Evoking Our Naval Heritage Past

Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium was conceived as a memorial as well as a stadium, and its renovation added paired memorial arches sponsored by Naval Academy classes and Navy support organizations to honor the service and sacrifice of Sailors and Marines across more than two centuries. Their left-hand panels present memorable occasions in Navy and Marine Corps history through battle streamers representing campaigns and battles from the American Revolution to the present, while also including noncombat events that shaped the modern sea service, and their right-hand panels highlight particular episodes of special meaning to each sponsor. The arches connect a broad naval heritage stretching from John Paul Jones's fight with HMS Serapis to current operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, and they emphasize a record of duty formed not only in war but also in expeditionary service, space operations, and other contributions that point toward the future of the Navy and Marine Corps.

Annapolis, Maryland · United States