Memorial
Memorial
We honor those SEALs, and the Sailors who directly support them, who made the ultimate sacrifice. These warriors exemplify the very finest in Navy Special Warfare: unflinching under fire and unwavering in their commitment to the preservation of freedom. Each is due our sincerest gratitude and the respect and admiration of generations to come. Thank you for joining us in paying your respects. NavySEALs.com is proud to support the Naval Special Warfare Foundation, an organization dedicated to supporting for the families of fallen Special Warfare Operators, and perpetuating the history and heritage of U.S. Naval Commandos |
Memorial Videos  | Navy SEAL Museum
 |
Operation ENDURING FREEDOM – Afghanistan (2001 – Present)
NAVY
SEAL |
DIED |
TEAM |
|---|---|---|
March 5, 2002 |
NSWDG |
|
Roberts
was
killed in combat during a clandestine nighttime insertion, when the
helicopter he readying to exit made a rushed take-off after it was hit
by a rocket-propelled grenade. He fell from the helicopter and fought
valiantly for over half
an hour before being shot and killed by overwhelming al-Qaeda forces (more...) |
||
March 27, 2002 |
NSWDG |
|
Bourgeois
was killed when he stepped on a landmine while conducting small-unit
training at an abandoned al-Qaeda terrorist base near Kandahar,
Afghanistan (more…)
| ||
June 26, 2003 |
NSWDG |
|
Retzer
was
wounded on June 25, 2006, after his convoy was attacked outside of
Gardez, Afghanistan. He was transported to Bagram Air Base Hospital
where he
died of his wounds on June 26th (more…)
| ||
August 20, 2003 |
NSWDG |
|
Tapper
was
wounded on August 20, 2003, when his convoy made contact with enemy
forces near Orgun, in Paktika Province, Afghanistan. He was transported
to Bagram Air Base Hospital in Afghanistan where he died of his wounds (more…)
| ||
May 29, 2004 |
NSWG-2 |
|
Ouellette
was killed with three other service members when their vehicle struck
an Improvised Explosive Device as they swerved to avoid another
explosive device in the road while returning to their base of
operations in Kandahar Afghanistan (more…)
| ||
June 28 |
SDVT-1 (more…) |
|
June 28 |
SDVT-2 (more…) |
|
June 28 |
SDVT-1 (more…) |
|
The
three
SEALs named above were part of a four-man reconnaissance team that
clandestinely infiltrated into the Hindu-Kush mountains along the
border
with Afghanistan on June 27, 2005. The squad was reportedly tracking a
high-ranking al-Qaeda leader when they were ambushed by overwhelming
Taliban forces with superior firepower. The three SEALs provided
protective fire for a fourth member in their squad to escape, before
they were killed by enemy fire (Full
story…) |
||
The
eight
SEALs named below were on a combat rescue mission to reinforce a SEAL
squad (above) which had been ambushed and was engaged in a fierce
firefight with overwhelming Taliban forces. The eight SEALs were killed
along with eight Army “Nightstalker” commandos when
the MH-47 helicopter that all were aboard was shot down and crashed in
Kunar Province, Afghanistan. (Full
story…) |
||
June 28, 2005 |
ST-10 (more...) |
|
June 28, 2005 |
SDVT-1 (more…) |
|
June 28, 2005 |
ST-10 (more…) |
|
June 28, 2005 |
ST-10 (more…) |
|
June 28, 2005 |
ST-10 (more…) |
|
June 28, 2005 |
SDVT-1 (more…) |
|
June 28, 2005 |
SDVT-1 (more…) |
|
June 28, 2005 |
ST-10 (more…) |
|
Operation IRAQI FREEDOM – Iraq (2003 – Present)
NAVY
SEAL |
DIED |
TEAM |
|---|---|---|
August 2,
2006 |
ST-3 |
|
Lee
was
killed during combat operations while on patrol in Ramadi, Iraq. To
protect his teammates, he heroically exposed himself to direct enemy
fire by engaging the enemy with his machine gun and was mortally
wounded in the engagement (more…)
| ||
Sept. 29, 2006 |
ST-3 |
|
Monsoor
was
killed during combat operations in Ramadi, Iraq. He heroically dropped
on a grenade that an insurgent had thrown into the SEAL
squad’s overwatch position, to save the lives of his three
teammates by deliberately
sacrificing his own
(more…) |
||
| Joseph C. Schwedler | April 6th, 2007 | ST-4 |
| Schwedler was killed by enemy fire while participating in his team’s assault on a fortified enemy position in Al Anbar Province, Iraq, against terrorists who had been involved in the recent downing of a Coalition helicopter (more…) | ||
July 6, 2007 |
||
Navy
Special Warfare Operator 1st Class (SEAL) Jason Dale Lewis, 30, of
Brookfield, C30, of Brookfield, Conn.; assigned to an East Coast-based
SEAL team; died July 6 as a result of enemy action while conducting
combat operations near Baghdad. (more...)
|
||
If you desire to send condolences to any of the families, you may address your envelopes to the surviving spouse or parents c/o the Naval Special Warfare Foundation, P.O. Box 5965, Virginia Beach, VA, 23471, and the Foundation will forward them to the families. If you wish to make a donation in memory of our fallen Navy SEALs, please go to www.nswfoundation.org.
del.icio.us
