Honor Our Fallen Heroes PROGRAM

The Honor Our Fallen Heroes program honors and celebrates the service and sacrifice of those U.S. Naval Academy alumni killed in the service of their country. Over 2,500 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.

Information on the 12th Annual honor our fallen heroes weekend, SATURDAY, november 16th 2024

List of USNA fallen heroes whose families plan to attend the 2024 event

12th Annual Honor Our Fallen Heroes Schedule of Events

*IF YOU ARE A FAMILY MEMBER OF A USNA FALLEN HERO AND WOULD LIKE TO ATTEND THE EVENT, PLEASE REGISTER AT THIS LINK (you will first need to establish an account in USNA.com - contact Carrie Carroll at carrie.carroll@usna.com for assistance if needed)

*IF YOU ARE USNA ALUMNI, AND WOULD LIKE TO ESCORT ONE OF OUR GOLD STAR FAMILIES AT THE EVENT, PLEASE REGISTER AT THIS LINK (you will first need to establish an account in myUSNA. Contact Isaac Phillips '19 at isaac.phillips@usna.com for assistance if needed.)

*IF YOU ARE A FRIEND, CLASSMATE OR SHIPMATE OF A USNA FALLEN HERO AND WOULD LIKE TO ATTEND THE EVENT TO HONOR THEM, PLEASE REGISTER AT THIS LINK (you will first need to establish an account in myUSNA. Contact Isaac Phillips '19 at isaac.phillips@usna.com for assistance if needed.)

Information on past honor our fallen heroes weekends

The U.S. Naval Academy Alumni Association and Foundation sincerely thanks all those who attended and supported our 11th annual Honor Our Fallen Heroes event on 11 November 2023. We welcomed 230 USNA gold star family members and family escorts back to Annapolis to honor and celebrate the lives of 36 fallen heroes—Naval Academy alumni who were killed in action or in training for combat. 

Watch a video of the event, featuring Gold Star family members sharing parts of their story about their heroes. See photos from the event and photos from the Capital Gazette from the memorial service in Memorial Hall, featuring our guest speaker LtGen John Sattler '71, USMC (Ret.). Watch the recognition and moment of silence at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in honor of our fallen and their families.

We Remember (Watch these videos of past events)

One of the USNA AA&F's Shared Interest Groups is Run to Honor. Started by members of the Class of 1995, Run to Honor strives to honor Naval Academy alumni lost in combat or military operations in service to our Nation – all the names in Memorial Hall. Run to Honor has created a Virtual Memorial Hall – to perpetuate the memory of alumni of the United States Naval Academy who have died in service to their country.

Run to Honor needs input from family and friends to make the Virtual Memorial Hall a success. Please visit the following link at USNA Memorial Hall and 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.