Tribute page builder

A page of their own.

Add a photo, their story, the places they served and the awards they earned. The page builds itself as you type, along with a ready-to-share Facebook post.

This is an example. Replace it with your veteran's details, or clear it and start fresh.

The veteran

Add a portrait A service photo or a recent one. It stays on this device until the page is published.

Name as it should appear

Nickname (optional) Refer to them as

Branch Highest rank

Served from Served until

Hometown

Living or in memory?

Living In memory

Their story

A few short paragraphs (leave a blank line between paragraphs)

The trail

Up to 8 stops, in order.

Awards and decorations

Choose each award and how many times it was earned. Ribbon colors show for common awards; the rest appear in the list.

Show the Napoleon quote above the awards

Video and sharing

YouTube link to the interview (optional; use an unlisted video) Where the page will live (for the Facebook post)

Everything here stays in this browser until you share it. Never include a Social Security number, service number, birth date or home address. For living veterans, those details help scammers.

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Facebook post

Paste it into Facebook and add the portrait photo to the post.

Add it to their VA memorial page, too

The VA keeps a free memorial page for veterans buried in VA, state and military cemeteries, and in private cemeteries with a VA headstone or marker. Family and friends can add photos and memories there. Copy the story below, find your veteran at vlm.cem.va.gov, and paste it in as a memory along with the portrait.

A page of their own.

The veteran

Their story

The trail

Awards and decorations

Video and sharing

The finished page

Facebook post

Add it to their VA memorial page, too