warren, David Thompson, Misty Rieffle, Timothy Chris Carr, John Wagner, Tony Carter, Michael Hotchkin, Gregory A. Howe, Fric M. Giffin, P. J. Tomlin, Miranda K. Patton, and Dennis R. Jonas.