Thousands of ribbons. One powerful message: We remember.

Date: Monday, April 7 to Sunday, April 27, 2025

We invite you—our museum guests, staff, volunteers, and community groups—to participate in Operation Remembrance.

By tying a ribbon on the USS Midway Museum’s flight deck, you will honor the 60,000 American service members who lost their lives in the Vietnam War and those who remain Missing in Action (MIA) or were Prisoners of War (POW). Yellow ribbons will symbolize those lost, and black ribbons will represent those still MIA or held as POW.

If you are unable to tie a ribbon in person, we will tie a ribbon for you, with care and gratitude. Please share the name of someone you’d like to remember on the USS Midway Museum's Facebook, Instagram, or LinkedIn, or email us at social@midway.org, and their ribbon will join thousands on our flight deck.

This powerful and immersive tribute, featuring 60,000 ribbons, will visually represent sacrifice, hope, and remembrance, honoring the fallen and the refugees who sought a new future. Join us in keeping their legacy alive.

The ribbons will become a prominent element of Midway’s 50th Anniversary of Operation Frequent Wind event on April 27, 2025. Tickets are sold out, but please join us via our event livestream.