Honor & Remember Utah's Fallen Military Boot Display

Community Categories: Community Event
Audience: Children,Teens,Adults,Athletes,Businesses,Members
Type of Event: * DOWNTOWN,Activities,Auction,Educational
Cost: Free
Contact: Sonja Francis
Link: https://operationheros.org

Operation Hero honors Utah fallen Service Members with our boot display held over Memorial Day weekend. Money raised from the event goes toward Gold & Blue Star Families and Service Members in need of assistance. It is also distributed to the Gary Sinise Foundation, One Tribe Foundation and Utah's Survivor Outreach.

Operation Hero is a non-profit 501-c3 organization (Tax ID #47-5167502) that continues the legacy of 1SG Tracy Stapley, who died July 3, 2013, on deployment in Qatar. We have 3 pillars with our organization: 1) giving back to Gold & Blue Star Families, single Service Member here in Utah and Nationwide, 2) educating current Service Members and their families about the importance of being prepared for the unexpected and 3) honoring Utah’s Fallen Service Members with a boot display (400+ boots) to honor each one who has died while actively serving since 9/11.

Our annual Honor and Remember Utah’s Fallen Service Members boot display event will be held over Memorial Day weekend in May of 2026 at Union Station Ogden, Utah. A very meaningful event as we raise awareness within our community about the service members who have paid the ultimate sacrifice in support of our country and the true meaning of Memorial Day.