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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 JOHNSON, HOWARD II
Rank PFC
Service ARMY
Date Of Death 20030323
Operation OIF
Panel 1
Row 16
Name JORDAN, PHILLIP ANDREW
Rank GYSGT
Service MARINE CORPS
Date Of Death 20030323
Operation OIF
Panel 1
Row 13
Name KIEHL, JAMES MICHAEL
Rank SPC
Service ARMY
Date Of Death 20030323
Operation OIF
Panel 1
Row 16
Name MALTZ, MICHAEL HARRY
Rank MSG
Service AIR FORCE
Date Of Death 20030323
Operation OEF
Panel 1
Row 15
Name MATA, JOHNNY VILLAREAL
Rank CW2
Service ARMY
Date Of Death 20030323
Operation OIF
Panel 1
Row 15
Name NIXON, PATRICK RAY
Rank CPL
Service MARINE CORPS
Date Of Death 20030323
Operation OIF
Panel 1
Row 14
Name PIESTEWA, LORI ANN
Rank SPC
Service ARMY
Date Of Death 20030323
Operation OIF
Panel 1
Row 16
Name PLITE, JASON THOMAS
Rank SRA
Service AIR FORCE
Date Of Death 20030323
Operation OEF
Panel 1
Row 14
Name POKORNEY, FREDERICK EBEN JR.
Rank 1STLT
Service MARINE CORPS
Date Of Death 20030323
Operation OIF
Panel 1
Row 13
Name REISS, BRENDON CURTIS
Rank SGT
Service MARINE CORPS
Date Of Death 20030323
Operation OIF
Panel 1
Row 17
Name ROSACKER, RANDAL KENT
Rank CPL
Service MARINE CORPS
Date Of Death 20030323
Operation OIF
Panel 1
Row 17
Name SEIFERT, CHRISTOPHER SCOTT
Rank CPT
Service ARMY
Date Of Death 20030323
Operation OIF
Panel 1
Row 15
Name SLOAN, BRANDON ULYSSES
Rank PV2
Service ARMY
Date Of Death 20030323
Operation OIF
Panel 1
Row 16
Name SLOCUM, THOMAS JONATHAN
Rank LCPL
Service MARINE CORPS
Date Of Death 20030323
Operation OIF
Panel 1
Row 14
Name STEIN, JOHN HENRY
Rank LTC
Service AIR FORCE
Date Of Death 20030323
Operation OEF
Panel 1
Row 15
Name TEAL, JOHN MICHAEL
Rank SSG
Service AIR FORCE
Date Of Death 20030323
Operation OEF
Panel 1
Row 14
Name WALTERS, DONALD RALPH
Rank SGT
Service ARMY
Date Of Death 20030323
Operation OIF
Panel 1
Row 16
Name WILLIAMS, MICHAEL JASON
Rank LCPL
Service MARINE CORPS
Date Of Death 20030323
Operation OIF
Panel 1
Row 13
Name BLAIR, THOMAS ALAN
Rank CPL
Service MARINE CORPS
Date Of Death 20030324
Operation OIF
Panel 1
Row 17
Name JAMES, EVAN TYLER
Rank CPL
Service MARINE CORPS
Date Of Death 20030324
Operation OIF
Panel 1
Row 17
Name KORTHAUS, BRADLEY STEVEN
Rank SGT
Service MARINE CORPS
Date Of Death 20030324
Operation OIF
Panel 1
Row 18
Name SANDERS, GREGORY PAUL
Rank SPC
Service ARMY
Date Of Death 20030324
Operation OIF
Panel 1
Row 17
Name JOHNSON, MICHAEL VANN JR.
Rank HM2
Service NAVY
Date Of Death 20030325
Operation OIF
Panel 1
Row 18
Name MARTINEZ FLORES, FRANCISCO ABRAHAM
Rank LCPL
Service MARINE CORPS
Date Of Death 20030325
Operation OIF
Panel 1
Row 18
Name MAY, DONALD CHARLES JR.
Rank SSGT
Service MARINE CORPS
Date Of Death 20030325
Operation OIF
Panel 1
Row 18
Name O'DAY, PATRICK TERENCE
Rank LCPL
Service MARINE CORPS
Date Of Death 20030325
Operation OIF
Panel 1
Row 18
Name RODRIGUEZ, ROBERT MARCUS
Rank CPL
Service MARINE CORPS
Date Of Death 20030325
Operation OIF
Panel 1
Row 18
Name STONE, GREGORY LEWIS
Rank MAJ
Service AIR FORCE
Date Of Death 20030325
Operation OIF
Panel 1
Row 18
Name NAVE, KEVIN GERARD
Rank MAJ
Service MARINE CORPS
Date Of Death 20030326
Operation OIF
Panel 1
Row 19
Name MENUSA, JOSEPH
Rank GYSGT
Service MARINE CORPS
Date Of Death 20030327
Operation OIF
Panel 1
Row 19
Name SUAREZ DEL SOLAR, JESUS ALBERTO
Rank LCPL
Service MARINE CORPS
Date Of Death 20030327
Operation OIF
Panel 1
Row 19
Name PADILLA-RAMIREZ, FERNANDO
Rank SGT
Service MARINE CORPS
Date Of Death 20030328
Operation OIF
Panel 1
Row 19
Name SOLOMON, RODERIC ANTOINE
Rank SGT
Service ARMY
Date Of Death 20030328
Operation OIF
Panel 1
Row 19
Name CAWLEY, JAMES WILFORD
Rank SSGT
Service MARINE CORPS
Date Of Death 20030329
Operation OIF
Panel 1
Row 20
Name CREIGHTON-WELDON, MICHAEL RUSSELL
Rank PFC
Service ARMY
Date Of Death 20030329
Operation OIF
Panel 1
Row 20
Name CURTIN, MICHAEL EDWARD
Rank SPC
Service ARMY
Date Of Death 20030329
Operation OIF
Panel 1
Row 19
Name FRAZIER, JACOB LEE
Rank SSG
Service AIR FORCE
Date Of Death 20030329
Operation OEF
Panel 1
Row 19
Name MORALES, ORLANDO
Rank SSG
Service ARMY
Date Of Death 20030329
Operation OEF
Panel 1
Row 20
Name RINCON, DIEGO FERNANDO
Rank PFC
Service ARMY
Date Of Death 20030329
Operation OIF
Panel 1
Row 20
Name WHITE, WILLIAM WAYNE
Rank LCPL
Service MARINE CORPS
Date Of Death 20030329
Operation OIF
Panel 1
Row 20
Name WILLIAMS, EUGENE
Rank SGT
Service ARMY
Date Of Death 20030329
Operation OIF
Panel 1
Row 20
Name CONTRERAS, AARON JOSEPH
Rank CAPT
Service MARINE CORPS
Date Of Death 20030330
Operation OIF
Panel 1
Row 20
Name LALUSH, MICHAEL VERNON
Rank SGT
Service MARINE CORPS
Date Of Death 20030330
Operation OIF
Panel 1
Row 21
Name MCGINNIS, BRIAN DANIEL
Rank SGT
Service MARINE CORPS
Date Of Death 20030330
Operation OIF
Panel 1
Row 21
Name JEFFRIES, WILLIAM ANDREW
Rank SPC
Service ARMY
Date Of Death 20030331
Operation OIF
Panel 1
Row 21
Name ROWE, BRANDON JACOB
Rank SPC
Service ARMY
Date Of Death 20030331
Operation OIF
Panel 1
Row 21
Name BUTLER, JACOB LEE
Rank SGT
Service ARMY
Date Of Death 20030401
Operation OIF
Panel 1
Row 21
Name MAGLIONE, JOSEPH BASIL
Rank LCPL
Service MARINE CORPS
Date Of Death 20030401
Operation OIF
Panel 1
Row 21
Name ADAMOUSKI, JAMES FRANCIS
Rank CPT
Service ARMY
Date Of Death 20030402
Operation OIF
Panel 1
Row 22
Name ANDERSON, BRIAN EDWARD
Rank LCPL
Service MARINE CORPS
Date Of Death 20030402
Operation OIF
Panel 1
Row 22
Name BOULE, MATHEW GEORGE
Rank SPC
Service ARMY
Date Of Death 20030402
Operation OIF
Panel 1
Row 22
Name FERNANDEZ, GEORGE ANDREW
Rank MSG
Service ARMY
Date Of Death 20030402
Operation OIF
Panel 1
Row 22
Name GURTNER, CHRISTIAN DANIEL
Rank PFC
Service MARINE CORPS
Date Of Death 20030402
Operation OIF
Panel 1
Row 22
Name HALVORSEN, ERIC ANDERS
Rank CW4
Service ARMY
Date Of Death 20030402
Operation OIF
Panel 1
Row 23
Name JAMAR, SCOTT
Rank CW2
Service ARMY
Date Of Death 20030402
Operation OIF
Panel 1
Row 21
Name PEDERSEN, MICHAEL FRANCIS
Rank SGT
Service ARMY
Date Of Death 20030402
Operation OIF
Panel 1
Row 22
Name SMITH, ERIC ALLEN
Rank CW3
Service ARMY
Date Of Death 20030402
Operation OIF
Panel 1
Row 21
Name WHITE, NATHAN DENNIS
Rank LT
Service NAVY
Date Of Death 20030402
Operation OIF
Panel 1
Row 22
Name BALES, CHAD ERIC
Rank LCPL
Service MARINE CORPS
Date Of Death 20030403
Operation OIF
Panel 1
Row 24
Name DAVIS, WILBERT
Rank SFC
Service ARMY
Date Of Death 20030403
Operation OIF
Panel 1
Row 23
Name EVNIN, MARK ASHER
Rank CPL
Service MARINE CORPS
Date Of Death 20030403
Operation OIF
Panel 1
Row 23
Name KORN, JASON EDWARD
Rank CPT
Service ARMY
Date Of Death 20030403
Operation OIF
Panel 1
Row 23
Name LIVAUDAIS, NINO DUGUE
Rank SSG
Service ARMY
Date Of Death 20030403
Operation OIF
Panel 1
Row 23
Name LONG, RYAN PATRICK
Rank SPC
Service ARMY
Date Of Death 20030403
Operation OIF
Panel 1
Row 23
Name OAKS, DONALD SAMUEL JR.
Rank SGT
Service ARMY
Date Of Death 20030403
Operation OIF
Panel 1
Row 23
Name REHN, RANDALL SCOTT
Rank SFC
Service ARMY
Date Of Death 20030403
Operation OIF
Panel 1
Row 23
Name RIPPETOE, RUSSELL BRIAN
Rank CPT
Service ARMY
Date Of Death 20030403
Operation OIF
Panel 1
Row 24
Name ROBBINS, TODD JAMES
Rank SGT
Service ARMY
Date Of Death 20030403
Operation OIF
Panel 1
Row 23
Name AITKEN, TRISTAN NEIL
Rank CPT
Service ARMY
Date Of Death 20030404
Operation OIF
Panel 1
Row 24
Name BELLARD, WILFRED DAVYRUSSELL
Rank PFC
Service ARMY
Date Of Death 20030404
Operation OIF
Panel 1
Row 24
Name CUNNINGHAM, DANIEL FRANCIS JR.
Rank SPC
Service ARMY
Date Of Death 20030404
Operation OIF
Panel 1
Row 25
Name GOODEN, BERNARD GEORGE
Rank CPL
Service MARINE CORPS
Date Of Death 20030404
Operation OIF
Panel 1
Row 24
Name JONES, DEVON DIMILO
Rank PV2
Service ARMY
Date Of Death 20030404
Operation OIF
Panel 1
Row 25
Name MCPHILLIPS, BRIAN MICHAEL
Rank 1STLT
Service MARINE CORPS
Date Of Death 20030404
Operation OIF
Panel 1
Row 24
Name RIOS, DUANE ROY
Rank SGT
Service MARINE CORPS
Date Of Death 20030404
Operation OIF
Panel 1
Row 24
Name SILVA, ERIK HERNANDEZ
Rank CPL
Service MARINE CORPS
Date Of Death 20030404
Operation OIF
Panel 1
Row 25
Name SMITH, EDWARD
Rank 1STSGT
Service MARINE CORPS
Date Of Death 20030404
Operation OIF
Panel 1
Row 24
Name SMITH, PAUL RAY
Rank SFC
Service ARMY
Date Of Death 20030404
Operation OIF
Panel 1
Row 25
Name BOOKER, STEVON ALEXANDER
Rank SSG
Service ARMY
Date Of Death 20030405
Operation OIF
Panel 1
Row 25
Name FORD, TRAVIS ALLEN
Rank CAPT
Service MARINE CORPS
Date Of Death 20030405
Operation OIF
Panel 1
Row 25
Name SAMMIS, BENJAMIN WILSON
Rank CAPT
Service MARINE CORPS
Date Of Death 20030405
Operation OIF
Panel 1
Row 25
Name BROWN, LARRY KENYATTA
Rank SPC
Service ARMY
Date Of Death 20030406
Operation OIF
Panel 1
Row 26
Name HUXLEY, GREGORY PAUL JR.
Rank PV2
Service ARMY
Date Of Death 20030406
Operation OIF
Panel 1
Row 26
Name PREWITT, KELLEY STEPHEN
Rank PV2
Service ARMY
Date Of Death 20030406
Operation OIF
Panel 1
Row 25
Name AVILES, ANDREW JULIAN
Rank LCPL
Service MARINE CORPS
Date Of Death 20030407
Operation OIF
Panel 1
Row 27
Name DAS, ERIC BRUCE
Rank CPT
Service AIR FORCE
Date Of Death 20030407
Operation OIF
Panel 1
Row 27
Name HOLLINSAID, LINCOLN DANIEL
Rank SSG
Service ARMY
Date Of Death 20030407
Operation OIF
Panel 1
Row 26
Name KAYLOR, JEFFREY JOSEPH
Rank 1LT
Service ARMY
Date Of Death 20030407
Operation OIF
Panel 1
Row 26
Name MEDELLIN, JESUS MARTIN ANTONIO
Rank CPL
Service MARINE CORPS
Date Of Death 20030407
Operation OIF
Panel 1
Row 27
Name MILLER, ANTHONY SCOTT
Rank PFC
Service ARMY
Date Of Death 20030407
Operation OIF
Panel 1
Row 26
Name MITCHELL, GEORGE ARTHUR JR.
Rank SPC
Service ARMY
Date Of Death 20030407
Operation OIF
Panel 1
Row 26
Name WATKINS, WILLIAM RANDOLPH III
Rank LTC
Service AIR FORCE
Date Of Death 20030407
Operation OIF
Panel 1
Row 26
Name BROWN, HENRY LEVON
Rank SGT
Service ARMY
Date Of Death 20030408
Operation OIF
Panel 1
Row 27
Name GARZA, JUAN GUADALUPE JR.
Rank PFC
Service MARINE CORPS
Date Of Death 20030408
Operation OIF
Panel 1
Row 27
Name MARSHALL, JOHN WINSTON
Rank SFC
Service ARMY
Date Of Death 20030408
Operation OIF
Panel 1
Row 27
Name MEYER, JASON MICHAEL
Rank PFC
Service ARMY
Date Of Death 20030408
Operation OIF
Panel 1
Row 27
Name SATHER, SCOTT DOUGLAS
Rank SSG
Service AIR FORCE
Date Of Death 20030408
Operation OIF
Panel 1
Row 27
Name STEVER, ROBERT ANTHONY
Rank SSG
Service ARMY
Date Of Death 20030408
Operation OIF
Panel 1
Row 27
Name BOHR, JEFFERY EDWARD
Rank GYSGT
Service MARINE CORPS
Date Of Death 20030410
Operation OIF
Panel 1
Row 28
Name HEMINGWAY, TERRY WAYNE
Rank SSG
Service ARMY
Date Of Death 20030410
Operation OIF
Panel 1
Row 28