Faces of the Fallen

Faces of the Fallen is a visual tribute to each serviceman or woman killed in the current conflict in Iraq and Afghanistan. The display was created in 2003 by Alicia Tallman for her senior project at Milwaukie High School. Her sister, Kelley Tallman, who is currently a senior has assumed responsibility for updating the display. All of the students who have worked on Faces of the Fallen have taken great pride and ownership in the project, ensuring that each individual is properly honored.

The display itself has 24 panels, measuring eight feet tall by three feet wide, with biographies and photos on both sides. Its flexible design enables the user to configure set-up based on available space or desired impact. The size and magnitude gives viewers an immediate, breathtaking sense of ultimate sacrifice made by today’s soldiers.

Faces of the Fallen is available on loan to schools, clubs, and organizations for use in their ceremonies, tributes, and parades. If you are interested, please contact RAH at 503.659.5157 or at info@rahusa.us.

High Cost of Freedom

The High Cost of Freedom is a display that illustrates the number of US soldiers killed in action in all American wars, from the Revolutionary War to the current war in Iraq, by utilizing pop tabs collected by Milwaukie High School students over the course of one year. One tab represents one soldier. Consisting of seven full sheets of plywood and over one million pop tabs, this display is very powerful. As of January 30, 2006, the numbers represented are:

WAR, SOLDIERS KILLED IN ACTION

Revolutionary War: 25,324
War of 1812: 2,260
Mexican War: 13,283
Civil War: 650,000
Spanish-American War: 7,166
World War I: 116,708
World War II: 408,306
Korean War: 54,246
Vietnam War: 58,223
Persian Gulf War: 363
Afghanistan/Iraq/Philippines: 4,819