WELCOME TO THE HOME OF COLLIN COUNTY FREEDOM FIGHTERS

Freedom flies in your heart like an eagle.
Let it soar with the high wind above,
Among spirits of soldiers now sleeping,
Guard it with care and with love.

(from the poem "Dusty Old Helmet")
by Audie Murphy  

	The WALL of  HONOR at the VETERANS MEMORIAL PARK in McKINNEY will contain the names of 343 COLLIN COUNTY heroes who gave all for our country. Though they are no longer with us in body, their spirits live on. To learn more about the names on the Wall of Honor:  Enter

ABBOTT, HULETT H. ABERNATHY, MERCER ADAMS, JIM  ALLEN, WOODROW H.   ALLEY, JAMES L. APPLIN, ARCHIE A.   ARMSTRONG, CHARLES ARNOLD, JOHN C.     AYCOCK, JOSEPH W. BAILEY, JAMES A. BARNES, CHRISTOPHER   BASS, LOUIS F.   BENTLY, ROBERT W.  BENNETT, CHESTER BICKLEY, DAVID R. BIRKET, NOBLE L.   BISHOP, OSCAR H. BLACKBURN, EDGAR BLAINE, ROBERT W.   BLASKE, ALBERT F.   BLUE, VERNON  BOARD, CODY A. BOATRIGHT, MICHAEL BOLTON, RICHARD L.  BOONE, CARL W. BOWERS, JACK K. JR.  BOWERS, NOLAN B.   BOWEN, LINDSAY L. BOYER, CHARLES  BRASWELL, ALBERT D.    BRASWELL, JESSE O. BRIDGES, BENJAMIN F BROWN, ROBERT R.   BRYAN, CHARLES W.  BRYCE, HILTON H.   BUMPASS, JACK K. JR.   BUNCH, FRANK BURKS, PETER H. BURNETT, WILLIAM G.  BURNS, ELZIEL L. BUSH, GIBSON E.   BUTLER, BOBBY J.     BYNUM, DEE F. BYLER, JOSEPH L.  CAIN, VERNON M. CAMBRON, YANDELL CAMERON, JACK C. CAMPBELL WILLIAM J. CANTRELL, OSCAR L.     CARAWAY, JAMES T. CARAWAY, THOMAS G. CARPENTER, HENRY D.    CARVER, JOE E. JR.    CARVER, WILLIAM A. CASEY, GEORGE     CHANDLER, THOMAS E.  CLARK, GEORGE W. CLAY, WILLIAM H. CLINTON, WELDON D. COLEMAN, ARISTOTLE COMBEST, JERRY W. COMPTON, ANN COMMONS, BILLY F.  COOPER, MARVIN R. COPUS, CHARLIE W. COPAS, OSCAR B. CORLEY, WILLIAM A. COURCY, PETER J. COURTOIS, MATTHEW R COWLING, JAMES W.  CRAFT, JEWEL N. CRAVER, ARTHUR B.   CRAVER, JOHNNY K. CROSSNOE, ODIE W.  CROWDER, HUBERT M. CUFFMAN, ROBERT E. CUFFMAN, ROBERT J. CULVER, CURTIS     CURRIN, HENRY L. CURTIS, MARVIN J. DALTON, GEORGE   DAVIS, BENNIE N.   DECKER, BOYCE D. DERRYBERRY, JERRAL W DERRYBERRY, LEE H.  DICKEN, WILLIE J. JR.   DILLION, NEVIL	DODSON, WAYNE    DONNETT, EARL JR.  DOOLEY, JAMES C. DOWNS, THOMAS L.    DUCKWORTH, ERIC T. DUCKWORTH, JOHN V. DUNCAN, SIDNEY C.  DUNN, JAMES W.   DUVALL, STANLEY M. EAST, AUBREY F.  EDWARDS, WILLIAM F.   ELDRIDGE, GARY L.  ELLIOTT, JAMES H. EMERSON, JOHN L. ENGLAND, TOMMY ESTEP, CARL J. ESTEP, EVANS O. ESTEP, JAMES V.  EUBANKS, L. J.   EVANS, MILES E. FARRELL, CLARENCE R. FIELDS, RAY E.  FLOYD, JOHN W. FOREMAN, HOWARD G.    FRANKLIN, ELKIN L. FRAZE, JERRY W.  FRENCH, JAMES P.   FRY, EARL FURR, JIM H. GADDY, JESSE R.   GANTT, JAMES R.  GEIGAS, JIMMY GILBERT, THADI O.  GLASS, WALTER M. JR.     GOODNER, JIM B.     GREER, GILES R.  GREER, JOHN D.   GREER, ROBY H. GUINN, TILLMAN HAGUE, GEORGE F. HALE, LANNY E.  HALL, LOUIS W. HAMMACK, TROY B.  HAMPTON, EDWIN W. HANLEY, TIMOTHY J. HARDING, PETER J. HARRINGTON, CHARLES E.  HARRIS, BOBBY G. HARRIS, TOMMY W. HARTNESS, DURWOOD HARTNESS, WELDON B.  HAYES, JACOB D. HAYWOOD, FRANCIS R.  HEATHINGTON, TERRY  HENDRIX, CLARENCE E.  HENSLEE, RAY W.  HILL, KENNETH J. HILL, RALPH O.   HINDS, CALVIN E.  HOFFMAN, CHARLES E.  HOLDBROOKS, THOMAS B. HOLLEY, JOE R. HOLMES, DEE HONAKER, BILLY HUMPHRIES, ELMER R.    HUMPHRIES, VERNON R. HUTCHINGS, STEVEN W. HUSTON, JOE S. IVES, DUDLEY R. JABARA, JAMES JACKSON, VERNON H. JEANES, CHARLES O. JEANES, RABY L. JOHNSON, JOE A.  JOHNSON, MABRON P. JOHNSON, MAURICE JOHNSON, PORTER W.   JOHNSON, ROBERT B.   JONES, LAWRENCE E.  JONES, JOHNNY C. JOYCE, JAMES C. KAUFMAN, GENE KELLY, JACK  KELLY, TOM KERBY, JACK  KEY, OSCAR C.	KIMBERLIN, DEWEY KING, CHARLES L. KINNAMON, ROBERT H. KINNEY, LOWELL E.  KIRK, EDWIN M. KRUG, KENNETH JR. LACY, HOWELL L. LAIR, JOHN C. LAMDEN, WILLIE L.  LAWSON, HERMAN D.  LEECH, LANDRUM W.  LEWIS, JACK J.  LEWIS, VIRGIL  LINECUM, M. T. JR. LLOYD, ELMER E.  LONG, JOHN C. LOVELADY, DUDLEY J. LUCAS, VESTAL R.  LUNA, PAUL G. LUNDY, W. C.  LUSCOMBE, FRANCIS R. MAHAN, DARREL U. MALONE, JAMES E. MANN, RUDD V.     MANN, WAYNE T. MARTIN, ROBERT O.  MASSEY, JESSE D.  MATHERS, GEORGE S.   MATTHEWS, ROY   McCANDLESS, ALEXANDER J. McCLAIN, ALFRED A.  McCLAIN, BILLY J. McCLUSKY, HUGH C.  McCRARY, LLOYD R.   McCRAW, LLOYD D.  McFARLING, DOYLE J.  McGUFFEE, L. J.    McKNIGHT, THOMAS E.  McMILLAN, MARVIN L.  McNEIL, HENRY J.  MESSER, CHESTER D.  MILLER, CALVIN C.  MILLER, JOHNNIE E MILLICAN, MATHER P. MONTGOMERY, J. L. MONTGOMERY, JAMES W. MOODY, CHESTER E.    MORELAND, CYREL D.  MORGAN, JAMES M.  MORRISON, GEORGE W.  MORRISON, EDGAR M.    MOUNGER, A. L. MOUSER, CALVIN H. MUDD, DANA T. MYRIC, GERALD MURRAY, JAMES W. NANCE, CLIFFORD B.  NEELY, GORDON K.  O’DELL, WILLIAM L. OSBURN, VAIL E.  PARKER, HARRISON W. PARKHAM, FRANKLIN PARRIS, HUGH, B. JR. PATTERSON, HAROLD J.    PEARSON, W. M.  PEEBLES, SIDNEY   PETTIGREW, WERDNA M.  PETWAY, ROBERT D.  PHILLIPS, ARTHUR L. POINDEXTER, A. D. POPE, LELAN A.  PORTER, CHARLES V. POWELL, LEEROY J. POWELL, R. MAYS  RAINES, VERNON R. RAINWATER, GLENN W.  RAWLINS, JOE H.  REEVES, CURTIS A.  REIDELL, GEORGE L. REIDER, JAMES K. REYNOLDS, DOUGLAS  RHEA, BILLY J. RIDDLE, JAMES AMON RIKE, THOMAS L. JR.   ROBERTS, PAT N. JR.  ROBINSON, ROBERT W.	RODGERS, MARTIN L. RODGERS, SAM RODERICK, AMBER B. ROGERS, JOHNIE C. ROSS, FORREST S. Jr. ROSS, RICHARD H. RUSH, RICHARD P.   RUTHERFORD, JOHN D. RUTHERFORD, WILLIAM RUCKER, WILLIAM E. JR   RYAN, RICHARD M. SAMUEL, CHARLES A.   SANDERS, JASPER R.   SCALF, W. C. SCOGGINS, ROYCE G. SCOTT, R. L.   SEAY, EDGAR SELLARS, IRA R. SHIPP, NIMROD S.  SIMPSON, JIMMIE W. SKELTON, PAUL SMITH, BRIAN D. SMITH, FORD R.  SMITH, HOUSTON L. SMITH, JESSE A.  SMITH, JESSE T. SMITH, JOSEPH L.    SNIDER, JIM W.  SPARKMAN, JAMES F. SPRINGFIELD, HENRY G. SPRINKLE, CARL STALLCUP, WELDON H. STANDERFER, JIMMIE W. STANDFORD, CLEO W. STEELMAN, W. H. JR.  STEINDAM, RUSSELL A. STELZER, ALBERT E. STEVENS, GLENN STILES, CLEO W. STRICKLAND, RONALD STROUP, JOHN L. TAYLOR, CLAUDE D.  TENNELL, RAYMOND  C. THOMAS, ALFRED E. THOMAS, NOLAN THOMPSON, RAYMOND THURMAN, DUNCAN THURMAN, GEORGE W. TIMMS, JAMES O.   TISHLER, ANDREW R. TONEY, EMMETT B.  TROSCLAIR, JAMES O. TROVILLION, TYLER S. TUCKER, JEFF M. TYLER, ROBERT L. VAUGHN, JAMES W.  VICARS, HENRY C. VILLANUEVA, JOAQUIN WALDRUM, CECIL C.  WALLACE, LEON H.   WALLS, JESSE J. WALTERS, CHARLES O.    WALTERS, OSCAR M.  WARD, ROBERT G.  WELCH, ROBERT F. III WHITAKER, LAWRENCE WHITE, BURNELL C.  WHITE, EARL  WHITE, FLOYD E. JR. WHITE, JUAN  WILLIAMS, CLARENCE  WILLIAMS, DEWEY P.  WILLIAMS, RALPH S.  WILLIS, AUDDIE C.  WILLIS, WILLIE C. WILSON, IRA O. WOODY, VERNON W. WORTHAM, ALVIS W. WRIGHT, JAMES T. WRIGHT, JOE BEN WRIGHT, WALTER L. YEAGER, HENRY M YEARY, EDWIN  YOUNG, CHESTER C.  YOUNG, H. R. YOUNGER, BOBBY J.
Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.    John 15:13

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