05/25/2026
Look up.
Every face on that ceiling has a story. A family. A price they paid that most people never see.
This is the SS American Memorial at the Lazy U Ranch. It's not Arlington — but every man and woman up there is honored the same way. By name. By service. By sacrifice.
Twenty-six years ago, 12 shipmates gathered on the Guadalupe River. None of us had any idea what was coming. What came out of that one day — this room, this ranch, the 47,000 Americans we've served — THAT is what this day is about.
Today we remember the ones who didn't make it home. Today we say their names.
Rest easy, brothers and sisters. We've got the watch.
🇺🇸 — CGR