UNITED MILITARY RECOGNITION PROGRAM
Veteran Recognition
Community members can nominate veterans and service members whose stories deserve to be recognized and preserved.
There is no cost to submit a nomination.
RECOGNIZING SERVICE
Every Veteran Has a Story Worth Remembering
Service records can document dates, assignments, ranks, and accomplishments. They cannot fully capture the personal experiences behind those facts.
United Military's Veteran Recognition program gives families, friends, fellow service members, and community members a way to introduce us to veterans whose stories deserve to be preserved.
Recognition can focus on military service, but it can also include leadership, resilience, family, transition, community contribution, lessons learned, and the life that followed the uniform.
Recognition Begins With a Nomination
You do not need to know every detail of someone's military career. A meaningful nomination simply helps us understand who they are, why their experience matters, and why their story deserves to be remembered.
WHO WE RECOGNIZE
Service Takes Many Forms
United Military welcomes nominations representing different generations, branches, roles, service experiences, and chapters of military life.
Veterans
Former service members from different generations and branches whose experiences deserve recognition and preservation.
Active-Duty Service Members
Men and women currently serving whose commitment, leadership, or experience has made an impact on the people around them.
Reserve & Guard Members
Members of reserve components and the National Guard whose service has shaped their families, careers, and communities.
Veterans Across Generations
Stories from earlier generations of service are especially important to preserve before memories and firsthand accounts are lost with time.
WHY RECOGNITION MATTERS
A Service Record Cannot Tell the Whole Story
A person's years in uniform may represent only one chapter of their life, but the experiences from that chapter can influence everything that follows.
Recognition helps preserve the human experiences behind military service and gives families and communities a way to better understand the people who served.
Help ensure important memories and firsthand experiences are not lost with time.
Look beyond the uniform to the person, family, and experiences behind military service.
Give children, grandchildren, relatives, and loved ones another way to understand a family's military history.
Help neighbors and communities better understand the people among them who have served.
HOW RECOGNITION WORKS
From Nomination to Recognition
Every story begins with someone deciding that a veteran or service member's experience deserves to be remembered.
Nominate
Submit information about the veteran or service member and tell us why their story deserves recognition.
Review
United Military reviews the nomination and determines whether additional information may be helpful.
Connect
When appropriate, we may contact the nominator or nominee to learn more about the experiences behind the submission.
Preserve
With appropriate participation and permission, selected experiences may become United Military Stories of Service.
STORIES WE PRESERVE
Recognition Goes Beyond Where Someone Served
Military experiences are complex and personal. United Military seeks to preserve stories that help future generations understand the people behind the service.
Service & Sacrifice
Personal experiences connected to training, assignments, deployments, responsibilities, and the sacrifices made during military service.
Leadership & Brotherhood
Stories about leadership, mentorship, teamwork, friendship, and relationships formed through service.
Transition & Life After Service
Experiences involving retirement, career, family, community, identity, purpose, and the transition into civilian life.
Legacy & Family History
Stories that preserve military traditions, family memories, lessons, and experiences that can be passed to future generations.
NOMINATE A VETERAN
Do You Know Someone Whose Service Should Be Remembered?
Tell United Military about a veteran or service member whose experiences, leadership, sacrifice, resilience, or legacy deserves recognition.
Start a NominationQUESTIONS
Veteran Recognition FAQs
Who can nominate a veteran?
Family members, friends, fellow service members, coworkers, community members, and veterans themselves may submit a nomination.
Can a veteran nominate themselves?
Yes. Veterans and service members are welcome to submit their own experiences for consideration.
Does it cost anything to submit a nomination?
No. United Military does not charge a fee to submit a veteran recognition nomination.
Does every nomination become a published story?
No. Each nomination is reviewed individually. Submission does not guarantee selection or publication as a Story of Service.
What if I don't know all of the veteran's service details?
You do not need a complete service record to submit a nomination. Provide the information you know and explain why you believe the person's experience deserves recognition.
Can veterans from any branch be nominated?
Yes. United Military welcomes nominations representing different branches, generations, service eras, and military experiences.
EVERY STORY MATTERS
Help Preserve a Veteran's Legacy
A nomination today can help ensure someone's experiences, memories, and lessons remain part of their family's history and our broader story of military service.
Nominate a Veteran