Remembering those who made the ultimate sacrifice.

The Clemson Corps was established in 1999 as a constituent group within the Alumni Association to help create scholarships to attract quality students into the ROTC programs and to help perpetuate Clemson’s rich military history.

 In an effort to help preserve Clemson’s rich military heritage, The Clemson Corps initiated an effort in 2002 to develop a Scroll of Honor to recognize those alumni who were killed while performing their military duties. To date, 468 alumni who were killed from World War I through current military conflicts are included on the Scroll of Honor. 

There are 27 alumni from WW I, one from the Nicaraguan campaign, 378 from WW II, 17 from Korea, 1 from the Cuban Missile Crisis, 25 from Vietnam, and 19 from the Cold War and the wars on terrorism.

In 2007 The Clemson Corps, in coordination with the Athletic Department and the Campus Planning Office, developed a concept to erect a Scroll of Honor Memorial adjacent to the East Gate of Memorial Stadium across from Howard’s Rock. This site was chosen in that Memorial Stadium was dedicated in 1942 to honor Clemson’s alumni who “have made the supreme sacrifice in the service of their country.” 

In the April 7, 1944, edition of The Tiger, then student Roy Pearce wrote, “It made me sad to read the honor roll…All were great men and we’ll never let them down, never!” 

Construction for the Scroll of Honor Memorial began in April 2009. The names of all alumni that have made the ultimate sacrifice while serving in our Armed Forces are etched into the stones of the memorial so that their sacrifices will never be forgotten.