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Say Their Names 2026
When: 7 November 2026
Noon to 3 PM
What: 17,000 veterans' names
Where: Marietta National Cemetery
Say Their Names 2026!
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Honor the veterans in your life by speaking their names publicly.
Join us in honoring our veterans by volunteering to read their names during the upcoming event at Marietta National Cemetery. Your participation helps ensure that the names of over 17,000 veterans are honored and remembered by publicy saying their names. No matter your background, your voice can make a difference in preserving their legacy.
Who We Are and What We Are Doing
Cobb Thanks You For Your Service is a 501(c)3 dedicated to honoring and helping our armed forces veteran neighbors and their families in Cobb County.
How to Volunteer to Read and How to Submit Your Veterans Name
We need Volunteer Readers, both veterans and non-veterans. Sign up at:
https://forms.gle/3SbCNzfPLjiAU2AB7 to read 500 names for one hour or 1000 names for two hours. Volunteers will read the names of veterans past and present on 7 November from Noon to 3 PM. To submit your veteran's name to be read and recognized, click on Donate above or below and follow the prompts.
Our Mission
Cobb Thanks You for Your Service is a 501(c)3 organization dedicated to bridging our community generosity with the physical, emotional, financial and family needs of our neighbors who have served or currently serve in the United States Armed Forces.
Contact Us
To learn more, email info@cobbsalutes.com
Upcoming Events
Join us for upcoming events. For more information, text 678-895-1159, or email info@cobbsalutes.com.
Say Their Names 2026
Saturday 7 November 2026 1200-1500 Marietta National Cemetery
Photography I for Veterans
November 10th, American Legion Hall, Canton, GA to register, click https://forms.gle/nYhn8NijtY8X9YAz8
Photography II for Veterans
November 10th, American Legion Hall, Canton, GA to register click https://forms.gle/Ddip7HTSZrnsWMar5
Say their names 2026
$22.00
We will recite over 17,000 names. To honor a veteran in your family or life, click https://forms.gle/uVVBqppnNwq2jdBSA. A donation is optional. For example, Dwight D.Eisenhower, US Army. The airplane to the left is a Douglas TBD Devastator, the type flown by Torpedo Squadron 8 from the USS Hornet in WWII. All fifteen planes were lost with only one survivor, Ensign George Gay who lived on Maple Avenue here in Marietta, GA. The suggested donation of $22.00 signifies the 22 veterans who take their own life every day. We hope that by honoring their names, we can inspire those in distress to seek help.
About Us
About our Event
Our Featured Sponsors
Our Featured Sponsors
"Say Their Names 2026!" is an event and fundraiser sponsored by Cobb Salutes.org. Our donations go to organizations that support veterans' services. In the past, we have supported the Veterans Oral History Project at the Atlanta History Center, and the Cobb Veterans Memoral Foundation. Cobbsalutes.org is 100% volunteer staffed.
Our Featured Sponsors
Our Featured Sponsors
Our Featured Sponsors
Our generous sponsors list over the last few years has included Piedmont Healthcare, the Adams Family Trust, Clinicom, Venops, Zenith Design, Manna Fund, Eatright Atlanta, and many private donors. We have provided free mental-health assessments through one of our sponsors, Clinicom, as we have worked to create mental health awareness for
Our generous sponsors list over the last few years has included Piedmont Healthcare, the Adams Family Trust, Clinicom, Venops, Zenith Design, Manna Fund, Eatright Atlanta, and many private donors. We have provided free mental-health assessments through one of our sponsors, Clinicom, as we have worked to create mental health awareness for veterans and their families. This year we are broadening our efforts and will support the the Cobb Veterans Memorial Foundation and other nonprofits.
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Our Featured Sponsors
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The picture is a watercolor painting done by a
Viet Nam veteran in 1971. The battle-damaged building overlooked Nha Phu Bay.
Art is an important way to tell a story and engage memories in a positive way.
Clinically proven studies have shown that art, including photography, done by veterans help them recover from PTSD-related trauma and become more mindful.