EVENTS & PROGRAMS 

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.

*NEW* Information on the 13th Annual honor our fallen heroes weekend, SATURDAY, 15 November 2025

Save the Date! and complete the interest survey if you are considering attending the 13th Annual Honor Our Fallen Heroes weekend in Annapolis on Saturday, 15 November, 2025. Again this year we will host our gold star families and their midshipman and alumni escorts for a memorial ceremony, tailgate luncheon, and moment of silence at the Navy versus South Florida football game.

We are building a community of family and friends of our fallen heroes through the shared experience of loss, remembrance, and healing. Please share the interest survey with classmates, family, and friends of our fallen - we hope you will join us again or for the first time.

past honor our fallen heroes weekends

Memorial Hall angled shot, the hall is empty The U.S. Naval Academy Alumni Association and Foundation welcomed 275 gold star family members and their escorts for the 12th annual Honor Our Fallen Heroes event on 16 November 2024.  

Here is the list of 54 USNA fallen heroes whose families attended the 2024 event

Watch a video of the 2024 event, featuring Gold Star family members, midshipmen, and family escorts sharing parts of their story about their heroes. 

 

We Remember (Watch these videos of past events)

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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.