We Carry
Their Names.
A reunion can’t save everyone. Some of our brothers and sisters were lost in combat. Others we lost after they made it home. Here, they are remembered.
Killed in Action
They stepped into harm’s way and never came home. We stand watch over their memory.
A sergeant leads from the front — and he did exactly that, every single time. His brothers watched him live that oath. They carry that example forward. Always forward. Always for the man beside him.
He stepped into harm’s way and never stepped back. A Marine to the core — he led by doing, protected by being first, and left his brothers carrying a debt they can never repay. His name belongs on this wall.
Sergeant First Class. That rank doesn’t come without years of sacrifice — deployment after deployment, duty over comfort, duty over safety. He was the backbone his unit leaned on. They don’t forget.
A Staff Sergeant leads, protects, and holds it together — for everyone else. He put his people first, stepped into danger so others wouldn’t have to. His example lives in every soldier who served beside him.
SPC Fitzmorris was killed in action on 25 August 2008 while on a dismounted patrol in the Adhamiyah area of Baghdad, Iraq. He served in the 4th Infantry Division, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 3/29 Field Artillery Regiment, Alpha Battery, 1st Platoon.
Gone Too Soon At Home
They survived the fight and came home — but the war followed them. We remember them, and we keep working so fewer brothers are lost this way.
He ran 60 yards through open gunfire to carry his brother home. When a camera caught it, he shrugged: “We’re Marines. That’s what we do.” All he asked for in return was a little bit of normal life. That was too much to ask.
He came home from Iraq carrying things nobody could see. His former Marine brothers called his family and said, “I would not be here if it weren’t for your son.” He was getting better. His family needs you to know that.
Someone who should be honored here?
If a brother or sister deserves a place on this wall, tell us about them. We’ll ask for their rank, branch, the circumstances of their loss, and a tribute in your words.
What we’ll ask for
- — Full name
- — Rank & branch of service
- — Circumstances of their loss
- — A tribute message, in your words
- — A photograph, if you have one