Colorado State University Pueblo Adds Nine Names to Memorial

The Southeast Asia memorial was rededicated during the university's Veterans Week observance, with a future Medal of Honor memorial also planned.

Updated on Nov. 11, 2026 in Military

Wide photograph of a granite memorial stone standing alone on dry high-plains grass under an open sky with distant mesas on the horizon. — Colorado State University Pueblo rededicated its Southeast Asia memorial on Tuesday, November 10, adding nine Vietnam-era service members' names during Veterans Week. AI Illustration. Upload story photo >

Colorado State University Pueblo rededicated its Southeast Asia memorial on Tuesday, November 10, adding nine Vietnam war service members' names during its Veterans Week observance. Retired Air Force General Ralph "Ed" Eberhart delivered the keynote address at the ceremony.

Why it matters

The rededication recognizes local service members from the Vietnam era and keeps their names on a public memorial in Pueblo. Officials also announced plans for a Medal of Honor memorial honoring four Pueblo recipients.

Nine Vietnam war service members were added to the Colorado State University Pueblo Southeast Asia memorial during the November 10 rededication. A planned Medal of Honor memorial will honor four Pueblo recipients, though no construction timeline has been announced.

The players

Colorado State University Pueblo

A public university in Pueblo, Colorado, that hosted the memorial rededication as part of its Veterans Week observance.

Ralph "Ed" Eberhart

A retired Air Force general who led NORAD and U.S. Northern Command after the September 11 attacks and helped establish Northern Command.

The details

The university rededicated the memorial as part of its Veterans Week observance, adding nine names to the existing structure during the ceremony. Eberhart, who led NORAD and U.S. Northern Command after the September 11 attacks and helped establish Northern Command, gave the keynote address.

Vietnam War era: Service period of the nine members added to the memorial.
September 11, 2001: Attacks after which Eberhart led NORAD and Northern Command.
November 10, 2026: Memorial rededicated and nine names added during Veterans Week.

Legacy Connection

The ceremony's keynote speaker, Ralph "Ed" Eberhart, led NORAD and U.S. Northern Command in the years after the September 11 attacks and helped establish Northern Command. His participation ties the Vietnam-era honors to later homeland defense leadership.

Pueblo residents can visit the Colorado State University Pueblo campus to view the updated Southeast Asia memorial with its nine new names. The planned Medal of Honor memorial will provide a public site for recognizing four local recipients once it is built.

The takeaway

Local memorials preserve the service records of community members long after ceremonies end. Keeping names visible on campus helps connect younger students with the history of veterans from their own region.