Grimsley High School Memorial Room Honors Students Who Sacrificed Everything

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Ethan Albright, Athletic Director of Grimsley High School, makes sure his athletes never forget the service and sacrifice made by the Grimsley students who came before them.

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Eleanor Kennedy remembers her brother-in-law, Charles Purnell Kennedy, who was a navigator in WWII. He never made it home.

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For Ethan Albright, preserving the memorial to Grimsley High School's WWII veterans is personal. He has a family member on the Roll of Honor.

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The Roll of Honor inside Grimsley High School's football stadium, honors the Grimsley students and recent alums who dropped everything to be in service to their country during the war.

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Dr. Edgar Marks remembers his best friend, Sigmund Pearl, who went off to battle, and never made it home. "He was my best friend," said Marks. "I can't help but cry."

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Harry Thetford started to write a book to memorialize the 99 Grimsley students and recent graduates who went to war. He had the help and memory of Dr. Edgar Marks, who knew many of students.

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The Roll of Honor at Grimsley High School honors the 99 students who went to fight during WWII.

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Grimsley football players walk through the memorial room before every game.

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Grimsley High School Memorial Room Honors Students Who Sacrificed Everything

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