Military

People remembered for their work in military. 27 people are remembered here. Light a candle, read their story, and add a memory of your own.

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  Sean Michael Lee

  1976 – 2026 · United States Army paratrooper

  Army paratrooper and rescue organiser who answered every call with Send me.

  84 candles · 3 tributes
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  Michael George Whiteis

  1949 – 2026 · U.S. Army veteran (Signal Analyst)

  Vietnam veteran remembered for loyalty, family, and love of the outdoors.

  41 candles · 9 tributes
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  Kenneth Hay

  † 2026 · British Army soldier

  Normandy veteran and Grandad Ken who taught generations courage, resilience and love.

  10 candles · 1 tributes
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  Abdul Waheed Kakar

  1937 – 2026 · Army officer

  The army chief who steered Pakistan to the ballot box in 1993 and then stepped quietly aside.

  7 candles · 1 tributes
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  Alfred Tyrone Cooke

  1939 – 2026 · Indian Air Force fighter pilot

  In ten minutes over Kalaikunda he wrote a masterclass in courage.

  7 candles · 1 tributes
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  Anton Grunis

  1979 – 2026 · Major general

  Russian major general and Hero of Russia killed in occupied Donetsk at 46.

  7 candles · 1 tributes
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  Norman Irwin

  1918 – 2026 · Second World War veteran (Royal Artillery and REME sergeant)

  Coleraine's REME founder, Desert War veteran and Northern Ireland's oldest man. Chance governs all.

  7 candles · 1 tributes
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  Pavel Syutkin

  1922 – 2026 · Army officer and Second World War veteran

  A wartime gunner who waited 63 years, and through homelessness, for his Hero's star.

  7 candles · 1 tributes
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  Christian Piquemal

  1940 – 2026 · French Army general

  Saint-Cyrien, paratrooper and Père Légion of the French Foreign Legion (1994 to 1999), a four-star general who never stopped speaking his mind.

  6 candles · 1 tributes
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  Subagyo Hadi Siswoyo

  1946 – 2026 · Army general

  The Kopassus general who led Indonesia's army through the fall of Suharto and the dawn of reform.

  6 candles · 1 tributes
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  Peter Kolawole Obasa

  1938 – 2026 · army officer

  Retired army colonel and third Director-General of Nigeria's NYSC scheme.

  6 candles · 1 tributes
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  Walter Ousley

  1945 – 2026 · Air Force One crew chief and chief operating officer of Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago

  Air Force One crew chief who gave 35 years to Catholic Charities of Chicago.

  6 candles · 1 tributes
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  Andrew P. Iosue

  1927 – 2026 · United States Air Force general

  A bacteriologist turned pilot who flew into Hanoi in 1973 and led Air Force training.

  5 candles · 1 tributes
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  Yishai Zimmerman

  1933 – 2026 · Soldier

  He kept showing up for his country long after anyone expected him to.

  5 candles · 1 tributes
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  Michael Hobbs

  1937 – 2026 · British Army officer and charity director

  Guardsman, general and Governor of the Military Knights of Windsor, he served the Crown for a lifetime.

  5 candles · 1 tributes
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  Yosef Hagoel

  1946 – 2026 · Israeli military officer

  Paratrooper whose wounds and a medic's sacrifice became Israel's Ballad for a Medic.

  5 candles · 1 tributes
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  Anthony A. Less

  1937 – 2026 · U.S. Navy vice admiral and naval aviator

  First Boss of the Blue Angels squadron, carrier captain and vice admiral who served 34 years in naval aviation.

  4 candles · 1 tributes
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  Kongsak Vantana

  1945 – 2026 · Royal Thai Air Force officer

  Air Chief Marshal who led Thailand's air force and later served as Interior Minister.

  4 candles · 1 tributes
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  Joseph J. "Joe" Drake

  1924 – 2026 · WWII Army Ranger

  World War II Army Ranger, Congressional Gold Medal recipient, and lifelong Hawley postmaster.

  4 candles · 1 tributes
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  Ken Hay

  1925 – 2026 · Normandy D-Day veteran

  Grandad Ken: Normandy veteran who came home and taught a country to remember.

  4 candles · 1 tributes
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  Olivier Lebas

  1964 – 2026 · Naval officer

  Carrier pilot and admiral who commanded the Charles de Gaulle and served France at sea.

  4 candles · 1 tributes
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  Henry Rice

  1926 – 2026 · Royal Navy visual signalman

  Royal Navy D-Day veteran who ferried supplies to Juno Beach and spent a lifetime thanking those who did not return.

  3 candles · 1 tributes
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  Yaki Hetz

  1946 – 2026 · Paratrooper

  The simple soldier who led the charge on Ammunition Hill, then spent his life making sure others came home safely.

  3 candles · 1 tributes
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  Tadeusz Lutak

  1917 – 2026 · Soldier

  Maczek's dispatch rider in 1939, Home Army fighter "Pancerz", and Poland's oldest man, who kept the memory alive to 109.

  3 candles · 1 tributes
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  Sir John Mace

  1932 – 2026 · New Zealand Army officer

  NZSAS Original who rose from Malaya, Borneo and Vietnam to lead New Zealand's Defence Force.

  3 candles · 1 tributes
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  Tsuri Sagi

  1934 – 2026 · Israeli paratrooper and brigadier general

  Paratrooper, farmer and the Israeli officer who taught Kurdish fighters to win in the mountains.

  3 candles · 1 tributes
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  Sir Alex Younger

  1963 – 2026 · Intelligence officer

  The spy chief who believed one person could make a difference, and chose Smiley's quiet courage over Bond's bravado.

  3 candles · 1 tributes