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Iraq and Afghanistan War (Global War on Terrorism) Memorials
A federal memorial on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. honoring the service members killed in the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT) following the attacks of 9/11 is planned, but still many years away. The Global War on Terrorism Memorial Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to planning, funding, and building such a memorial. While a site for the memorial has been selected, fundraising, approvals, and construction will still take many years.

Currently only three nationally oriented memorials honor all of the service members killed in action during the Global War on Terrorism. A fourth memorial honors many service members, including some service members killed in action. Additionally, there are several state memorials which focus on service members from their specific states. A memorial in London honors British service personnel.

National Memorials
The names of the fallen are based on the Defense Casualty Analysis System. The central objective of the system is to collect and maintain U.S. casualty information on warfighters who have fallen in global or regional conflicts involving the United States. It is thought that this list includes all service members who died while serving in the Global War on Terrorism theater of operations, regardless of their cause of death. The data reports are used by DoD organizations, external government agencies, both houses of Congress, the President, the news media, and the general public.

A Global War on Terrorism Memorial was dedicated in 2017 at the National Infantry Museum at Fort Monroe (previously Fort Benning) in Columbus, Georgia. The names of the fallen are engraved alphabetically on granite panels which are updated annually. The elements of the memorial include concrete pillars representing the Twin Towers, a steel beam from the wreckage of the North Tower, and bronze statues depicting an infantry squad.

The Northwood Gratitude & Honor Memorial is located at Northwood Community Park in Irvine, California. This memorial is the nation's first permanent memorial dedicated exclusively to listing the names of all fallen American service members in Afghanistan and Iraq. The memorial originated as a temporary, seasonal memorial in 2003. The permanent memorial was dedicated in 2010. The names are engraved on granite panels. The memorial is cared for by a committee of area residents plus city and park staff members.

The Wall of Honor, originally called Faces of the Fallen, is a traveling wall honoring service members killed in action since 9/11. The wall was created in 2003 by a high school senior, and since 2014 has been cared for and updated by Vets Helping Vets HQ located in Albany, Oregon. The Wall of Honor display is unique because next to the name of each service member there is a picture of the fallen as well as information including the service member's home town, age, and unit. Also uniquely, the wall is organized chronologically and is separated by conflict. Other elements of the Wall of Honor display include flags of each branch of the United States Armed Forces, a battlefield cross and a POW/MIA or Missing Man Table.

Two identical Iraq-Afghanistan, Remembering Our Fallen traveling displays also honor fallen military members from the Global War on Terrorism. The displays created in 2017 and 2020 include both military and personal photos on banners that are hung from tribute towers. Photos of those who died in stateside and non-combat training accidents are also included. It is believed that not all of the service members who died while in the Global War on Terrorism theater of operations are included as part of the display.

State Memorials
Oregon Afghan-Iraq Freedom Memorial dedicated in 2006 on the Oregon Department of Veterans' Affairs grounds in Salem, Oregon.

Massachusetts Iraq and Afghanistan Fallen Heroes Memorial dedicated in 2016 in Boston, Massachusetts.

Connecticut Afghanistan Iraq Veterans War Memorial dedicated in 2024 in Danbury, Connecticut.

Florida Iraq and Afghanistan Memorial dedicated in 2024 in Port St. Lucie, Florida.

Washington (state) currently raising funds for a memorial.

International Memorials
England - Iraq and Afghanistan Memorial dedicated in 2017 in London, England.