Veterans from this community served in the Revolutionary War, the War of 1812, the Civil War, World War I, and World War II, and the memorial emphasizes the cost of freedom with the words, "Freedom Is Not Free, We Paid An Awful Price For It..." attributed to Ray Davis, Lt. Col. USMC, Medal Of Honor, Korea. The inscription records long rolls of men and women from those eras, with additional names noted as not transcribed.