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Global War on Terrorism Memorial

Honor and remember the fallen at the National Infantry Museum’s Global War on Terrorism Memorial. Search for loved ones, explore tributes, and learn the stories behind America’s longest war.

GWOT Memorial

To Honor Their Sacrifice

Since the Global War on Terrorism began on September 11, 2001, over 7,000 Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Marines have given their lives in defense of our nation. To honor their sacrifice, the Global War on Terrorism Memorial was dedicated at the National Infantry Museum October 16, 2017.

The memorial includes granite panels engraved with the names of all service members who have given their lives in the conflict, narrative panels explaining the conflict, and murals with artwork from each service.

It also includes a 13’ steel beam from World Trade Center Tower 1 that was presented to Fort Benning by NYC Firefighters. In the center of the memorial is a five-sided platform paying tribute to those who were killed in the Pentagon.

Atop the platform is a bronze figure of SPC Ross McGinnis, representing the leader of a nine-person Infantry team. Flanking the statue are the other eight members of an Infantry Squad, collectively representing the cornerstone of American military might.

The memorial is rededicated each year – adding names of the recently fallen honoring the sacrifice of the service member and their families.

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Visit our Global War on Terrorism Memorial Rededication Community Event page for more info.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who is honored on the memorial?

The joint-service memorial stands in honor of all Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Marines who have served in the Global War on Terrorism since 9/11 and the families who support them. This includes active duty, veterans and those who’ve made the ultimate sacrifice defending their country.

What are the criteria for names on the memorial?

The 7,048 names etched on the memorial’s black granite panels come from the Defense Casualty Analysis System, an application maintained by the U.S. government’s Defense Manpower Data Center.

The DCAS list includes all service members who died while in the Global War on Terrorism theater of operations, regardless of their cause of death. Service members who later die of wounds inflicted while in the theater are added to the list. If you believe a name has been erroneously omitted or misspelled, please contact DMDC/DEERS Support Office at 800-538-9552.

The list is up to date as of September 6, 2025. Names added to the official list will be added to the memorial once each year.

How do I find a service member on the memorial?

Enter a first or last name in the search box below to search the memorial database. Results will display the service member’s name, rank, branch, date of death, operation, and the memorial panel and row location where their name is inscribed.

If it’s a multi-service memorial, why isn’t the Coast Guard represented?

To date, one member of the Coast Guard has given his life in the Global War on Terrorism.

However, DC3 Nathan Bruckenthal was attached to the Navy aboard USS Firebolt at the time of his death and is therefore listed in Department of Defense casualty records as a Navy casualty. He and six other coalition sailors were attempting to board a small boat when it exploded near the Iraqi Khawr Al Amaya Oil Terminal.

Bruckenthal was the first Coast Guard member killed in action since the Vietnam War. His name is engraved on Panel 2 of the Global War on Terrorism Memorial.

How was SPC McGinnis selected to represent the Infantry squad?

Ross McGinnis was just 19 years old when he threw himself on a grenade that had been thrown into the Humvee he was riding in. Although he easily could have escaped the vehicle, he chose to absorb the full force of the blast, which killed him instantly but saved the lives of four crew members.

This remarkable act of heroism resulted in the awarding of the country’s highest decoration of valor. McGinnis is the only Infantryman to date to receive the Medal of Honor posthumously in the Global War on Terrorism.

Memorial Name Search

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Name IVY, KENDALL HOWARD II
Rank SSGT
Service MARINE CORPS
Date Of Death 20050511
Operation OIF
Panel 3
Row 76
Name SCHMIDT, JOHN TAYLOR III
Rank LCPL
Service MARINE CORPS
Date Of Death 20050511
Operation OIF
Panel 3
Row 76
Name JODON, ANDREW RYAN
Rank SGT
Service ARMY
Date Of Death 20050512
Operation OIF
Panel 3
Row 76
Name SMITH, JOHN MCCLELLAN
Rank SGT
Service ARMY
Date Of Death 20050512
Operation OIF
Panel 3
Row 76
Name ZEIGLER, KENNETH EUGENE II
Rank PFC
Service ARMY
Date Of Death 20050512
Operation OIF
Panel 3
Row 76
Name ANDERSON, TRAVIS WAYNE
Rank SPC
Service ARMY
Date Of Death 20050513
Operation OIF
Panel 3
Row 76
Name GILLICAN, CHARLES CRUM III
Rank SSG
Service ARMY
Date Of Death 20050514
Operation OIF
Panel 3
Row 76
Name SIMPSON, JACOB MARK
Rank SGT
Service ARMY
Date Of Death 20050516
Operation OIF
Panel 3
Row 76
Name RIGGS, WESLEY ROBERT
Rank PFC
Service ARMY
Date Of Death 20050517
Operation OIF
Panel 3
Row 77
Name WALKER, ANTWAN LAVELLE
Rank SGT
Service ARMY
Date Of Death 20050518
Operation OIF
Panel 3
Row 77
Name EISENHAUER, WYATT DALE
Rank PFC
Service ARMY
Date Of Death 20050519
Operation OIF
Panel 3
Row 77
Name FELL, ROBIN VINCENT
Rank SGT
Service ARMY
Date Of Death 20050519
Operation OIF
Panel 3
Row 77
Name SEMBLY, BERNARD LEON II
Rank SGT
Service ARMY
Date Of Death 20050519
Operation OIF
Panel 3
Row 77
Name SCHAMBERG, KURT DANIEL
Rank SGT
Service ARMY
Date Of Death 20050520
Operation OIF
Panel 3
Row 77
Name WENTZ, BRAD ARNOLD
Rank SGT
Service ARMY
Date Of Death 20050520
Operation OIF
Panel 3
Row 77
Name TUCKER, STEVEN CHARLES
Rank PFC
Service ARMY
Date Of Death 20050521
Operation OEF
Panel 3
Row 77
Name SEESAN, AARON NICHOLAS
Rank 1LT
Service ARMY
Date Of Death 20050522
Operation OIF
Panel 4
Row 1
Name WILKERSON, CHARLES THOMAS
Rank SGT
Service ARMY
Date Of Death 20050522
Operation OIF
Panel 4
Row 1
Name CREAMEAN, TYLER LOREN
Rank SPC
Service ARMY
Date Of Death 20050522
Operation OIF
Panel 4
Row 1
Name MORGAIN, CARL JAMES
Rank SGT
Service ARMY
Date Of Death 20050522
Operation OIF
Panel 4
Row 1
Name MORTON, BENJAMIN CHARLES
Rank SGT
Service ARMY
Date Of Death 20050522
Operation OIF
Panel 4
Row 1
Name OGBURN, JOHN BANKS III
Rank SSG
Service ARMY
Date Of Death 20050522
Operation OIF
Panel 4
Row 1
Name SCHALL, KENNETH JOHN
Rank SGT
Service ARMY
Date Of Death 20050522
Operation OIF
Panel 4
Row 1
Name BARRON, BRYAN EDWARD
Rank SPC
Service ARMY
Date Of Death 20050523
Operation OIF
Panel 4
Row 2
Name BRAZEE, JOSHUA THOMAS
Rank SPC
Service ARMY
Date Of Death 20050523
Operation OIF
Panel 4
Row 2
Name HEMAUER, KYLE MATTHEW
Rank SPC
Service ARMY
Date Of Death 20050523
Operation OEF
Panel 4
Row 2
Name LUNSFORD, AUDREY DARON
Rank SGT
Service ARMY
Date Of Death 20050523
Operation OIF
Panel 4
Row 2
Name PARKER, SABURANT
Rank SFC
Service ARMY
Date Of Death 20050523
Operation OIF
Panel 4
Row 2
Name PEREZ, CHRISTOPHER SHAWN
Rank SGT
Service MARINE CORPS
Date Of Death 20050523
Operation OIF
Panel 4
Row 2
Name VARNADO, DANIEL RYAN
Rank SGT
Service ARMY
Date Of Death 20050523
Operation OIF
Panel 4
Row 1
Name VERDUGO, RUSSELL JAMES
Rank SSG
Service ARMY
Date Of Death 20050523
Operation OIF
Panel 4
Row 2
Name COLLINS, RANDY DUANE
Rank SFC
Service ARMY
Date Of Death 20050524
Operation OIF
Panel 4
Row 2
Name DRIER, CHARLES ALLEN
Rank SGT
Service ARMY
Date Of Death 20050524
Operation OIF
Panel 4
Row 3
Name FISHER, DUSTIN COLE
Rank SPC
Service ARMY
Date Of Death 20050524
Operation OIF
Panel 4
Row 3
Name HAHN, PETER JAMES
Rank SFC
Service ARMY
Date Of Death 20050524
Operation OIF
Panel 4
Row 3
Name WALLACE, JEFFREY ROBERT
Rank PFC
Service ARMY
Date Of Death 20050524
Operation OIF
Panel 4
Row 3
Name SILER, ALFRED BARTON
Rank SSG
Service ARMY
Date Of Death 20050525
Operation OIF
Panel 4
Row 3
Name WIMBERG, DAVID NEIL
Rank SGT
Service MARINE CORPS
Date Of Death 20050525
Operation OIF
Panel 4
Row 3
Name CROCKER, RICARDO ANTONIO
Rank MAJ
Service MARINE CORPS
Date Of Death 20050526
Operation OIF
Panel 4
Row 3
Name LOUREY, MATTHEW SCOTT
Rank CW4
Service ARMY
Date Of Death 20050527
Operation OIF
Panel 4
Row 3
Name MAIDA, MARK ALLEN
Rank SGT
Service ARMY
Date Of Death 20050527
Operation OIF
Panel 4
Row 4
Name SCOTT, JOSHUA MICHAEL
Rank CW2
Service ARMY
Date Of Death 20050527
Operation OIF
Panel 4
Row 4
Name BARNHILL, MICHAEL SCOTT
Rank 1STSGT
Service MARINE CORPS
Date Of Death 20050528
Operation OIF
Panel 4
Row 4
Name SAYLES, PHILLIP NICHOLAS
Rank SPC
Service ARMY
Date Of Death 20050528
Operation OIF
Panel 4
Row 4
Name SMART, ALBERT EUGENE
Rank LTC
Service ARMY
Date Of Death 20050528
Operation OIF
Panel 4
Row 4
Name CORTES, VICTOR MANUEL III
Rank SSG
Service ARMY
Date Of Death 20050529
Operation OIF
Panel 4
Row 4
Name ARGEL, DEREK MEARS
Rank CAPT
Service AIR FORCE
Date Of Death 20050530
Operation OIF
Panel 4
Row 4
Name CRATE, CASEY J. (IO)
Rank SSGT
Service AIR FORCE
Date Of Death 20050530
Operation OIF
Panel 4
Row 5
Name DOWNS, WILLIAM BRIAN
Rank MAJ
Service AIR FORCE
Date Of Death 20050530
Operation OIF
Panel 4
Row 5
Name FRESQUES, JEREMY JEFF
Rank CAPT
Service AIR FORCE
Date Of Death 20050530
Operation OIF
Panel 4
Row 4
Name STARR, JEFFREY BRIAN
Rank CPL
Service MARINE CORPS
Date Of Death 20050530
Operation OIF
Panel 4
Row 5
Name RAMOS VARGAS, MIGUEL ANGEL
Rank SGT
Service ARMY
Date Of Death 20050531
Operation OIF
Panel 4
Row 5
Name CASE, VIRGIL RAY
Rank SFC
Service ARMY
Date Of Death 20050601
Operation OIF
Panel 4
Row 5
Name EDMUNDSON, PHILLIP CHARLES
Rank CPL
Service ARMY
Date Of Death 20050601
Operation OIF
Panel 4
Row 5
Name LANGMACK, STEVEN MICHAEL
Rank SFC
Service ARMY
Date Of Death 20050601
Operation OIF
Panel 4
Row 5
Name NIEDERMEIER, LOUIS EDWARD
Rank SPC
Service ARMY
Date Of Death 20050601
Operation OIF
Panel 4
Row 5
Name ALEXANDER, LEROY EDWARD
Rank SSG
Service ARMY
Date Of Death 20050603
Operation OEF
Panel 4
Row 6
Name MENDOZA, ANTONIO
Rank CPL
Service MARINE CORPS
Date Of Death 20050603
Operation OIF
Panel 4
Row 6
Name ROBINSON, CHARLES DANIEL
Rank CPT
Service ARMY
Date Of Death 20050603
Operation OEF
Panel 4
Row 6
Name FRENCH, CARRIE LEE
Rank CPL
Service ARMY
Date Of Death 20050605
Operation OIF
Panel 4
Row 6
Name POELMAN, ERIC JAMES
Rank SPC
Service ARMY
Date Of Death 20050605
Operation OIF
Panel 4
Row 6
Name ULBRICH, BRIAN SCOTT
Rank SPC
Service ARMY
Date Of Death 20050605
Operation OIF
Panel 4
Row 6
Name VASQUEZ, JUSTIN LEE
Rank SSG
Service ARMY
Date Of Death 20050605
Operation OIF
Panel 4
Row 7
Name WESTHUSING, THEODORE SCOTT
Rank COL
Service ARMY
Date Of Death 20050605
Operation OIF
Panel 4
Row 6
Name MININGER, ROBERT THOMAS
Rank LCPL
Service MARINE CORPS
Date Of Death 20050606
Operation OIF
Panel 4
Row 7
Name ROMINES, BRIAN MATTHEW
Rank SGT
Service ARMY
Date Of Death 20050606
Operation OIF
Panel 4
Row 7
Name SMITH, JONATHAN LEE
Rank LCPL
Service MARINE CORPS
Date Of Death 20050606
Operation OIF
Panel 4
Row 7
Name BURRI, ERIC TODD
Rank SPC
Service ARMY
Date Of Death 20050607
Operation OIF
Panel 4
Row 7
Name CROWE, TERRENCE K.
Rank LTC
Service ARMY
Date Of Death 20050607
Operation OIF
Panel 4
Row 7
Name ALLEN, LOUIS EDWIN
Rank 1LT
Service ARMY
Date Of Death 20050608
Operation OIF
Panel 4
Row 8
Name ARIZOLA, ROBERTO JR.
Rank SGT
Service ARMY
Date Of Death 20050608
Operation OIF
Panel 4
Row 8
Name ESPOSITO, PHILLIP THOMAS
Rank CPT
Service ARMY
Date Of Death 20050608
Operation OIF
Panel 4
Row 7
Name FASNACHT, MICHAEL JOHN
Rank 1LT
Service ARMY
Date Of Death 20050608
Operation OIF
Panel 4
Row 8
Name HERNANDEZ, EMMANUEL
Rank CPL
Service ARMY
Date Of Death 20050608
Operation OEF
Panel 4
Row 8
Name KASHMER, DOUGLAS EDWARD
Rank SPC
Service ARMY
Date Of Death 20050608
Operation OIF
Panel 4
Row 8
Name KELLEY, MICHAEL JASON
Rank SGT
Service ARMY
Date Of Death 20050608
Operation OEF
Panel 4
Row 8
Name TUCKER, MARC LUCAS
Rank LCPL
Service MARINE CORPS
Date Of Death 20050608
Operation OIF
Panel 4
Row 7
Name BIRCH, DUSTIN VINCENT
Rank LCPL
Service MARINE CORPS
Date Of Death 20050609
Operation OIF
Panel 4
Row 8
Name CHAVEZ, DANIEL
Rank LCPL
Service MARINE CORPS
Date Of Death 20050609
Operation OIF
Panel 4
Row 9
Name EDWARDS, MARK OSCAR
Rank SFC
Service ARMY
Date Of Death 20050609
Operation OIF
Panel 4
Row 9
Name KEELING, THOMAS OLIVER
Rank LCPL
Service MARINE CORPS
Date Of Death 20050609
Operation OIF
Panel 4
Row 9
Name MURRAY, DAVID JOSEPH
Rank SGT
Service ARMY
Date Of Death 20050609
Operation OIF
Panel 4
Row 9
Name SEYMOUR, DEVON PAUL
Rank LCPL
Service MARINE CORPS
Date Of Death 20050609
Operation OIF
Panel 4
Row 8
Name SQUIRES, BRAD DUANE
Rank CPL
Service MARINE CORPS
Date Of Death 20050609
Operation OIF
Panel 4
Row 9
Name CASTILLO, MARIO ALBERTO
Rank LCPL
Service MARINE CORPS
Date Of Death 20050610
Operation OIF
Panel 4
Row 9
Name CERVANTES, VICTOR HUGO
Rank SFC
Service ARMY
Date Of Death 20050610
Operation OEF
Panel 4
Row 9
Name KILPELA, ANDREW JACOB
Rank CPL
Service MARINE CORPS
Date Of Death 20050610
Operation OIF
Panel 4
Row 9
Name ARNOLD, LARRY RICHARD SR.
Rank SSG
Service ARMY
Date Of Death 20050611
Operation OIF
Panel 4
Row 10
Name BYERS, CASEY
Rank SGT
Service ARMY
Date Of Death 20050611
Operation OIF
Panel 4
Row 10
Name LAPINSKI, STANLEY JAMES
Rank CPL
Service ARMY
Date Of Death 20050611
Operation OIF
Panel 4
Row 10
Name LEE, TERRANCE DELAN SR.
Rank SGT
Service ARMY
Date Of Death 20050611
Operation OIF
Panel 4
Row 10
Name PRINCE, NEIL ARMSTRONG
Rank SFC
Service ARMY
Date Of Death 20050611
Operation OIF
Panel 4
Row 10
Name KINSLOW, ANTHONY DAVID
Rank SPC
Service ARMY
Date Of Death 20050613
Operation OIF
Panel 4
Row 10
Name KUHNS, LARRY ROBERT JR.
Rank SGT
Service ARMY
Date Of Death 20050613
Operation OIF
Panel 4
Row 10
Name MATTEK, JOHN JAMES JR
Rank LCPL
Service MARINE CORPS
Date Of Death 20050613
Operation OIF
Panel 4
Row 10
Name CLEMONS, NATHAN BRADLEY
Rank PFC
Service MARINE CORPS
Date Of Death 20050614
Operation OIF
Panel 4
Row 11
Name HAYES, MICHAEL RAY
Rank SPC
Service ARMY
Date Of Death 20050614
Operation OIF
Panel 4
Row 11
Name JONES, ANTHONY GLENN
Rank SGT
Service ARMY
Date Of Death 20050614
Operation OIF
Panel 4
Row 11
Name KLINGER, JOSHUA PHILIP
Rank LCPL
Service MARINE CORPS
Date Of Death 20050614
Operation OIF
Panel 4
Row 11
Name BAEZ, CESAR OMAR
Rank PO2
Service NAVY
Date Of Death 20050615
Operation OIF
Panel 4
Row 12