The Eisenhower Walk of Honor is dedicated to Medal of Honor recipients and all Armed Forces personnel who have served the nation in war and peacetime, honoring the patriotism, courage, integrity, and sacrifice of service members and their families. Its centerpiece, the eternal water spring, symbolizes the uninterrupted flow of sacrifice for freedom, and it is surrounded by five Medal of Honor recipients with ties to the Coachella Valley: Lewis L. Millett, William L. McGonagle, James L. Day, Robert Eugene Bush, and Mitchell Paige. It also honors Indian Wells residents who served in the Armed Forces, with their ranks, names, and branches of service carved into granite. Lewis L. Millett, a captain in the U.S. Army, received the Medal of Honor for leading a bayonet assault near Soam-Ni, Korea, on February 7, 1951, continuing despite wounds until the objective was secured. William L. McGonagle, a captain in the U.S. Navy and commanding officer of the U.S.S. Liberty, received the Medal of Honor for remaining at his post while severely wounded during an attack in the eastern Mediterranean on June 8 and 9, 1967, directing the ship’s defense and survival. James L. Day received the Medal of Honor for sustained combat leadership and repeated acts of valor against Japanese forces on Okinawa from May 14 to 17, 1945, holding his position despite heavy losses and wounds. Robert Eugene Bush, a hospital apprentice first class in the U.S. Naval Reserve serving as a medical corpsman, received the Medal of Honor for treating wounded Marines and fighting off a Japanese counterattack on Okinawa Jima on May 2, 1945, despite severe wounds and the loss of an eye. Mitchell Paige, a platoon sergeant in the U.S. Marine Corps, received the Medal of Honor for holding off Japanese forces in the Solomon Islands on October 26, 1942, fighting alone after his men were killed or wounded and then leading a bayonet charge to prevent a breakthrough.