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In 1918, Ardmore, Oklahoma endured a loss almost no American town would ever face. Five of its young men\u2014George R. Anderson, Walter W. Drew, Earle Speak, Earl K. Hignight, and James E. Duston Jr.\u2014were killed in the final months of World War I, their deaths arriving in heartbreaking succession.<\/strong><\/p>\n

They left home as individuals with different callings and quiet hopes, yet the war bound their stories together in a way no one in Ardmore could have imagined. Each telegram dimmed the light of a family, and together they reshaped the soul of the town.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Today, the Five Sons of Ardmore stand side by side once more\u2014five names, one small community forever changed, and a lasting testament to courage, sacrifice, and the cost of freedom.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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1st Lt. George R. Anderson<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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2nd Lt. Walter W. Drew<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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Sgt. Earle Speak<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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Sgt. Earl K. Hignight<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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James E. Duston<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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