During the World War, men from Uvalde County who gave their lives in service of their country were remembered by name: Wert Applewhite, John Roy Baylor, Reuben Barber, Thomas Mebane Barnhill, Frank Blanchette, Leslie Bounds, Sidney R. Clary, George Click, Frank Cummings, James H. Dalrymple, Victoriano Diaz, Charles Dickie, Richard Dole, Marvin Elliott, Eric A. Goldbeck, James E. Gooding, Oliver Grant, Porter Green, Oscar Haby, John H. Hines, Colvin Humphreys, Arthur Hurt, John B. Johnson, Abner Leak, Oscar Lieber, David Loftis, Jake McNair, A. Burns Partain, Herbert N. Peters, Arthur Piper, Alvin Shue, Yancy D. Taylor, Roy Vick, Maxwell Whitfield, and Thomas Valle. The sacrifice was framed by Woodrow Wilson's 1917 words: "The right is more precious than peace, we shall fight for the things we have always carried nearest our hearts, to such a task we dedicate our lives."