SECTION 1. RECOGNITION OF THE MEMORIAL, MEMORIAL 
GARDEN, AND K9 MEMORIAL OF THE NA-
TIONAL NAVY UDT–SEAL MUSEUM IN FORT 
PIERCE, FLORIDA, AS THE OFFICIAL NA-
TIONAL 
MEMORIAL, 
MEMORIAL 
GARDEN, 
AND K9 MEMORIAL, RESPECTIVELY, OF NAVY 
SEALS AND THEIR PREDECESSORS. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) MUSEUM.— 
(A) The National Navy UDT–SEAL Mu-
seum is the only museum dedicated solely to 
preserving the history of the United States 
Navy SEALs and their predecessors. Located in 
Fort Pierce, Florida, the Museum resides on 
the training grounds of the original Navy com-
bat divers, the Frogmen. 
(B) Built to honor those who served with 
fortitude and dedication, the Museum first 
opened its doors on Veterans Day in 1985. 
From humble beginnings, the facility has expe-
rienced tremendous growth, achieving national 
stature in 2007. 
(C) The main objective of the Museum re-
mains the promotion of public education by pro-
viding the opportunity to explore the history of 
the United States Navy SEALs through inter-
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active exhibits, while honoring the fallen at the 
Navy SEAL Memorial and caring for those 
warriors’ families through the Trident House 
Charities Program. 
(2) MEMORIAL.— 
(A) The names inscribed on the black 
granite walls of the Navy SEAL Memorial, 
which is located on Museum grounds, honor 
every Frogman who has died in combat or in 
training since World War II. Original units in-
clude the Naval Combat Demolition Units, 
Scouts and Raiders, Underwater Demolition 
Teams (UDT), OSS Maritime Swimmers, and 
Navy SEALs. 
(B) Each Memorial Day, the names of all 
Frogmen who have fallen the previous year are 
added to the Memorial. Family members honor 
their loved ones by reading the name as it is 
unveiled. Family members then receive a rub-
bing of the name to remember the sacrifice of 
the fallen. Sand is collected from around the 
world where Frogmen have fought and died and 
is placed in a special set of UDT scuba tanks 
in front of the combat diver sculpture at the 
center of the Memorial. 
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(C) Bronze statues depicting a Vietnam- 
era SEAL, modern day SEAL, and SEAL 
Combat Assault Dog guard the entrance of the 
Memorial and remind visitors of the warriors 
who made the ultimate sacrifice for the United 
States. 
(3) MEMORIAL GARDEN.— 
(A) The Navy SEAL Memorial Garden 
was created to replicate the botanical history of 
the Navy SEALs and their predecessors. 
(B) The Memorial Garden showcases flow-
ers best representing the countries associated 
with the five major wars our country has fought 
in the modern era: World War II, the Korean 
War, the Vietnam War, the Iraq War, and the 
War in Afghanistan. World War II and the 
Vietnam and Iraq Wars are represented by 
strategically placed marble flower pots, two in 
the shape of a folded flag and one in the shape 
of a winding delta guardedly holding plants na-
tive to—or that grow in the area of—each war. 
(C) Each of the more than 1,000 flowers 
planted in the Memorial Garden represents a 
specific location around the globe where Navy 
Frogmen have fought and died. 
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(D) The Memorial Garden is a ‘‘living’’ 
display of tribute, providing a place of solace 
and reflection for families and patrons in close 
proximity to the Navy SEAL Memorial. 
(E) The Museum maintains an ongoing re-
view of Naval Special Warfare areas of oper-
ation and conflicts to ensure flowers selected 
best represent those locations. 
(4) K9 MEMORIAL.— 
(A) The Naval Special Warfare K9 Memo-
rial was created to honor the K9s that have 
served alongside Navy SEALs since the Viet-
nam War. 
(B) Navy SEALs that have had the privi-
lege and honor to serve with these K9s com-
monly express that these warriors are respon-
sible for saving the lives of not only the Navy 
SEALs, but countless innocent civilians in 
harm’s way. 
(C) Navy SEAL Combat Assault Dogs un-
selfishly give their lives for their teammates. 
The bond between SEAL and dog is unbreak-
able. 
(D) The name of every Navy SEAL Com-
bat Assault Dog that has made the ultimate 
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sacrifice is etched in the black granite of the 
SEAL K9 Memorial. 
(b) RECOGNITION.—The Memorial, Memorial Gar-
den, and K9 Memorial of the National Navy UDT–SEAL 
Museum, located at 3300 North Highway A1A, North 
Hutchinson Island, in Fort Pierce, Florida, are recognized 
as the official national memorial, memorial garden, and 
K9 memorial, respectively, of Navy SEALs and their pred-
ecessors. 
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