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    Honor Our Fallen Heroes 2021

    30 honorees

    The alumni below were specifically remembered by family, shipmates, and friends at the Honor Our Fallen Heroes event at the Naval Academy on September 11, 2021.

    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
    CDR ALPHONSE M. MINVIELLE, USN

    Alphonse Minvielle

    Class of 1938
    Commander | US Navy
    February 3, 1949 (34 years old)
    Operational loss Fixed Wing HOFH21 USNA 12th Company
    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 RICHARD L. LAWS, USN

    Richard Laws

    Class of 1962
    Lieutenant | US Navy
    April 3, 1966 (26 years old)
    KIA Fighter Squadron (VF) 24 Vietnam Fixed Wing HOFH19 HOFH21 HOFH23 USNA 11th Company
    LT CLARENCE K. MILES, USN

    Clarence Miles

    Class of 1965
    Lieutenant | US Navy
    September 18, 1968 (25 years old)
    Operational loss Attack Squadron (VA) 195 Fixed Wing HOFH21 HOFH23 USNA 22nd 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
    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 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
    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
    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
    ENS JOHN C. KENNEDY, III, USN

    John Kennedy, III

    Class of 1979
    Ensign | US Navy
    January 16, 1981 (26 years old)
    Operational loss Training Squadron (VT) 26 Fixed Wing HOFH19 HOFH21 HOFH22 A10 2026 USNA 29th Company
    CAPT ROBERT E. DOLAN, USN

    Robert Dolan

    Class of 1981
    Captain | US Navy
    September 11, 2001 (43 years old)
    KIA 9/11 Terrorism HOFH21 Naval Academy Cemetery USNA 20th 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
    CDR PATRICK DUNN, USN

    Patrick Dunn

    Class of 1985
    Commander | US Navy
    September 11, 2001 (39 years old)
    KIA 9/11 Terrorism HOFH21 USNA 15th 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
    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 A10 2026 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
    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 A10 2026 USNA 18th 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
    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