Leave No One Behind

After a discovery in the old Community Hall, Legion Post 120 hopes to memorialize ‘lost’ veterans

  • Plans call for adding to the Veterans Memorial at Hillview Cemetery west of Isabel to accommodate the names of local veterans previously not found in the American Legion's register.
    Plans call for adding to the Veterans Memorial at Hillview Cemetery west of Isabel to accommodate the names of local veterans previously not found in the American Legion's register.
  • Isabel American Legion Post 120 Commander Jim Boldt shows a World War II service honor roll that was recently discovered in the former Isabel Community Hall.
    Isabel American Legion Post 120 Commander Jim Boldt shows a World War II service honor roll that was recently discovered in the former Isabel Community Hall.

    The U.S. military has always made a sacred commitment to leave no one behind on the battlefield. This ethos is embedded in the creed of the elite U.S. Army Rangers, the Soldier's Creed, and the Airman's Creed.

    The Latin version, nemo resideo, is even the motto of the Marine Corps' Personnel Retrieval and Processing Company, the team charged with retrieving the remains of fallen service members from…