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

IT2 Kris "Romeo" Bishundat

Kris Romeo Bishundat was born in Georgetown, Guyana on September 14, 1977 to Bhola and Basmattie Bishundat, and was the oldest of three children. Waldorf, Maryland became home when he was only two years old and has been home ever since. Known to family and friends as Romeo, he graduated from Thomas ...

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A Legacy of Character

Sergeant First Class Bradley S. Bohle, United States Army

SFC Bradley Bohle was killed on September 16th 2009, Brad exhibited many strengths throughout his life and service including: Kindness and Humility and Perseverance. Above all these things though, Brad was an amazing father to his three girls. They will live their lives knowing that they were loved ...

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A Legacy of Character

Staff Sergeant Clifford Brackeen, Army National Gaurd

SSG Cliff Brackeen served in the Army from 1973-1976, after which he met his wife Winona and they wed in 1979.  Following 9/11, Cliff felt compelled to do more so at the age of 49 he began to petition the Army National Guard to re-enlist.  Following a lengthy process and daily phone calls with the ...

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A Legacy of Character

Special Warfare Operator Petty Officer First Class (SEAL) Glen Doherty, United States Navy

Glen Anthony Doherty was the second of three children born to Bernard “Ben” Doherty, now of Charlestown, Mass., and Barbara Doherty, now of Woburn, Mass. Doherty and his siblings grew up in Winchester, Mass. He was always a hard worker and extremely responsible. After high school he attended Embry-...

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A Legacy of Character

Sergeant Daniel Eshbaugh, United States Army National Guard

Sgt. Daniel Eshbaugh was killed on September 18th 2008 in a CH-47 Chinook helicopter crash near Tallil, Iraq with six others. Dan joined the Air Force right out of high school and served ten years. He then became a trucker but realized that the military was his true calling. Dan joined the Oklahoma ...

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A Legacy of Character

Chief Petty Officer Jason R. Freiwald, United States Navy

Chief Petty Officer Jason R. Freiwald died as a result of wounds sustained while conducting combat operations in support of Operation Enduring Freedom on Sept. 11, 2008, in Afghanistan.  He was 30 years old. While a member of the Special Operations community, he served multiple combat deployments i...

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A Legacy of Character

Lance Corporal Shane Patrick Harris, United States Marine Corps

Lance Cpl. Shane Harris, 23, of Las Vegas, N.M., died Sep. 3, 2006 while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq. He was assigned to 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif. Lance Cpl. Harris was home sch...

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Master Sergeant Courtney P. Houston III, United States Army

Courtney P Houston III was born on December 23rd, 1954 in Dover, Delaware to the late Judge Courtney P Houston Jr. and Gloria S Houston. He was affectionately known as Corky. He attended Delaware State College and entered into the US Army on May 8, 1975 and married Doris M Sullivan on that day as we...

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A Legacy of Character

Specialist Casey C. Jackson, United States Army

Casey was a SPC in the Army – stationed at Fort Bragg NC in the 919th Engineer Unit – Airborne. Casey seemed to have found his niche in life and loved everything that he was doing including jumping out of airplanes. In May 2011 he was diagnosed with Ewing’s Sarcoma and battled this disease with che...

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A Legacy of Character

Lieutanant Commander Landon L. Jones, United States Navy

Lieutenant Commander Landon L. Jones was killed when his MH-60s Nighthawk Helicopter, working in conjunction with the destroyer William P. Lawrence, crashed into the Red Sea. Lieutenant Commander Jones was a member of the Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 6 based out of Naval Air Station North Island ...

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A Legacy of Character

Lieutenant (SEAL) Brendan J. Looney, United States Navy

On Sept. 21, 2010, America lost one of its bravest sons. Navy SEAL, LT Brendan Looney, a San Diego, Calif. resident, was 29 years old. Brendan was born in Silver Spring and raised in Owings, Md., where he attended DeMatha Catholic High School, and excelled as a football and baseball player before g...

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A Legacy of Character

Chief Warrant Officer Third Class Kristina L. Seitzinger, United States Navy

Chief Warrant Officer 3 Kristina L. Seitzinger, a native of Rocky Point, New York, enlisted in the U.S. Navy in August 1989. After completion of initial training, she continued on to OTA “A” School in Norfolk, VA. Upon completion she reported to Ford Island, HI where she was advanced to Petty Office...

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A Legacy of Character

Navy Special Warfare Operator 2nd Class Adam Olin Smith, United States Navy

Navy SEAL Adam Olin Smith was killed on September 21, 2010 in a helicopter crash in Zabul Province, Afghanistan. Adam was from Bevier, MO and joined the Navy in 2005 to become a SEAL. After successfully completing SEAL training, Adam was assigned to SEAL Team FOUR, where he excelled as a special wa...

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A Legacy of Character

Captain Jason West, USA

Jason M. West grew up in Crafton, PA and attended Carlynton High School. Jason graduated from Slippery Rock University with a BSBA in Human Resources and a minor in Leadership in 2002. He was an active member of the U.S. Army out of high school as well as SRU’s Army ROTC program. Jason's first tour ...

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In Their Honor

WE CONTINUE THEIR LEGACY

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LT Thomas M. Adams, USN
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SSG Daniel Alonzo, 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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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, U.S. Army
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SPC. James K. Baxley, USA
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SFC Robert Beal, USA
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Maj. Brett M. Bekken, USMCR
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Sgt. Alexander Bennett, Army
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SO1 (SEAL) Darrik Benson, Navy
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Spc. Nicholas Bernier, Army
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CDR Kevin A. Bianchi, USN
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SOC (SEAL) Brian Bill, Navy
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IT2 Kris "Romeo" Bishundat
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Lance Cpl. Stephen Bixler, USMC
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2nd Lt. 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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Capt. 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, Navy
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PO3 Mitchell Brownlee
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Sgt. John Bubeck, Army
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LT COL Thomas A. Budrejko, USMC
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SO1 (SEAL) Christopher G. Campbell, Navy
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LT Valerie Cappelaere Delaney, USN
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Lt. Col. Mario D. Carazo, USMC
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CWO4 David Carter, Army
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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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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 Davis, Army
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PO1 Jared Day, USN
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SCPO Scott Dayton, USN
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Lt. Brian R. S. J. Deforge, USMC
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SPC Darryl T. Dent, USA
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BU4 Jason Derosier
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Pfc. Nathaniel DeTample, Army
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PO2 (SEAL) Danny P. Dietz, Jr., USN
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Spc. Anthony Dixon, Army
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SO1 (SEAL) Glen Anthony Doherty, USN
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LCDR Anthony R. Domino, USNR
Army
SFC Shawn C. Dostie, USA
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MA1 John ‘Jet Li’ Douangdara, Navy
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SSG Jonathan Dozier
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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
Army
1st SGT John A. DuPont, Army
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SO1 (SEAL) Kevin Ebbert, USN
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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, Army
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CW4 John Engeman, Army
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Sgt. Daniel Eshbaugh, ARNG
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SOC (SEAL) John Faas, USN
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Sgt. Louis Fastuca, Army
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Pvt. Jeremy Faulkner, Army
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SO1 (SEAL) Patrick D. Feeks, USN
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SSGT. Daniel Fernandez
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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, Army
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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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Sgt. Joseph Garrison, USMC
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SSG Joseph Garyantes
Army
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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Lt. Col. David S. Greene, USMCR
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LCPL Jordan Haerter, USMC
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Staff Sgt. Patrick D. Hamburger, USA
Army
Capt. Kimberly Hampton, Army
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LCpl. Shane Harris, USMC
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Capt. Jennifer Harris, USMC
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Staff Sgt. Andrew Harvell, USAF
Army
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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SrA James B. Henley, USAF
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Lance Cpl. Eric Herzberg, USMC
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LT Lawrence D. Hilton, 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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1st Lt. Ashley Henderson Huff, Army
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SGT John P. Huling, USMC
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Cpl. Barton Humlhanz, USMC
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MSG. Courtney P. Houston III, USA
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LCDR Robert E. Clukey III, USN
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Maj William Watkins III, USAF
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Staff Sgt. Matthew Ingham, USMC
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LT. Ronald Errol Irwin, Navy
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LCpl William Taylor Wild IV, USMC
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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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SFC Jose Jaquez
Army
Pfc. David Jefferson, Army
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LT Raul D. Jimenez, USN
Army
CPT Ricky D. Johnson, USA
Navy
HM3 Michael Johnson, USN
Army
PFC Matthew Johnson, USA
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LCDR Landon L. Jones, USN
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Spc. Rodney Jones, Army
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LT Kylan Jones-Huffman, USN
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SSgt Nicanor L Caboteja Jr, USMC
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SGT Steve Morin Jr., USANG
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PFC Robert Dembowski Jr., USA
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Spc. Gennaro Pellegrini Jr., Army
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LT JG Nicolas J. Juron, USN
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COL Eric Kail, 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. Zachary D. Keyser, USMC
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Cpl. Kareem Rashad Sultan Khan, USA
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PFC John Kihm, Army
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Lance Cpl. Nicholas Kirven, USMC
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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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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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SGM Jonathan Lankford, USA
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Cpl. Lam Hoang Le, USMC
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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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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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SOC (SEAL) Shawn Mann, USN
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MAJ Robert Marchanti, USA
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PFC Luigi Marciante, USA
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SO1(SEAL) Brett A. Marihugh, USN
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SOC (SEAL) Matthew D. Mason, USN
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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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CPL. Philip D. McGeath, USMC
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Corporal Ryan C. McGhee, U.S. Army
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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
Army
Maj. Brian Mescall, Army
Marines
Capt Seth R. Michaud, USMC
Navy
LT Bret T. Miller, USN
Navy
SOC (SEAL) Stephen ‘Matt’ M. Mills, USN
Army
1LT Dillon L. Mitchell, USA
Army
Spc. Benjamin G. Moore, USA
Marines
LCpl Jason W. Moore, USMC
Army
SGT Arthur A. Mora, USA
Army
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LT Chris Mosko, USN
Army
SSG Christopher Moudry, USA
Army
Sgt. Ashly Moyer, Army
Navy
LT (SEAL) Michael P. Murphy, USN
Navy
LCDR William R. Muscha, USN
Army
CW2 Bryan J. Nichols, Army
Army
SGT Andrew Nicol, USA
Marines
SGT Byron Norwood, USMC
Navy
CDR Peter G. Oswald, USN
Marines
Cpl. Michael Ouellette, USMC
Navy
ND2 Kenneth Owens, USN
Navy
LCDR Alan A. Patterson, USN
Army
SSG. Jorge L. Pena-Romero, USA
Navy
LCDR Michael J. Phipps, M.D., USN
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CPO Christian M. Pike
Marines
CPL Jonathan “Jonny” Porto, USMC
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LCpl. Taylor B. Prazynski, USMC
Navy
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Maj. John Pryor, Army
Marines
Capt. Michael M. Quin, USMC
Army
SPC Ignacio Ramirez, USA
Navy
SOCS (SEAL) Thomas A. Ratzlaff, USN
Marines
Army
SGT. Rodney Releford
Army
SGT. Leevon J. Ritter, USA
Navy
SOCS (SEAL) Heath M. Robinson, USN
Army
SGT William P. Rudd, U.S. Army
Army
CPT Drew E. Russell, U.S. Army
Army
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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CWO3 Kristina L. Seitzinger, USN
Army
CPL. Stephen Shannon, USA
Navy
SOC (SEAL) Eric F. Shellenberger, USN
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LT Matthew S. Shubzda, USN
Army
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Staff Sgt. Marc Small, Army
Navy
SO2 Adam Olin Smith, USN
Army
Spc. Tristan Smith, Army
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LT Christopher H. Snyder, USN
Army
PV2 Clarence T. Spencer, USA
Marines
GySgt. David S. Spicer, USMC
Army
MSG Robert W. Lewis Sr., USA
Army
SSG David R. Staats, USA
Army
1SG Tracy Stapley, USA
Army
Pfc. Andrew Stevens, Army
Marines
SSgt David Stewart, USMC
Navy
CTR1 (EXW) Michael Strange, USN
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LCpl Johnny R. Strong, USMC
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Lance Cpl. Steve Sutton, USMC
FN Jeffrey M. Svoboda, USCG
Army
SPC David “Davey” Swenson, Jr., Army
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SSgt Peter Taub, USAF
Air Force
SSgt. Ryan Thomas, USAF
Navy
LCDR Matthew Thompson, USN
Army
MAJ Jeffrey P. Toczylowski, USA
Army
SFC David J. Todd Jr, USA
Navy
LCDR Christopher C. Tragna, USN
Army
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1st Lt. Colby Umbrell, Army
Army
MAJ H. Gary Moore USA
Army
MSG Jared N. Van Aalst
Navy
CPO Robert V. Vanvyve, USN
Army
Cpl. Jose “Freddy” Velez, Army
Army
Spc. Andrew Velez, Army
Navy
PO1 (SWCC) Robert Vetter, USN
Navy
CPO Kraig Vickers, USN
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Capt. Mark Tyler Voss, USAF
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Army
SGT Daniel Warriner, USA
Navy
SO2 (SEAL) David John Warsen, USN
Navy
Army
CPT. Jason M. West, USA
Army
Captain Jason West, USA
Army
SFC Kenneth Westbrook, Army
Air Force
Capt. Nicholas Whitlock, USAF
Army
Spc. Geoffrey A. Whitsitt
Army
Staff Sgt. Jesse Williams, Army
Navy
HM3 Justin Williams, USN
Army
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
Navy
LCDR Frank C. Wittwer, USN
Navy
SCO (SEAL) Jason Workman
Army
SPC Christopher Wright, USA
Marines
Cpl. Jonathan T. Yale, USMC
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LCDR Scott A. Zellem, USN
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Maj. Douglas Zembiec, USMC
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