Eleven Sons

Eleven Sons. . , Many years have come and gone, , Waiting on no one, , Always moving forward., Dwight Ball, Phillip Brandon, Duane Greenlee, Dale Hood, Steven Janeda, William Lucas, Glenn McCammon, Jack Pittman, James Ravencraft, Richard Rucker, Charles Schnegg., Time stood still. , Gone, , Not forgotten. , Late, , Legacy living., Dwight Ball, 20. , Young and invincible, , Yet a casualty of war. , A mother lost her son, , A man lost his best friend., Phillip Brandon, 19, , A Beallsville boy, , Became an army man. , His present had been painful, , Needed, , But painful. , His future… , Misplaced by a bullet., Duane Greenlee, 19. , Always faithful. , Yet barely a man. , His sacrifice earned him, , A spot on a stone. , His sacrifice left us, , With a hole in our hearts., Dale Hood, 20. , Being brave for his country. , Cost him his life. , What did he leave behind? , A wife to-be? A mother, , Father, friends? , His story untold, , May never unfold , For us to remember., Steven Janeda, 20. , Summers from your youth, , Spent on a farm. , Memories some will never forget. , Your nephew and niece, , Know of your life, , Memories being repeated aloud, , Sure to live on in their minds., Richard Rucker, 20. , Your youth was prominent, , Your sister's too. , Not a day goes by, , That she doesn't miss you. , Your death was not in vain., James Ravencraft, 23. , Staff Sergeant, , Missing in Action. , Your family , was missing as well. , Missing a son, , A friend, , A confidant. , Gone, never forgotten., Charles Schnegg, 20. , Yet you are gone, , You're given much respect. , So many times. , We think of our fallen , with curious minds. , Mine is wondering of you, , Your story, your goals. , Your hobbies, your roles in life. , One day. I hope to know., William Lucas, 20. , Cortley tried, , So you know, , You were never left alone. , Too young for the injuries, , Placed upon you - , It breaks my heart., Glenn McCammon, 33. , Staff Sergeant. , Father, , Husband, , Son. , Taken too soon, , Your loved ones miss you., Jack Pittman, 20. , Only twenty, , Only child. , You left your parents. , So sure of your return. , You: shy and quiet , Your parents: grieving loudly., Many years have come and gone, , Waiting on no one, , Always moving forward. , Those same years, , Are years spent, , With our minds wandering. , Wandering through the past, , Remembering. , The Eleven Sons of Monroe County, Gretchen Allen, Monroe Central High School , Bicentennial Veterans Award 2015, Glenn McCammon, , Born: 02/20/1933 , Died: 11/17/1965, Jack Pittman , Born: 03/17/1946 , Died: 07/25/1966, Duane Greenlee , Born: 04/30/1947 , Died: 08/25/1966, Charles Schnegg , Born: 09/20/1947 , Died: 12/04/1967, Richard. Rucker , Born: 09/28/1947 , Died: 05/30/1968, James Ravencraft , Born: 02/20/1945 , Died: 06/18/1968, William Lucas , Born: 10/09/1948 , Died: 03/09/1969, Dwight Ball , Born: 05/26/1949 , Died: 04/03/1970, Steven Janeda , Born: 08/06/1949 , Died: 05/26/1970, Phillip Brandon , Born 11/19/1951 , Died: 03/07/1971, Dale Hood , Born: 09/05/1950 , Died: 04/07/1971