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In 2007, then-SMC (now SSC, Space Systems Command) dedicated a memorial wall and Eugene Daub sculpted a bronze statue of
General Bernard A. Schriever for display in the Schriever Space Complex Courtyard. The Air Force Association’s (AFA) Schriever Chapter 147 sponsored and commissioned the statue and the Air Force sponsored the wall. The statue and a granite wall mem- bers and visitors alike are reminded of our history. Industry Sponsors of the Schriever Statue included: Boeing, Continental Development, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Ray- theon Space & Airborne Systems, The Aerospace Corporation, General Dynamics, Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne, Leidos and the United Launch Alliance. These sponsors names are etched on the back of the statue’s base. SSC is the birth place of military space, but really had no enduring tribute to memorialize the legends who shaped our rich herit- age. In 2013, the Schriever Chapter undertook the task of saluting those pioneers by etching their names into the Wall to honor those who had made significant contributions to the historical accomplishments of SSC and its predecessor organizations while being assigned at, or closely connected to, SSC, going back to Western Development Division in 1954 - on what we now call the Wall of Honor (in essence our Hall of Fame). We developed an annual selection process that transcended the chapter and included not just SSC, but also the other major organizations and associations (NDIA, SCAPR, and this year, added Women in Aerospace). The Schriever Chapter builds a list of candidates each year. We solicit nominations from any interested party, develop biographies with the history office and the AFA, and then distribute the list with the bios for voting and selection for enshrinement. The names of our inaugural class of six honorees were engraved on the Wall in June of 2014. This marked the start of a tradition of honoring individuals who have had permanent and positive effects on the beginning, growth, evolution, and/ or made a signifi- cant contribution to the success of National Security Space and/or Missile Programs. Since that first class of honorees, we have added 30 names to the Wall. This annual induction ceremony for our “Wall” inductees is a calendar highlight at SSC along with being a visible and wonderful reminder of our rich history. The Chapter works diligently each year to host families of honorees and surviving honorees in a celebration of the contributions that forged our heritage, drove our current preeminence in space, and enabled our future. This year’s Wall of Honor will be 4 September 2025, at the Los Angeles Air Force Base 2025 Lt Gen Samuel A. Greaves Col Jack Hyslop Dr. Donald Jortner Mr. Douglas L. Loverro Mr. David W. Madden Maj Gen Thomas Taverney |
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