Honoring Their Sacrifice, Celebrating Their Legacy

The Honor Our Fallen Heroes (HOFH) program honors and celebrates the service and sacrifice of those U.S. Naval Academy alumni killed in the service of their country. More than 2,700 alumni have paid the ultimate price in combat or in training for combat, have their names inscribed in the white granite walls of the Naval Academy’s Memorial Hall and are memorialized online in Virtual Memorial Hall, a website curated by the Run to Honor Shared Interest Group. Each fall, we welcome the families of these fallen heroes back to Annapolis for a memorial service in Memorial Hall, a luncheon in their honor and a moment of silence at a Naval Academy football game to come together in reverence for their service and sacrifice. 

14th Annual hOFH weekend 7 November 2026

Registration is now open for the 14th Annual 2026 Honor Our Fallen Heroes Event at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD on Friday and Saturday, 6-7 November 2026. We look forward to welcoming our gold star families back into the warm embrace of our alumni community.


Please bookmark our 2026 Honor Our Fallen Hero Event Page for the most up-to-date schedule and event information.      


Registration for Gold Star Families

 

We request the head of family from each gold star family to register all their family members using the registration link here: https://myusna.com/networks/events/246117

 

We will soon offer a block room rate from our preferred hotel in Annapolis for ​families needing overnight accomodations - the link for making reservations in the block will be provided on the Event Page as soon as it is available.

 

Registration for Alumni Escorts

 

We request alumni who would like to serve as family escorts for gold star families on Saturday to register on myUSNA using the registration link here: https://myusna.com/networks/events/246117

 

You will have the opportunity to select which gold star family you would like to escort when you register. Escort instructions are provided on the registration page. Feel free to contact Isaac Phillips ‘19 if questions remain.  

 

As we await coming together in Annapolis in November, visit Virtual Memorial Hall to experience the over 2,700 USNA alumni who have given their lives so that we may live free. Thank you to the Run To Honor SIG for curating this vital connection to our heroes.

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    2025 honor our fallen heroes

    Thank you to our 41 gold star families and family escorts who joined us for the 13th annual Honor Our Fallen Hero weekend on Friday and Saturday 14-15 November. It was yet another special weekend of honoring, remembering, and healing. Please enjoy this video tribute to our 2025 gold star families from the weekend's events.

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    Run to Honor needs input from family and friends to make the Virtual Memorial Hall a success. Please visit the following link at USNA Virtual Memorial Hall  to learn more about our fallen. To add information for your family member, please send photos, stories, anecdotes and anything else that will help keep their memories alive to Pat McConnell '02 (memorial@runtohonor.com).

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    CONtact InFORMATION

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    CAPT wes huey '87, USN (RET.), Ph.d.

    Executive Director, Strategy and Legacy Programs Wesley.Huey@usna.com
    p. 410-295-4023
    c. 410-693-4580