EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. – Naval School Explosive Ordnance Disposal (NAVSCOLEOD) is hosting the 53rd annual Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Memorial Ceremony Saturday, May 7, 2022, at 9:00 a.m. CDT in honor and remembrance of the 343 EOD technicians who made the ultimate sacrifice giving their life in the line of duty.

The Memorial Ceremony will be live streamed and available for viewing online by visiting https://eodwarriorfoundation.org/events/.

The original memorial structure was dedicated June 12, 1970, in Indian Head, Maryland. It consisted of four white cenotaphs -- one for each branch of service -- and was faced with bronze tablets containing the names of EOD technicians whom died in the line of duty.
 
After NAVSCOLEOD was consolidated onboard Eglin Air Force Base, the original memorial was disassembled and redesigned. The new structure consists of a single white wall faced with four bronze tablets identifying the names of the fallen.

A brick from one of the original cenotaphs was incorporated into the current memorial by entombing it within the concrete wall.
 
The wall currently honors 343 fallen EOD warriors from 1942 to the present.

If you have questions or require more information please contact Joseph Severino at joseph.severino@navy.mil or 850-882-7829.