The Summit Project

08/31/2026

Today The Summit Project remembers the life and service of Army Pfc. Jordan M. Brochu, 20, of Cumberland, Maine; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.; who died on this day in 2009 in Shuyene Sufia, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. Thank you Jordan for your service and sacrifice.

20, of Cumberland, Maine; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 5th Stryker Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash.; died Aug. 31, 2009 in Shuyene Sufia, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. Also killed w...

08/27/2026

Today The Summit Project remembers the life and service of Army Staff Sgt. Jessica Wing, 42, of Alexandria, Va.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 126th Aviation Regiment, Maine National Guard, Bangor, Maine; died on this day in 2012 in Kuwait City, Kuwait, in a noncombat incident. Thank you Jessica for your service and sacrifice.

42, of Alexandria, Va.; assigned to 1st Battalion, 126th Aviation Regiment, Maine National Guard, Bangor, Maine; died Aug. 27 in Kuwait City, Kuwait, in a noncombat incident.

08/22/2026

Today The Summit Project remembers the life and service of Army PFC Corey J. Dodge, 40, who died on this day in 2015 in Kabul, Afghanistan as the result of a terrorist car bomb attack on his NATO convoy. Thank you David for your service and sacrifice.

Corey Dodge, 40, died August 22, 2015 in Kabul, Afghanistan as the result of a terrorist car bomb attack on his NATO convoy. He was born October 31, 1974 in Dover-Foxcroft. He graduated from Dexter Regional High School, Class of 1993.

08/19/2026

Today The Summit Project remembers the life and service of Army SGT Brett E. Pelotte, who died in Seoul, South Korea at the age of thirty-five, when he suffered a fatal heart attack on duty on this day in 2003. Thank you Brett for your service and sacrifice.

I had the honor and privilege of carrying Brett’s stone up Owl Mountain for BSP, and it is was an experience I will not soon forget. I can honestly say that, prior to TSP, I had never participated in any event like this before. It was truly incredible. Getting to know more about Brett prior to hik...

08/16/2026

Today The Summit Project remembers the life and service of Navy Special Warfare Operator 1st Class Patrick D. Feeks, 28, of Edgewater, Md.; assigned to a West Coast-based naval special warfare unit; who died on this day in 2012 in a Black Hawk helicopter crash northeast of Kandahar, Afghanistan. Thank you Patrick for your service and sacrifice.

28, of Edgewater, Md.; assigned to a West Coast-based naval special warfare unit; died Aug. 16 in a Black Hawk helicopter crash northeast of Kandahar, Afghanistan. Also killed were Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 Suresh N. A. Krause, 29, of Cathedral City, Calif.; Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal Techn...

08/15/2026

Today The Summit Project remembers the life and service of Navy LT Jerry R. Smith, 26, of Greenville, assigned to Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 120, based at Norfolk Naval Station; died Aug. 15, 2007, in a plane crash shortly after launching an E-2C Command and Control Aircraft from the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier. Thank you Jerry for your service and sacrifice.

26, of Greenville, assigned to Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 120, based at Norfolk Naval Station; died Aug. 15, 2007, in a plane crash shortly after launching an E-2C Command and Control Aircraft from the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier.

08/14/2026

Today The Summit Project remembers the life and service of Marine Lance Cpl. Joshua M. Bernard, 21, of New Portland, Maine; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, based at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay; who died on this day in 2009 while supporting combat operations in Camp Bastion, Afghanistan. Thank you Joshua for your service and sacrifice.

21, of New Portland, Maine; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, based at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay; died Aug. 14 while supporting combat operations in Camp Bastion, Afghanistan.

08/12/2026

The Summit Project remembers the life and service of Army Pfc. Andrew R. Small, 19, of Wiscasset, Maine; assigned to 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.; who died on 8/11/2006 when his platoon came in contact with enemy forces using rocket-propelled grenades and small-arms fire during combat operations in Nangalam, Afghanistan. Thank you Andrew for your service and sacrifice.

19, of Wiscasset, Maine; assigned to 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.; killed Aug. 11 when his platoon came in contact with enemy forces using rocket-propelled grenades and small-arms fire during combat operation...

08/10/2026

📣CALLING ALL TSP HIKERS!!!📣

We are still in need of hikers for our TSP at ANP event on Saturday September 19, 2026! Come join us as we summit Cadillac Mountain and honor our fallen Maine heroes!

Please share and spread the word!

Thank you for your help to ensure that our fallen Maine heroes are NOT forgotten!

For more information and to sign up, click here: https://thesummitproject.org/tsp-at-anp/

08/05/2026

Join The Summit Project on September 12 from 730am to 5pm as we partner with Nokomis JROTC for the annual Remember Patriot Day event. Together, we’ll hike one of Maine’s 4,000-foot peaks, carry memorial stones honoring fallen Maine service members, raise the American flag, and hold a Circle of Remembrance at the summit to share each hero’s story.

We plan to hike a peak in the Carrabassett Valley, Maine area; exact peak to be determined with more details to come!

To sign up, email [email protected]

The goal is to have ALL of the 14 4000′ MTNs summited by a climbing group and our Nation’s flag flown at the summit!