The National Virtual Memorial

To You, From Failing Hands, We Throw The Torch

On the pages that follow, you will find heroes.

The Gold Star Family Foundation proudly presents this permanent shrine to our armed forces, that the brave military men and women who have laid down their lives for something larger than self may have a place online more worthy of their sacrifice, and the families left behind might find the tools suited to building a more personal tribute.

If your family has lost someone on active duty during Operation Enduring Freedom or Operation Iraqi Freedom, they have a memorial page already created on this site; the simplest way to locate them is to try their last name in the search box at the right. After you arrive there, you’re invited to contact us so you can take over the maintenance of the page and create your own personal memorial.

There is no catch. We don’t charge for access. We don’t accept advertising. We don’t sell anyone’s information. We’re not an automated site that was put up simply to attract web traffic. And we’re not going anywhere. Ever.

We are rapidly working on adding photos and information to the default pages for each service member, and adding heroes from past conflicts as well. If there are features you think we should add, by all means get in touch and let us know how we can help.