This archive is a work in progress. We expect to have information for each Johnson County Soldier who was lost in combat by Veterans Day 2022.
Please direct any questions to Judy McGuire.
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The Flags for Heroes project was launched by the Iron Mountain Riders Motorcycle Club Memorial weekend in 2015 to remember and honor the veterans who were killed or missing in action in wars from the Spanish-American War forward to the present time.
The IMR constructed and have displayed the approximately 102 flags with crosses on the front lawn of the Johnson County Courthouse twice a year since 2015 - Memorial Weekend and Veterans Day. Each cross bears the name and branch of service of the veteran and will, beginning in November 2022 display a QR code offering more information on each hero. They all have stories that need to be told and thanks to the efforts of Jim Cress, a patriot, who searched, collected, sorted through information, walked cemeteries and compiled this incredible package of history. Jim, also a veteran, spent untold hours putting all these stories in order. His passion and compassion has given us the gift of history of our very own Johnson County heroes. This website is dedicated to the memory of Jim Cress, another of our heroes! |
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