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    Honor Our Fallen Heroes 2024

    54 honorees

    The alumni below were specifically remembered by family, shipmates, and friends at the Honor Our Fallen Heroes event at the Naval Academy on November 16, 2024.

    Following the event the United States Naval Academy Alumni Association created this video:

    CDR RAYMOND A. HANSEN, USN

    Raymond Hansen

    Class of 1922
    Commander | US Navy
    August 9, 1942 (43 years old)
    KIA Battle of Savo Island Pacific USS Vincennes (CA 44) WWII Ship HOFH19 HOFH21 HOFH22 HOFH24 HOFH25
    LT EARL D. HACKMAN, JR., USN

    Earl Hackman, Jr.

    Class of 1943
    Lieutenant | US Navy
    August 6, 1945 (25 years old)
    KIA Pacific USS Bullhead (SS 332) WWII Submarine HOFH19 HOFH21 HOFH22 HOFH23 HOFH24 HOFH25 USNA 1st Company
    LCDR DAVID B. LLOYD, USN

    David Lloyd

    Class of 1956
    Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
    May 22, 1968 (33 years old)
    Operational loss USS Scorpion (SSN 589) Submarine HOFH19 HOFH21 HOFH22 HOFH23 HOFH24 HOFH25 USNA 18th Company
    LTCOL FRANK P. KOLBE, JR., USMCR

    Frank Kolbe, Jr.

    Class of 1960
    Lieutenant Colonel | US Marine Corps Reserve
    July 19, 1981 (45 years old)
    Operational loss Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 772 Helicopter HOFH19 HOFH21 HOFH22 HOFH23 HOFH24 USNA 11th Company
    LT JOHN J. WILEY, USN

    John Wiley

    Class of 1961
    Lieutenant | US Navy
    April 10, 1963 (23 years old)
    Operational loss USS Thresher (SSN 593) Submarine HOFH21 HOFH23 HOFH24 HOFH25 USNA 11th Company
    LT CHARLES A. KNOCHEL, USN

    Charles Knochel

    Class of 1962
    Lieutenant | US Navy
    September 22, 1966 (26 years old)
    KIA Attack Squadron (VA) 176 Vietnam Fixed Wing Distinguished Flying Cross MIA HOFH22 HOFH23 HOFH24 HOFH25 USNA 15th Company
    LCDR ALEXANDER J. PALENSCAR, III, USN

    Alexander Palenscar, III

    Class of 1963
    Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
    March 27, 1967 (25 years old)
    KIA Attack Squadron (VA) 112 Vietnam Fixed Wing Naval Academy Cemetery HOFH24 USNA 19th Company
    LTCOL ROBERT J. JOHNSON, JR., USMC

    Robert Johnson, Jr.

    Class of 1964
    Lieutenant Colonel | US Marine Corps
    October 9, 1982 (41 years old)
    Operational loss Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 312 Fixed Wing HOFH23 HOFH24 HOFH25 USNA 11th Company
    CAPT HENRY M. KLEEMANN, USN

    Henry Kleemann

    Class of 1965
    Captain | US Navy
    December 3, 1985 (42 years old)
    Operational loss Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 4 Fixed Wing HOFH24 HOFH25 USNA 5th Company
    2LT RONALD W. MEYER, USMC

    Ronald Meyer

    Class of 1965
    2nd Lieutenant | US Marine Corps
    June 16, 1966 (23 years old)
    KIA 1st Battalion, 5th Marines Vietnam Ground Silver Star HOFH19 HOFH21 HOFH23 HOFH24 USNA 27th Company
    LCDR BENJAMIN TAPPAN, III, USN

    Benjamin Tappan, III

    Class of 1966
    Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
    June 2, 1980 (36 years old)
    Operational loss Attack Squadron (VA) 147 Fixed Wing HOFH24 USNA 8th Company
    LT V. PATRICK BUCKLEY, USN

    V. Patrick Buckley

    Class of 1966
    Lieutenant | US Navy
    December 16, 1969 (25 years old)
    KIA Light Photographic Squadron (VFP) 63 Vietnam Fixed Wing HOFH19 HOFH21 HOFH22 HOFH23 HOFH24 HOFH25 KIA-combat flight USNA 11th Company
    CAPT MICHAEL C. WUNSCH, USMC

    Michael Wunsch

    Class of 1966
    Captain | US Marine Corps
    July 28, 1969 (25 years old)
    KIA 3rd Tank Battalion Vietnam Ground Silver Star HOFH24 USNA 11th Company
    LTJG DOUGLAS D. VAUGHAN, USN

    Douglas Vaughan

    Class of 1966
    Lieutenant (j.g.) | US Navy
    May 20, 1969 (25 years old)
    KIA Naval Advisory Group Vietnam Ground Bronze Star HOFH23 HOFH24 HOFH25 USNA 34th Company
    CAPT MICHAEL D. L. MORGAN, USMC

    Michael Morgan

    Class of 1967
    Captain | US Marine Corps
    November 2, 1973 (29 years old)
    Operational loss Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 323 Fixed Wing HOFH19 HOFH21 HOFH22 HOFH24 USNA 11th Company
    LCDR BARTON S. CREED, USN

    Barton Creed

    Class of 1967
    Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
    March 13, 1971 (25 years old)
    KIA Attack Squadron (VA) 113 Vietnam Fixed Wing Bronze Star Distinguished Flying Cross MIA HOFH19 HOFH21 HOFH24 HOFH25 USNA 26th Company
    LT GARWOOD W. BACON, USN

    Garwood Bacon

    Class of 1968
    Lieutenant | US Navy
    August 23, 1975 (29 years old)
    Operational loss Attack Squadron (VA) 35 Fixed Wing HOFH24 HOFH25 USNA 5th Company
    LT ROBERT L. LEDBETTER, III, USNR

    Robert Ledbetter, III

    Class of 1969
    Lieutenant | US Naval Reserve
    October 15, 1985 (38 years old)
    Operational loss 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines Helicopter HOFH24 USNA 35th Company
    MAJ DAVID G. BUELL, USMC

    David Buell

    Class of 1969
    Major | US Marine Corps
    November 4, 1983 (35 years old)
    Operational loss Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 115 Fixed Wing HOFH23 HOFH24 USNA 32nd Company
    CAPT THOMAS D. PASQUALE, USMC

    Thomas Pasquale

    Class of 1969
    Captain | US Marine Corps
    July 18, 1979 (32 years old)
    Operational loss No. 4 Squadron (RAF) Fixed Wing HOFH24 USNA 21st Company
    LT DAVID M. LUMSDEN, USN

    David Lumsden

    Class of 1969
    Lieutenant | US Navy
    November 20, 1974 (27 years old)
    Operational loss Attack Squadron (VA) 95 Fixed Wing HOFH24 USNA 3rd Company
    LT JAMES L. FEENEY, USN

    James Feeney

    Class of 1969
    Lieutenant | US Navy
    July 11, 1974 (27 years old)
    Operational loss Attack Squadron (VA) 93 Fixed Wing HOFH23 HOFH24 HOFH25 USNA 32nd Company
    LT WILLIAM F. SIGLER, USN

    William Sigler

    Class of 1969
    Lieutenant | US Navy
    November 10, 1973 (27 years old)
    Operational loss Helicopter Training Squadron (HT) 8 Helicopter Distinguished Flying Cross HOFH24 USNA 29th Company
    LTJG ARNOLD W. BARDEN, JR., USN

    Arnold Barden, Jr.

    Class of 1969
    Lieutenant (j.g.) | US Navy
    September 20, 1971 (25 years old)
    KIA Helicopter Attack Squadron (Light) (HA(L)) 3 Vietnam Helicopter KIA-combat flight HOFH24 USNA 20th Company
    MAJ JAMES L. SMEE, USMC

    James Smee

    Class of 1970
    Major | US Marine Corps
    May 16, 1984 (36 years old)
    Operational loss Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron (MAWTS) 1 Fixed Wing HOFH19 HOFH21 HOFH22 HOFH24 HOFH25 USNA 29th Company
    LT JOHN M. FRANKLIN, USN

    John Franklin

    Class of 1974
    Lieutenant | US Navy
    November 20, 1979 (27 years old)
    Operational loss Fighter Squadron (VF) 33 Fixed Wing HOFH22 HOFH24 USNA 6th Company
    LTJG STEPHEN G. LABARRE, USN

    Stephen LaBarre

    Class of 1974
    Lieutenant (j.g.) | US Navy
    March 22, 1978 (25 years old)
    Operational loss Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron (HS) 4 Helicopter HOFH24 USNA 29th Company
    CAPT THOMAS J. EVANS, USMC

    Thomas Evans

    Class of 1974
    Captain | US Marine Corps
    April 6, 1977 (25 years old)
    Operational loss Marine Attack Training Squadron (VMAT) 203 Fixed Wing HOFH24 USNA 35th Company
    LTJG PATRICK J. KILCLINE, USN

    Patrick Kilcline

    Class of 1975
    Lieutenant (j.g.) | US Navy
    July 16, 1978 (25 years old)
    Operational loss Fighter Squadron (VF) 211 Fixed Wing HOFH21 HOFH22 HOFH24 HOFH25 USNA 33rd Company
    LTJG MARK S. GONTKOVIC, USN

    Mark Gontkovic

    Class of 1976
    Lieutenant (j.g.) | US Navy
    December 6, 1979 (26 years old)
    Operational loss Attack Squadron (VA) 35 Fixed Wing HOFH19 HOFH21 HOFH22 HOFH23 HOFH24 HOFH25 USNA 28th Company
    CAPT GERALD F. DECONTO, USN

    Gerald DeConto

    Class of 1979
    Captain | US Navy
    September 11, 2001 (44 years old)
    KIA 9/11 Terrorism HOFH23 HOFH24 HOFH25 USNA 7th Company
    MAJ MICHAEL F. BRADLEY, USMCR

    Michael Bradley

    Class of 1979
    Major | US Marine Corps
    September 8, 1993 (37 years old)
    Operational loss Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 773 Helicopter Naval Academy Cemetery HOFH24 HOFH25 USNA 27th Company
    LT MICHAEL F. WILSON, USN

    Michael Wilson

    Class of 1981
    Lieutenant | US Navy
    May 22, 1986 (27 years old)
    Operational loss Attack Squadron (VA) 65 Fixed Wing HOFH19 HOFH21 HOFH24 HOFH25 USNA 8th Company
    LCDR JOSEPH F. KING, JR., USN

    Joseph King, Jr.

    Class of 1983
    Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
    March 13, 1997 (35 years old)
    Operational loss Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron (HS) 3 Helicopter HOFH19 HOFH21 HOFH22 HOFH23 HOFH24 HOFH25 USNA 25th Company
    ENS STEVEN E. PONTELL, USN

    Steven Pontell

    Class of 1988
    Ensign | US Navy
    October 29, 1989 (23 years old)
    Operational loss Training Squadron (VT) 19 Fixed Wing Family HOFH24 USNA 36th Company
    LTCOL WILLIAM R. WATKINS, III, USAF

    William Watkins, III

    Class of 1989
    Lieutenant Colonel | US Air Force
    April 7, 2003 (37 years old)
    KIA Iraq 333rd Fighter Squadron Global War on Terrorism Fixed Wing Distinguished Flying Cross HOFH19 HOFH21 HOFH22 HOFH24 USNA 32nd Company
    LT RONALD J. MOBAYED, USN

    Ronald Mobayed

    Class of 1991
    Lieutenant | US Navy
    October 3, 1995 (27 years old)
    Operational loss Helicopter Combat Support Squadron (HC) 6 Helicopter HOFH19 HOFH21 HOFH22 HOFH23 HOFH24 HOFH25 USNA 36th Company
    LT JASON E. JAKUBOWSKI, USN

    Jason Jakubowski

    Class of 1993
    Lieutenant | US Navy
    September 14, 1997 (27 years old)
    Operational loss Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 15 Fixed Wing HOFH19 HOFH21 HOFH22 HOFH23 HOFH24 HOFH25 Naval Academy Cemetery USNA 31st Company
    LCDR FRANK C. WITTWER, USN

    Frank Wittwer

    Class of 1994
    Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
    January 18, 2006 (35 years old)
    Operational loss Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 97 Fixed Wing HOFH23 HOFH24 USNA 33rd Company
    MAJ DOUGLAS A. ZEMBIEC, USMC

    Douglas Zembiec

    Class of 1995
    Major | US Marine Corps, CIA
    May 11, 2007 (34 years old)
    KIA Iraq Global War on Terrorism Ground Silver Star Bronze Star HOFH19 HOFH21 HOFH24 HOFH25 USNA 8th Company
    LCDR ERIK S. KRISTENSEN, USN

    Erik Kristensen

    Class of 1995
    Lieutenant Commander | US Navy
    June 28, 2005 (33 years old)
    KIA Afghanistan Global War on Terrorism Helicopter Bronze Star SEAL HOFH19 HOFH21 HOFH22 HOFH23 HOFH24 HOFH25 Naval Academy Cemetery USNA 2nd Company
    CAPT SETH R. MICHAUD, USMC

    Seth Michaud

    Class of 1998
    Captain | US Marine Corps
    June 22, 2003 (27 years old)
    Operational loss Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 461 Ground Fratricide HOFH19 HOFH21 HOFH23 HOFH24 HOFH25 USNA 5th Company
    LT MATTHEW S. SHUBZDA, USN

    Matthew Shubzda

    Class of 1998
    Lieutenant | US Navy
    October 18, 2002 (27 years old)
    Operational loss Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 41 Fixed Wing HOFH24 USNA 13th Company
    LT DARIN H. PONTELL, USN

    Darin Pontell

    Class of 1998
    Lieutenant | US Navy
    September 11, 2001 (26 years old)
    KIA 9/11 Terrorism Family HOFH24 USNA 6th Company
    CAPT JENNIFER J. HARRIS, USMC

    Jennifer Harris

    Class of 2000
    Captain | US Marine Corps
    February 7, 2007 (28 years old)
    KIA Iraq Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron (HMM) 364 Global War on Terrorism Helicopter HOFH22 HOFH23 HOFH24 HOFH25 Woman USNA 18th Company
    1LT RONALD D. WINCHESTER, USMCR

    Ronald Winchester

    Class of 2001
    1st Lieutenant | US Marine Corps Reserve
    September 3, 2004 (25 years old)
    KIA Iraq 1st Battalion, 7th Marines Global War on Terrorism Ground HOFH19 HOFH21 HOFH22 HOFH23 HOFH24 HOFH25 USNA 25th Company
    LT J. BRENDAN A. LOONEY, USN

    J. Brendan Looney

    Class of 2004
    Lieutenant | US Navy
    September 21, 2010 (29 years old)
    KIA Afghanistan Global War on Terrorism Helicopter Bronze Star SEAL HOFH21 HOFH22 HOFH24 HOFH25 USNA 18th Company
    1LT TRAVIS J. MANION, USMC

    Travis Manion

    Class of 2004
    1st Lieutenant | US Marine Corps
    April 29, 2007 (26 years old)
    KIA Iraq Global War on Terrorism Ground Silver Star Bronze Star HOFH23 HOFH24 Ship Namesake USNA 18th Company
    MAJ ELIZABETH R. KEALEY, USMC

    Elizabeth Kealey

    Class of 2005
    Major | US Marine Corps
    January 23, 2015 (32 years old)
    Operational loss Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 169 Helicopter HOFH24 HOFH25 Woman USNA 30th Company
    CAPT STANFORD H. SHAW, III, USMC

    Stanford Shaw, III

    Class of 2006
    Captain | US Marine Corps
    March 10, 2015 (31 years old)
    Operational loss 2nd Marine Special Operations Battalion Helicopter Bronze Star HOFH19 HOFH21 HOFH22 HOFH23 HOFH24 HOFH25 USNA 6th Company
    CAPT BRIAN T. KENNEDY, USMC

    Brian Kennedy

    Class of 2007
    Captain | US Marine Corps
    January 14, 2016 (31 years old)
    Operational loss Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 463 Helicopter HOFH24 USNA 26th Company
    MAJ MATTHEW M. WIEGAND, USMC

    Matthew Wiegand

    Class of 2008
    Major | US Marine Corps
    March 30, 2019 (34 years old)
    Operational loss Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron (MAWTS) 1 Helicopter HOFH19 HOFH21 HOFH22 HOFH24 HOFH25 USNA 24th Company
    CAPT MIGUEL J. NAVA, USMC

    Miguel Nava

    Class of 2017
    Captain | US Marine Corps
    February 7, 2024 (28 years old)
    Operational loss Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 361 Helicopter HOFH24 HOFH25 USNA 22nd Company
    ENS JOSHUA K. WATSON, USN

    Joshua Watson

    Class of 2019
    Ensign | US Navy
    December 6, 2019 (23 years old)
    KIA Global War on Terrorism Navy and Marine Corps Medal Terrorism Video HOFH23 HOFH24 USNA 10th Company