In Memory of our Fallen Heroes

"We must tell their stories so that our children and grandchildren will understand what our lives might have been like, had it not been for their sacrifice."

- George H.W. Bush

Through Acts of Service

Honor Fallen Heroes

We will always remember. But we can do more. We can honor their lives by carrying on the strength of character they embodied. We tell the stories of selflessness and ultimate sacrifice of our heroes as part of every program, inspiring participants to complete an act of service or character in honor of a specific fallen hero. We challenge you to do the same and join the "If Not Me, Then Who..." movement.

A Legacy of Character

Captain Ricky D. Johnson, United States Army

CPT. Ricky D. Johnson, died on April 21st 2003 in his home, Ricky will be remembered through his amazing personality and character including his exemplary perspective, humor and kindness.Second to serving in the Army, both of Ricky and his wife actively served in their church; teaching a young marri...

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A Legacy of Character

Special Warfare Operator First Class Brett A. Marihugh, United States Navy

Brett Marihugh recently joined the Travis Manion Foundation as an intern for the Character Does Matter program. He was a great addition to the TMF family and had volunteered to lead a service project at the Marine Mammal Stranding Center located in Brigantine, NJ. Brett was honored by the Travis Ma...

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A Legacy of Character

Lieutenant Christopher Mosko, United States Navy

Lieutenant Christopher E. Mosko, 28, Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal, of San Diego, CA, gave his life in Afghanistan on April 26, 2012. Chris lived many places in his short life; Connecticut, Delaware, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Florida, and finally California. Chris held a special place in his hear...

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A Legacy of Character

Staff Sergeant Jesse L. Williams, United States Army

Staff Sgt. Jesse L. Williams, of Santa Rosa, Calif., died April 8, 2007 in Balad, Iraq, of wounds suffered from small arms fire while conducting combat operations in Baqubah, Iraq. He was 25. Williams was assigned to the 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division (St...

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In Their Honor

WE CONTINUE THEIR LEGACY

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LT Thomas M. Adams, USN

LCpl Christopher S. Adlesperger

SSG Daniel Alonzo, USA

LT Richard F. Andersen, Jr., USN

SGT. Eshon Anderson, USA

PO2 (SEAL) Matthew G. Axelson, USN

Sgt. Thomas Bagosy, USMC

Capt. Matthew W. Bancroft, USMC

Capt. Brandon A. Barrett, USMC

Capt. Daniel B. Bartle, USMC

SO1 (SEAL) Linkon C. Bashew, USN

Sgt Ryan Baum, U.S. Army

SPC. James K. Baxley, USA

Maj. Brett M. Bekken, USMCR

Sgt. Alexander Bennett, Army

SO1 (SEAL) Darrik Benson, Navy

Spc. Nicholas Bernier, Army

CDR Kevin A. Bianchi, USN

SOC (SEAL) Brian Bill, Navy

Lance Cpl. Stephen Bixler, USMC

2nd Lt. James P. Blecksmith, USMC

PO2 Jeffrey Paton Blish, USN

SFC Bradley S. Bohle, USA

Capt. David Boris, USA

LCDR Scott T. Bracher, USN

SSG Clifford Brackeen, ARNG

TSgt John Brown, USAF

SOC (SEAL) Adam Brown, Navy

Sgt. John Bubeck, Army

LT COL Thomas A. Budrejko, USMC

SO1 (SEAL) Christopher G. Campbell, Navy

Lt. Col. Mario D. Carazo, USMC

CWO4 David Carter, Army

Sgt. Alexander Castillo, USA

SPC Stephen “Max” Cavanaugh, USA

Cpl. Bernard L. Ceo, ARNG

SMSgt Kelly C. Chaney, USAF

AN Andrew Charpentier, USN

PO2 Malik Christopher, USN

LCpl. Niall W. Coti-Sears, USMC

Capt. Aaron D. Cox, USMC

Capt. Scott Craven, USAF

SSG Ricky L Crockett, USA

SCPO Jeremy Crow, USN

LCpl Adam J. Crumpler, USMC

PFC Justin Davis, Army

PO1 Jared Day, USN

SCPO Scott Dayton, USN

Lt. Brian R. S. J. Deforge, USMC

LT Valerie Cappelaere Delaney, USN

SPC Darryl T. Dent, USA

BU4 Jason Derosier

Pfc. Nathaniel DeTample, Army

PO2 (SEAL) Danny P. Dietz, Jr., USN

Spc. Anthony Dixon, Army

SO1 (SEAL) Glen Anthony Doherty, USN

LCDR Anthony R. Domino, USNR

SFC Shawn C. Dostie, USA

MA1 John ‘Jet Li’ Douangdara, Navy

Sgt. Paul Dumont Jr., USA

SPC Spencer Duncan, USA

1st SGT John A. DuPont, Army

SO1 (SEAL) Kevin Ebbert, USN

SGT Gary Andrew “Andy” Eckert, Jr, USA

SPC Chad A. Edmundson, ARNG

SSG Brandon F. Eggleston, USA

PFC. Vincent J. Ellis, USA

MSG Kenneth Elwell, Army

CW4 John Engeman, Army

Sgt. Daniel Eshbaugh, ARNG

SOC (SEAL) John Faas, USN

Sgt. Louis Fastuca, Army

Pvt. Jeremy Faulkner, Army

SO1 (SEAL) Patrick D. Feeks, USN

SSGT. Daniel Fernandez

Sgt. Curtis M. Fike, USMC

CPL Friedrich “Fritz” Fisher, USMC

Spc. Camy Florexil, Army

Sgt. Kendell Frederick, USA

Capt. Matthew Freeman, USMC

CPO Jason Freiwald, USN

GySgt. John D. Fry, USMC

LT Terri Fussner, USN

Cpt. John Gaffaney, USA

CWO (SEAL) Gary M. Garbers, USN

Sgt. Joseph Garrison, USMC

SPC. Steven Givens, USA

SPC Christopher A. Golby, USA

SSGT Marcus A. Golczynski, USMC

Sgt Adan Gonzales, Jr, USMC

Lt. Col. David S. Greene, USMCR

LCPL Jordan Haerter, USMC

Staff Sgt. Patrick D. Hamburger, USA

Capt. Kimberly Hampton, Army

LCpl. Shane Harris, USMC

Capt. Jennifer Harris, USMC

Staff Sgt. Andrew Harvell, USAF

CW2 Brian D. Hazelgrove, USA

SCPO (SEAL) Daniel Healy, USN

LCpl Shawn P. Hefner, USMC

SFC Christopher D. Henderson, USA

SrA James B. Henley, USAF

Lance Cpl. Eric Herzberg, USMC

LT Lawrence D. Hilton, USN

Capt. Franklin R. Hooks, II, USMC

Maj. Robert Horton, USA

SPC Christopher D. Horton

Lt. John J. Houston, USN

SOC (SEAL) Kevin A. Houston, USN

1st Lt. Ashley Henderson Huff, Army

SGT John P. Huling, USMC

Cpl. Barton Humlhanz, USMC

MSG. Courtney P. Houston III, USA

LCDR Robert E. Clukey III, USN

Maj William Watkins III, USAF

Staff Sgt. Matthew Ingham, USMC

LT. Ronald Errol Irwin, Navy

LCpl William Taylor Wild IV, USMC

Cpl. Claudio Patino IV, USMC

SPC Casey C. Jackson, USA

SFC Jose Jaquez

Pfc. David Jefferson, Army

LT Raul D. Jimenez, USN

CPT Ricky D. Johnson, USA

HM3 Michael Johnson, USN

LCDR Landon L. Jones, USN

Spc. Rodney Jones, Army

LT Kylan Jones-Huffman, USN

SSgt Nicanor L Caboteja Jr, USMC

SFC David J. Todd Jr, USA

SGT Steve Morin Jr., USANG

PFC Robert Dembowski Jr., USA

Spc. Gennaro Pellegrini Jr., Army

LT JG Nicolas J. Juron, USN

1st Lt. Robert M. Kelly, USMC

LCDR (SEAL) Jonas Kelsall, USN

Sgt. Zachary D. Keyser, USMC

Cpl. Kareem Rashad Sultan Khan, USA

PFC John Kihm, Army

Lance Cpl. Nicholas Kirven, USMC

Lt. Joel Korkowski, USN

LCDR Erik S. Kristensen, USN

SrA Miles Kuykendoll, USAF

SFC Floyd Lake, USA

LCDR Andrew LaMorie, USN

1st Lt. Jared Landaker, USMC

Sgt. Ryan Lane, USMC

MCSO (SEAL) Louis Langlais, Navy

SGM Jonathan Lankford, USA

Cpl. Lam Hoang Le, USMC

SO2 (SEAL) Marc Lee, Navy

Lance Cpl. William Leusink, USMC

LCPL Christopher Phoenix-Jacob Levy

SO1 Jason Lewis, USN

E2 Dante Lewis, USN

1st Lt. Michael LiCalzi, USMC

LT (SEAL) Brendan Looney, USN

2LT. Christopher Loudon, USA

PO1 (SEAL) Jeffrey A. Lucas, USN

CPT. Joe Fenton Lusk II, USA

SPC Russell Madden, USA

SOC (SEAL) Shawn Mann, USN

MAJ Robert Marchanti, USA

PFC Luigi Marciante, USA

SO1(SEAL) Brett A. Marihugh, USN

SOC (SEAL) Matthew D. Mason, USN

Maj. Megan M. L. McClung, USMC

CMDR William C. McCool, USN

CPL. Philip D. McGeath, USMC

Corporal Ryan C. McGhee, U.S. Army

LT Michael M. McGreevy, Jr. USN

LTJG William B. McIlvaine, III, USN

Lance Cpl. Brian Medina, USMC

Maj. Brian Mescall, Army

Capt Seth R. Michaud, USMC

LT Bret T. Miller, USN

SOC (SEAL) Stephen ‘Matt’ M. Mills, USN

1LT Dillon L. Mitchell, USA

Spc. Benjamin G. Moore, USA

LCpl Jason W. Moore, USMC

SGT Arthur A. Mora, USA

LT Chris Mosko, USN

Sgt. Ashly Moyer, Army

LT (SEAL) Michael P. Murphy, USN

LCDR William R. Muscha, USN

CW2 Bryan J. Nichols, Army

SGT Andrew Nicol, USA

CDR Peter G. Oswald, USN

Cpl. Michael Ouellette, USMC

ND2 Kenneth Owens, USN

LCDR Alan A. Patterson, USN

SSG. Jorge L. Pena-Romero, USA

LCDR Michael J. Phipps, M.D., USN

CPO Christian M. Pike

CPL Jonathan “Jonny” Porto, USMC

LCpl. Taylor B. Prazynski, USMC

Maj. John Pryor, Army

Capt. Michael M. Quin, USMC

SPC Ignacio Ramirez, USA

SGT. Rodney Releford

SGT. Leevon J. Ritter, USA

SOCS (SEAL) Heath M. Robinson, USN

SGT William P. Rudd, U.S. Army

CPT Drew E. Russell, U.S. Army

Sgt. Jason Santora, Army

SK2 Edward N Saunders, USN

Cpl. Richard Schoener, USMC

SSG Christopher J. Schornak, USA

CWO3 Kristina L. Seitzinger, USN

CPL. Stephen Shannon, USA

SOC (SEAL) Eric F. Shellenberger, USN

LT Matthew S. Shubzda, USN

Staff Sgt. Marc Small, Army

SO2 Adam Olin Smith, USN

Spc. Tristan Smith, Army

LT Christopher H. Snyder, USN

PV2 Clarence T. Spencer, USA

GySgt. David S. Spicer, USMC

MSG Robert W. Lewis Sr., USA

SSG David R. Staats, USA

Pfc. Andrew Stevens, Army

SSgt David Stewart, USMC

CTR1 (EXW) Michael Strange, USN

LCpl Johnny R. Strong, USMC

Lance Cpl. Steve Sutton, USMC

FN Jeffrey M. Svoboda, USCG

SPC David “Davey” Swenson, Jr., Army

SSgt Peter Taub, USAF

SSgt. Ryan Thomas, USAF

LCDR Matthew Thompson, USN

MAJ Jeffrey P. Toczylowski, USA

LCDR Christopher C. Tragna, USN

1st Lt. Colby Umbrell, Army

MAJ H. Gary Moore USA

MSG Jared N. Van Aalst

CPO Robert V. Vanvyve, USN

Cpl. Jose “Freddy” Velez, Army

Spc. Andrew Velez, Army

PO1 (SWCC) Robert Vetter, USN

CPO Kraig Vickers, USN

Capt. Mark Tyler Voss, USAF

SGT Daniel Warriner, USA

SO2 (SEAL) David John Warsen, USN

CPT. Jason M. West, USA

SFC Kenneth Westbrook, Army

Capt. Nicholas Whitlock, USAF

Spc. Geoffrey A. Whitsitt

Staff Sgt. Jesse Williams, Army

HM3 Justin Williams, USN

2nd Lt. John Wilt, USMC

1st Lt. Ronald Winchester, USMC

First Sergeant Daniel Wirth, Special Forces German KSK

LCDR Frank C. Wittwer, USN

Cpl. Jonathan T. Yale, USMC

LCDR Scott A. Zellem, USN

Maj. Douglas Zembiec, USMC

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