This wall is a combination of historic preservation, community involvement and the wish to honor and memorialize the men and women who preserved freedom for the world…because they are heroes.

There is a story behind every name on this wall. They joined the Army, the Navy, the Marines, or the Coast Guard and they fought all over the globe in the places and battles we have studied and hear about like Normandy, the Battle of the Bulge, Iwo Jima, Okinawa, Wake Island, Battle of Midway, Guadalcanal, Nuremburg and Anzio. Most of these stories are now lost to history but the sacrifice, the bravery and commitment to freedom and liberty of these men and women will never be forgotten by the families of these heroes and the citizens of Ashland and Boyd County.