Ed Bratton, on the right, with an unidentified friend, standing in front of barracks, 1917-1919. "They went into the Army from Eagle County. The Bratton Family lived at Taponas in Routt County, but Ed and Frank Bratton were working in Eagle County when they enlisted. As a result, they were not listed in the published book of Routt County WWI veterans." [According to Gertrude Bratton Wilson]