Welcome to our Veterans Memorial webpage, a dedicated space honoring the brave men and women who have served our nation with valor and distinction. Here, you will find a comprehensive list of veterans whose sacrifices and contributions have been immortalized in our memorial. Each name represents a story of courage, resilience, and unwavering commitment to the ideals of freedom and democracy. We invite you to explore their legacies and pay tribute to the heroes who have safeguarded our liberties and shaped the course of our history.
The Veteran Memorial Fenceline was dedicated in 2024. It includes Veterans honored and remembered by the PGF Community.
Memorial Fenceline Shields will be available for purchase from Memorial Day to Independence Day 2026.
Thank you to A&C Fabrication as well as Fisher Steel for partnering with us and make the memorial shields possible in 2026.
Details for purchasing are as follows:
- We will be offering custom shields “In Memory Of” or “In Honor Of” your Veteran.
- Shields are 14 gauge stainless steel and approximately 12×13 inch. 52 shields are available for purchase, one for each fence post on the fence line.
- Character limit for names: 12 (including 1/2 a character for spaces), plus a 4 character space for rank, with option to add on a second character plate.
Note: Zeffy is a free platform we use to collect donations. This platform will suggest a donation for you to contribute to them for their service. You can select ‘Other’ and change to $0 if you do not wish to donate to Zeffy. They will not charge PGF the 10% if you select $0.
Examples:
- Honor your Unit: “In Memory of 1/71 CAV FALLEN”
- Honor a Fallen Veteran: “In Memory of SSG John Doe”
- Honor a Living Veteran, with Additional Character Plate: “In Honor of CPL John Doe, US ARMY”
- Honor Fallen Veteran, long name with Additional Character Plate: “In Memory of Maj Richard Harrison”
- Honor Fallen Veteran, long name WITHOUT Additional Character Plate: “In Memory of Maj R Harrison”
What will funds raised be used for? Project Gallantly Forward is a Veteran’s retreat located on the outskirts of Chattanooga, TN. We were established in 2023 and are open for Veterans and their families to stay in our two fully furnished cabins or RV spots. Donations are used to keep this retreat free to Veterans and their families.
Veterans honored on the fenceline include:
In Memory of:
- 1/71 CAV Fallen
- SSG Shawn Fant
- CW3 Rich Swiger
- SSG Jesse Ainsworth, 1/71 CAV
- SSG Mike McMahon, 1/71 CAV
- Capt Sam Binkley, MD USN
- 2LT Tom Hardy, VMF312 USMC
- SGT Reuben Binkley, USA
- SFC John F. Beu, 11th Airborne
- Sgt James A Lane, USMC
- Capt Frank C. Binkley, MD
- Maj John Richards, Ord Corps
- CPL C. Tim Clark, 1st Wisc Cav
- SrA Jimmie Durham
- SN Charles A Scott, USN
- Russell Welch, USN
- Sgt Chadrick O. Domino
- CTR3 Kenneth L. Rogers, USN
- 1LT Joe Theinert, B 1-71 CAV
- SSG Mike Johnson
- SPC Nick Brown, D 2-7 CAV
- 1/23 Inf Fallen
- LCPL Trevor A. Roberts
- Airman Shirley M. Buhrmann
- Maj William T Sherman, USAF
- LCPL Jacob Lipski
- USN John Powers
In Honor of:
- SPC Edward Tate
- SSG Jordan P. Beu, TNARNG
- SSGT Jonathan D. Beu, USAF
- LCPL William White, USMC Vietnam
Where available, additional information about each Veteran is available by clicking the name above.
If you’d like to visit the memorial, please contact us and let us know when you’ll be coming so we will be expecting you.
