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

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

Petty Officer 2nd Class Matthew G. Axelson, United States Navy

PO2 (SEAL) Matthew Axelson, USN, was honored through the Travis Manion Foundation’s Character Does Matter program Related LinksTo read about Matthew Axelson's service and sacrifice please visit Military Times

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Sergeant First Class Robert Beal, United States Army

SFC Robert Beal was known as Ed. He had a hard childhood and was later adopted by his grandparents. After they passed away he had no place to go and joined the United States Army. He fell in love with the Army and his country. It was no longer just a roof over his head - it was his life. He was an h...

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Private First Class Justin Ray Davis, United States Army

PFC. Justin R. Davis, USA, of Gaithersburg, MD, died in Korengal Outpost, Afghanistan (near Kunar Province), on June 25, 2006 when he came in contact with indirect fire while on patrol during combat operations.  Davis was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Tea...

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Petty Officer Second Class Danny P. Dietz, Jr, United States Navy

Danny Dietz Jr. was born on January 26, 1980 in Aurora, Colorado the son of Danny Phillip Dietz Sr. and Cynthia Dietz and brother to Tiffany Bitz and Eric Dietz. He was a 1999 graduate of Heritage High School (Littleton, Colorado). He earned his black belt in Taekwondo from the Korean Academy of Tae...

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Senior Chief Petty Officer Daniel Richard Healy, United States Navy

SCPO (SEAL) Daniel Healy was killed while conducting combat operations when the MH-47 helicopter that he was aboard crashed in the vicinity of Asadabad, Afghanistan, in Kunar Province on June 28, 2005. Healy was assigned to SEAL Delivery Vehicle Team One, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Healy joined the Navy...

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Lieutenant Commander Erik S. Kristensen, United States Navy

LCDR Erik S. Kristensen was born on March 15, 1972. He attended Gonzaga College High School in Washington, D.C. and Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts and went on to eventually graduate with honors from the United States Navy Academy. He also attended St. John’s College and graduated with cl...

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Petty Officer First Class Jeffery A. Lucas, United States Navy

Electronics Technician 1st Class (SEAL) Jeffrey Lucas was born on 17 September 1971. He grew up in Corhett, Oregon. Jeff chose his career path early in fourth grade when he wrote a paper about all the Special Forces, Green Berets, Army Rangers, Marine Recon, and Navy SEALs, but said one day he want...

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Specialist Russell Madden, United States Army

TOP CHARACTER STRENGTHS HUMILITY Russell was on the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team. Army Spc. Russell Madden died in a rocket-propelled grenade attack on his convoy in Afghanistan, during Operation Enduring Freedom. He was only 29. Russell wanted to be on the front line helping his fellow soldi...

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Lieutenant Michael M. McGreevy, Jr, United States Navy

Lieutenant McGreevy was a Class of 1997 USNA graduate. He graduated with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering. Lt. McGreevy was assigned to SEAL team 10; he was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan. He was a Surface Warfare Officer who went to Basic Underwater Demoliton/ SEAL training th...

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Lieutenant Michael P. Murphy, United States Navy

Lt. Michael P. Murphy, fondly referred to by friends and family as “Murph,” was born May 7, 1976 in Smithtown, N.Y. and grew up in the New York City commuter town of Patchogue, N.Y. on Long Island. Murphy grew up active in sports and attended Patchogue’s Saxton Middle School. In high school, Murphy...

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Specialist David "Davey" Swenson , United States Army

David was born on July 23,1978 in Tehran, Iran to parents David and Judi Swenson. After leaving the Middle East, David moved with his parents to Humble, TX in 1985. After completing high school, David enlisted in the National Guard in 1996 and enlisted in the U.S. Army in 2002. David was currently ...

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LT Thomas M. Adams, USN
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SSG Daniel Alonzo, USA
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PVT Emiliano Alzona, USA
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LT Richard F. Andersen, Jr., USN
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SGT Eshon Anderson, USA
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PO2 (SEAL) Matthew G. Axelson, USN
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Sgt Thomas Bagosy, USMC
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Cpl Daniel Baldassare, USMC
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Capt Matthew W. Bancroft, USMC
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Capt Brandon A. Barrett, USMC
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Capt Daniel B. Bartle, USMC
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SO1 (SEAL) Linkon C. Bashew, USN
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SGT Ryan Baum, USA
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SPC. James K. Baxley, USA
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SFC Robert Beal, USA
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CPT Connor Bednarzyk, USA
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Maj. Brett M. Bekken, USMCR
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SGT. Alexander Bennett, USA
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Cpl Bruce Bennett, USMC
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SO1 (SEAL) Darrik Benson, USN
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Spc. Nicholas Bernier, USA
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SSG Stephen Bertolino Sr., USA
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CDR Kevin A. Bianchi, USN
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SOC (SEAL) Brian Bill, USN
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IT2 Kris "Romeo" Bishundat, USN
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LCpl Stephen Bixler, USMC
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2ndLt James P. Blecksmith, USMC
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PO2 Jeffrey Paton Blish, USN
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SFC Bradley S. Bohle, USA
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CPT David Boris, USA
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LCDR Scott T. Bracher, USN
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SSG Clifford Brackeen, ARNG
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TSgt John Brown, USAF
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SOC (SEAL) Adam Brown, USN
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PO3 Mitchell Brownlee, USN
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SGT John Bubeck, USA
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LT COL Thomas A. Budrejko, USMC
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LCpl John T. Byrd, II., USMC
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SO1 (SEAL) Christopher G. Campbell, USN
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LT Valerie Cappelaere Delaney, USN
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Lt. Col. Mario D. Carazo, USMC
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CW4 David Carter, USA
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SGT Lawrance Carter, USA
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SGT. Alexander Castillo, USA
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SPC Stephen “Max” Cavanaugh, USA
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CPL Bernard L. Ceo, ARNG
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SMSgt Kelly C. Chaney, USAF
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AN Andrew Charpentier, USN
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SFC Robert Cheever, USA
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PO2 Malik Christopher, USN
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CW2 Theodore Church, USA
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LCDR Robert E. Clukey III, USN
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COL Robert Costello, USA
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LCpl. Niall W. Coti-Sears, USMC
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Capt. Aaron D. Cox, USMC
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Capt. Scott Craven, USAF
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SSG Ricky L Crockett, USA
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SCPO Jeremy Crow, USN
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LCpl Adam J. Crumpler, USMC
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PFC. Justin R. Davis, USA
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1st Lt Matthew Davis, USMC
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PO1 Jared W. Day, USN
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SCPO Scott Dayton, USN
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PV2 Christopher Deckard, ARNG
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Lt. Brian Deforge, USMC
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PFC Robert Dembowski Jr., USA
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SPC Darryl T. Dent, ARNG
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PO3 Jason Derosier, USN
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PFC Nathaniel DeTample, ARNG
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PO2 (SEAL) Danny P. Dietz, Jr., USN
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SPC Anthony Dixon, USA
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SO1 (SEAL) Glen Anthony Doherty, USN
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LCDR Anthony R. Domino, USNR
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1stLT William Donnelly, USMC
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SFC Shawn C. Dostie, USA
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MA1 John ‘Jet Li’ Douangdara, USN
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SSG Jonathan Dozier, USA
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SSG Paul Drasutis, ARNG
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SGT Paul Dumont Jr., USA
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SPC Spencer Duncan, USA
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1SG John A. DuPont, USA
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SGT Earl Durousseau, USA
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SO1 (SEAL) Kevin Ebbert, USN
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GYSGT Timothy Ebert, Jr., USMC
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SGT Gary Andrew “Andy” Eckert, Jr, USA
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SPC Chad A. Edmundson, ARNG
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SSG Brandon F. Eggleston, USA
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PFC. Vincent J. Ellis, USA
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MSG Kenneth Elwell, USA
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CW4 John Engeman, USA
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SGT Daniel Eshbaugh, ARNG
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SSG Ronald Eure, USA
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SOC (SEAL) John Faas, USN
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SGT Louis Fastuca, USA
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PVT Jeremy Faulkner, USA
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SO1 (SEAL) Patrick D. Feeks, USN
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SSgt Daniel Fernandez, USMC
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Sgt. Curtis M. Fike, USMC
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CPL Friedrich “Fritz” Fisher, USMC
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SPC Camy Florexil, USA
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SSgt Liam Flynn, USMC
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SGT Kendell Frederick, USA
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Capt. Matthew Freeman, USMC
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CPO Jason Freiwald, USN
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GySgt. John D. Fry, USMC
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LT Terri Fussner, USN
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Cpt. John Gaffaney, USA
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CWO (SEAL) Gary M. Garbers, USN
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LTJG Morgan Garrett, USCG
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Sgt. Joseph Garrison, USMC
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SSG Joseph Garyantes
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SGT Mathew Gibbs, USA
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SPC. Steven Givens, USA
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SPC Christopher A. Golby, USA
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SSGT Marcus A. Golczynski, USMC
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Sgt Adan Gonzales, Jr, USMC
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SN Richard Gonzales, USN
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Maj Jeremy Graczyk, USMC
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Lt. Col. David S. Greene, USMCR
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SO2(SEAL) Robert Guzzo, USN
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LCPL Jordan Haerter, USMC
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SSG Patrick D. Hamburger, USA
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CPT Kimberly Hampton, USA
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SFC Andrew Hansen, USA
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LCpl. Shane Harris, USMC
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Capt. Jennifer Harris, USMC
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SSgt Andrew Harvell, USAF
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CW2 Brian D. Hazelgrove, USA
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SCPO (SEAL) Daniel Healy, USN
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LCpl Shawn P. Hefner, USMC
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SFC Christopher D. Henderson, USA
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1LT Ashley Henderson Huff, USA
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SrA James B. Henley, USAF
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SSG Noah Herter-Leffler, USA
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LCpl Eric Herzberg, USMC
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LT Lawrence D. Hilton, USN
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PO1 Chris Hixon, USN
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Capt. Franklin R. Hooks, II, USMC
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Maj. Robert Horton, USA
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SPC Christopher D. Horton
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Lt. John J. Houston, USN
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SOC (SEAL) Kevin A. Houston, USN
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MSG. Courtney P. Houston III, USA
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SSG Quadi Hudgins, USA
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Sgt John P. Huling, USMC
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Cpl Barton Humlhanz, USMC
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SSgt Matthew Ingham, USMC
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LT. Ronald Errol Irwin, USN
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Cpl. Claudio Patino IV, USMC
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SPC Casey C. Jackson, USA
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MA1 DJ Jaikaran, USN
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Sgt. Billy Jamison, USMC
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SFC Jose Jaquez, USA
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PFC David Jefferson, USA
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LT Raul D. Jimenez, USN
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CPT Ricky D. Johnson, USA
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HM3 Michael Johnson, USN
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PFC Matthew Johnson, USA
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LCDR Landon L. Jones, USN
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SPC Rodney Jones, USA
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Spc Preston Jones, USA
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LT Kylan Jones-Huffman, USN
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SPC Matthew June, USA
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LT JG Nicolas J. Juron, USN
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COL Eric Kail, USA
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CDR Chris Kalafut, USN
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SSG Jeffrey Keas, USA
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1st Lt. Robert M. Kelly, USMC
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LCDR (SEAL) Jonas Kelsall, USN
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Sgt. Julian Kevianne, USMC
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Sgt. Zachary D. Keyser, USMC
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PFC John Kihm, USA
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LCpl Nicholas Kirven, USMC
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SGT Michael Knapp, USA
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Lt. Joel Korkowski, USN
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LCDR Erik S. Kristensen, USN
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SrA Miles Kuykendoll, USAF
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SFC Floyd Lake, USA
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LCDR Andrew LaMorie, USN
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Maj Warren Lamphiear, USANG
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1st Lt. Jared Landaker, USMC
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Sgt. Ryan Lane, USMC
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MCSO (SEAL) Louis Langlais, Navy
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SSG Mark Langley, USA
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SGM Jonathan Lankford, USA
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Cpl. Lam Hoang Le, USMC
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CM3 Evan Lederer, USN
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SO2 (SEAL) Marc Lee, Navy
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Lance Cpl. William Leusink, USMC
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LCPL Christopher Phoenix-Jacob Levy
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SO1 Jason Lewis, USN
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E2 Dante Lewis, USN
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1st Lt. Michael LiCalzi, USMC
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Cpl. Daniel J. Logan, USMC
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LT (SEAL) Brendan Looney, USN
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2LT. Christopher Loudon, USA
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PO1 (SEAL) Jeffrey A. Lucas, USN
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CPT. Joe Fenton Lusk II, USA
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SPC Russell Madden, USA
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PO2 Andrew Magee-Skinner, USN
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SOC (SEAL) Shawn Mann, USN
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MAJ Robert Marchanti, USA
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CPL Luigi Marciante, USA
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SO1(SEAL) Brett A. Marihugh, USN
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SSG Vincent Marketta, USA
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SOC (SEAL) Matthew D. Mason, USN
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SSG Joshua Mattero, USA
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SFC Johnathan McCain, USA
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Maj. Megan M. L. McClung, USMC
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CMDR William C. McCool, USN
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GySgt David McFarland, USMC
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CPL. Philip D. McGeath, USMC
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Corporal Ryan C. McGhee, U.S. Army
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SPC Ross McGinnis, USA
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LT Michael M. McGreevy, Jr. USN
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LTJG William B. McIlvaine, III, USN
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Lance Cpl. Brian Medina, USMC
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Capt. Jesse Melton, USMC
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Maj. Brian Mescall, Army
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Capt Seth R. Michaud, USMC
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LT Bret T. Miller, USN
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SOC (SEAL) Stephen ‘Matt’ M. Mills, USN
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1LT Dillon L. Mitchell, USA
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MAJ H. Gary Moore USA
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Spc. Benjamin G. Moore, USA
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LCpl Jason W. Moore, USMC
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SGT Arthur A. Mora, USA
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SSG James Moriarty, USA
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SGT Steve Morin Jr., USANG
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LT Chris Mosko, USN
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SSG Christopher Moudry, USA
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Sgt. Ashly Moyer, Army
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LT (SEAL) Michael P. Murphy, USN
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LCDR William R. Muscha, USN
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SN Joshua Nater, USN
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CW2 Bryan J. Nichols, USA
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SGT Andrew Nicol, USA
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SGT Byron Norwood, USMC
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SSgt Javier Ortiz Rivera, USMC
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CDR Peter G. Oswald, USN
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Cpl. Michael Ouellette, USMC
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ND2 Kenneth Owens, USN
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LCDR Alan A. Patterson, USN
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SPC Gennaro Pellegrini Jr., ARNG
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SSG. Jorge L. Pena-Romero, USA
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LCDR Michael J. Phipps, M.D., USN
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CPO Christian M. Pike
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CPL Jonathan “Jonny” Porto, USMC
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LCpl Caleb Powers, USMC
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LCpl. Taylor B. Prazynski, USMC
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CDR (SEAL) Job Price, USN
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Maj. John Pryor, Army
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Capt. Michael M. Quin, USMC
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SPC Ignacio Ramirez, USA
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SOCS (SEAL) Thomas A. Ratzlaff, USN
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Capt. Gregory Ratzlaff, USMC
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SGT. Rodney Releford
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SGT. Leevon J. Ritter, USA
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SOCS (SEAL) Heath M. Robinson, USN
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SGT William P. Rudd, U.S. Army
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CPT Drew E. Russell, U.S. Army
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Sgt. Jason Santora, Army
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SK2 Edward N Saunders, USN
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Cpl. Richard Schoener, USMC
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SSG Christopher J. Schornak, USA
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CAPT Vince Segars, USN
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CWO3 Kristina L. Seitzinger, USN
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CPL. Stephen Shannon, USA
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SOC (SEAL) Eric F. Shellenberger, USN
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LT Matthew S. Shubzda, USN
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SSG Adam Sines, USA
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Staff Sgt. Marc Small, Army
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SO2 Adam Olin Smith, USN
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Spc. Tristan Smith, Army
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LT Christopher H. Snyder, USN
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PV2 Clarence T. Spencer, USA
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GySgt. David S. Spicer, USMC
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PO1 John Wesley Spraul, USN
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MSG Robert W. Lewis Sr., USA
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SSG David R. Staats, USA
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1SG Tracy Stapley, USA
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Pfc. Andrew Stevens, Army
Marines
SSgt David Stewart, USMC
Army
SGT Jack Stillman, USA
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CTR1 (EXW) Michael Strange, USN
Marines
LCpl Johnny R. Strong, USMC
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CPL Kareem Rashad Sultan Khan, USA
Army
SSG Stephen Sutherland, ARMY
Marines
Lance Cpl. Steve Sutton, USMC
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FN Jeffrey M. Svoboda, USCG
Army
SPC David “Davey” Swenson, Jr., Army
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SSgt Peter Taub, USAF
Army
SGT Tofiga Tautolo, USA
Air Force
SSgt. Ryan Thomas, USAF
Army
SSG Allen Thomas, USA
Navy
LCDR Matthew Thompson, USN
Army
MAJ Jeffrey P. Toczylowski, USA
Army
SFC David J. Todd Jr, USA
Army
SPC Jeremy Tomlin, USA
Navy
LCDR Christopher C. Tragna, USN
Army
SPC Dillon Turner, USA
Army
1st Lt. Colby Umbrell, Army
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MSG Jared N. Van Aalst
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CPO Robert V. Vanvyve, USN
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LCpl Dennis Veater, USMC
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Cpl. Jose “Freddy” Velez, Army
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Spc. Andrew Velez, Army
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PO1 (SWCC) Robert Vetter, USN
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CPO Kraig Vickers, USN
Army
PFC Miles Vigil, USA
Air Force
Capt. Mark Tyler Voss, USAF
Marines
LCpl Brent Vroman, USMC
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LT Daniel Wade, USN
Marines
Sgt Nicholas Walsh, USMC
Army
SGT Daniel Warriner, USA
Navy
SO2 (SEAL) David John Warsen, USN
Marines
SGT Michael Washington, USMC
Air Force
Maj William Watkins III, USAF
Army
SFC Aaron J."SWAG" Weaver, USA
Marines
Maj. James Weis, USMC
Navy
LT (SEAL) Mark Weiss, USN
Army
CPT. Jason M. West, USA
Army
Captain Jason West, USA
Army
SFC Kenneth Westbrook, Army
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Capt. Nicholas Whitlock, USAF
Army
Spc. Geoffrey A. Whitsitt
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LCpl William Taylor Wild IV, USMC
Army
Staff Sgt. Jesse Williams, Army
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HM3 Justin Williams, USN
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SGT. Eugene Williams, USA
Marines
2nd Lt. John Wilt, USMC
Marines
1st Lt. Ronald Winchester, USMC
Army
First Sergeant Daniel Wirth, Special Forces German KSK
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LCDR Frank C. Wittwer, USN
Navy
SCO (SEAL) Jason Workman
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1st Lt. Thomas Wortham IV, ARNG
Army
SPC Christopher Wright, USA
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Cpl. Jonathan T. Yale, USMC
National Guard
SGT Joshua Youmans, ARNG
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LCDR Scott A. Zellem, USN
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Maj. Douglas Zembiec, USMC
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