A living Memorial Day tribute
Every service member on this wall died in service to the United States.
This wall grows every year. Add someone you carry with you — every branch, every era. Their name will stay here forever, ordered by the year they gave everything.
Master-at-Arms 2nd Class
U.S. Navy (SEAL)
1981 — 2006 · September 29
Operation Iraqi Freedom · Ramadi
Smothered a live grenade with his own body to shield two fellow SEALs on a rooftop. A destroyer, USS Michael Monsoor, now carries his name.
Lieutenant
U.S. Navy (SEAL)
1976 — 2005 · June 28
Operation Red Wings · Afghanistan
Deliberately stepped into open ground under enemy fire to radio for reinforcements — knowing exactly what it would cost him.
Sonar Technician (Surface) 2nd Class
U.S. Navy (SEAL)
1976 — 2005 · June 28
Operation Red Wings · Afghanistan
Fought alongside his teammates in a battle he could not win, holding the line to protect their retreat.
Gunner's Mate 2nd Class
U.S. Navy (SEAL)
1980 — 2005 · June 28
Operation Red Wings · Afghanistan
Kept the team's communications going through devastating wounds so his brothers had a chance to make it out.
Lieutenant Commander
U.S. Navy (SEAL)
1972 — 2005 · June 28
Operation Red Wings · Afghanistan
Boarded the rescue helicopter without hesitation to extract a pinned team. Killed with 15 others when the aircraft was shot down.
Corporal
U.S. Marine Corps
1981 — 2004 · April 22
Operation Iraqi Freedom · Al Anbar
Covered a live grenade with his helmet and body to shield his squad from the blast.
Sergeant First Class
U.S. Army (Delta)
1958 — 1993 · October 3
Battle of Mogadishu · Somalia
Volunteered to be inserted into a hostile crowd to defend the crew of a downed Black Hawk helicopter.
Master Sergeant
U.S. Army (Delta)
1960 — 1993 · October 3
Battle of Mogadishu · Somalia
Fought alongside SFC Shughart to protect a downed flight crew until the last round. Together they were the first Medals of Honor awarded since Vietnam.
Gunnery Sergeant
U.S. Marine Corps
1916 — 1945 · February 19
Guadalcanal & Iwo Jima · WWII
Held a critical machine-gun position for days at Guadalcanal. Killed leading a Marine advance on Iwo Jima. Became a national symbol of Marine grit.
Lieutenant
U.S. Navy
1915 — 1944 · August 12
Operation Aphrodite · WWII
Volunteered for a top-secret bombing mission against Nazi rocket launch sites. His aircraft exploded en route.
Colonel
U.S. Army (Union)
1837 — 1863 · July 18
Assault on Fort Wagner · Civil War
Led the 54th Massachusetts Infantry — one of the first African American regiments in the Union Army — in the charge on Fort Wagner. Killed on the fort's parapet.
Carry a name forward
A rank. A name. A branch. A story if you want to tell one. Their memory stays here as the wall grows.
