Commemorate Their Service

Honor and remember those in your life who served in the military with a Commemorate Their Service™ memorial or honorial. 

Everyone knows someone who served. Whether you know someone who served in the American Revolution, WWII, the Vietnam War or current conflicts; someone who served in war or peace time; regardless of their rank, Commemorate Their Service is a perfect way for you to honor and remember their story of service. 

For a memorial or honorial donation of $75 or greater, a dedicated entry for your service member will be created on the Commemorate Their Service Wall of Honor. Your entry will include a photo of your service member that you provide, a brief history of their life and service written by you, links to related materials in the Museum & Library's collections, and a dedicated book in the Museum & Library's circulating collection that will include your service member's name, dates of service and branch of the military.  

You can also share your own story of military service, and honor the people or unit you served with, through an autobiographical Commemorate Their Service dedication. This honorial dedication will include a brief bio that you provide, detailing your service; it can also feature a photo of you, or of you and your fellow service members. Your honorial will be dedicated to the unit you indicate - be it a company, ship crew, air wing, detachment or branch - and you will also receive the same Wall of Honor entry, web page and book dedication.

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Photo of service person—preferably larger than 400px wide and 400px tall. The maximum file size accepted by this form is 1200px by 1200px. If you do not have a photo please email us at info@pritzkermilitary.org and we can select a representative image for the service person.

Notification

When your entry on the Wall of Honor is complete and the book has been selected, the Museum & Library will send you a link to your Commemorate Their Service entry and mail you a copy of the bookplate. It will take approximately two (2) business days for your entry to appear on the Commemorate Their Service Wall of Honor. A receipt for and acknowledgment of your gift could take longer. If you have selected to notify another individual about your Commemorate Their Service contribution, they will be notified as you have instructed at the appropriate time.

Giving to PMML

The Pritzker Military Museum & Library was founded in 2003 by Colonel (IL) J.N. Pritzker IL ARNG (Retired). It is a nonprofit, nonpartisan 501(c)(3) organization. All donations are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.

Commemorate Their Service™ Wall of Honor
Commemorate their service

Read the stories of those who served in the military who have been honored and remembered.

Need Help Researching Your Service Member?

If you need help researching your service member's story of service, the Museum & Library can help point you in the right direction. Email info@pritzkermilitary.org

Commemorate Their Service™ FAQS

  • A Commemorate Their Service donation is $75 or greater.
  • Commemorate Their Service includes a dedicated page to your service member, an entry on the Wall of Honor, as well as a commemorative bookplate in one of the Museum & Library's circulating collection.
  • Your Commemorate Their Service submission must include a bio and photo of the dedicated service member. If you do not have a photo of the dedicated, email info@pritzkermilitary.org and the Museum & Library will select a representative image for their profile.
  • A book will be selected by the Museum & Library based on the information you provide about the service member.
  • After your gift has been processed, it will take approximately two (2) business days for the service member's profile to appear on our Wall of Honor. Receipt of and acknowledgment of your gift could take longer.
  • The Museum & Library reserves the right to edit the profile to meet our content standards. For more information see our Terms of Use.
  • If you would like assistance in how to conduct research on the service member you like to honor or memorialize, email info@pritzkermilitary.org.
  • If you have additional questions about Commemorate Their Service, email development@pritzkermilitary.org.