Navy SEAL Museum Ft. Pierce

MISSION

The Mission of the National Navy SEAL Museum is to preserve the history and heritage of U.S. Navy SEALs and their predecessors, honor our fallen at the Navy SEAL Memorial, and care for Special Operations Families.

Preserving the History and Heritage

Like the warriors it represents, the Navy SEAL Museum works humbly–but with unrelenting perserverance–to preserve the history and heritage of SEALs and their predecessors, while advancing public education at our exciting hands-on venue.

Chief Operating Officer Master Chief Rick Kaiser, Executive Director Commander Grant Mann, and Assistant Executive Director Master Chief Ken Corona provide the Museum with leadership unlike any other in the world. With more than 90 years combined combat and training experience among them, the Museum’s Executive Team has firsthand knowledge of discipline, sacri­fice, and service to others.

Preserving the history and heritage of these warriors is central to the Museum’s mission. With plans to advance to the West Coast, the Museum will continue its important work at a secondary location. Fort Pierce, Florida is the original training grounds of the first Frogmen of World War II; San Diego, California is home to where today’s Navy SEALs are made.

Honoring the Fallen

The Navy SEAL Museum Memorial includes the Memorial Wall, the Living Beach, the Memorial Garden, and the Naval Special Warfare K9 Memorial. This sacred setting has been designated for Museum guests and the families of fallen Frogmen who have made the ultimate sacrifice from World War II to the present day to reflect, honor, and remember.

The Memorial Wall

The Memorial Wall honors every Frogman who has died in combat or in training since WWII. The names inscribed on the black granite walls of the Navy SEAL Memorial include the original units, including the Naval Combat Demolition Units (NCDU), Scouts and Raiders (S&R), Underwater Demolition Teams (UDT), OSS Maritime Swimmers, and today’s Navy SEALs.

The Living Beach

The Living Beach is a special set of UDT scuba tanks at the center of the Memorial. The tanks contain sand that is collected from around the world where Frogmen have fought and died.

The Memorial Garden

The Memorial Garden was created to replicate the botanical history of the Navy SEALs and their predecessors. The flowers best representing the countries of the five major wars our country has fought are showcased in the Memorial Garden: WWII, Korea, Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan. Each of the more than 1,000 flowers planted in the Memorial Garden represents a specific location around the globe where Navy Frogmen have fought and died.The garden is a living display of tribute that provides a place of solace and reflection for families and patrons being located in close proximity to the Navy SEAL Memorial.

The Naval Special Warfare K9 Memorial

The Naval Special Warfare K9 Memorial was created to honor the K9s that have served alongside Navy SEALs since the Vietnam War. These K9s unselfishly give their lives for their Teammates. The names of every Navy SEAL Combat Assault Dog that has made the ultimate sacrifice is etched in the black granite of the SEAL K9 Memorial.

Names are added to the Memorial Wall every Memorial Day of the Frogman who died the previous year. Family members honor their loved ones by reading the names as they are unveiled. A special keynote speaker is invited to share personal insight and powerful firsthand experience.

Serving Those Who Serve

The Trident House Charities Program is the heart of the Navy SEAL Museum’s mission, serving the families of Naval Special Warfare. Comprised of four pillars–a respite house in Fort Pierce, Florida; the Scholarship Program for the support of private Pre-K, Kindergarten through 12th Grade, and higher education for children of Special Operations individuals; the K9 Project for the donation of working dogs; and Direct Family Support to fill in gaps beyond Federal support– the Trident House Charities Program is funded by the generous contributions of donors who care for those who have served, those who continue to protect our country, and for the families who have lost loved ones to combat or related training.

Caring for Special Operations Families includes not only the provision of tangible items and monetary support where Federal Funding is not available, but also access to mental and physical health resources for a multitude of needs.