Rep. Adams Reintroduces Bill Establishing U.S. Army Security Agency Monument in Arlington National Cemetery
WASHINGTON, DC—Thursday, April 9, 2026, Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. (NC-12) reintroduced the bipartisan Army Security Agency Monument Act to authorize the placement of a monument at Arlington National Cemetery honoring the veterans of the United States Army Security Agency (ASA).
“The classified nature of the Army Security Agency’s work has kept these service members from the recognition they deserve,” said Congresswoman Adams. “The Army Security Agency Monument Act corrects this injustice by establishing a monument for the ASA at Arlington National Cemetery, recognizing their dedicated service and sacrifice for our country. It is long past time that we honor our ASA veterans and thank them for their service”
The ASA, which served as the Army’s signals intelligence (SIGINT) branch from 1945 to 1976, provided critical intelligence that supported U.S. military operations during World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, and the Cold War. ASA personnel intercepted Soviet and Vietnamese wartime communications, improved Army communications security against foreign interference, and conducted sophisticated electronic countermeasure operations that were instrumental in protecting U.S. military personnel and contributed to Army mission successes.
“During the Korean War the United States Army Security agency provided real time intelligence on North Korean and China’s troop movements that literally saved the lives of thousands of Republic of Korea soldiers and civilians,” said GeneralSe Woo Pyo, Defense Attaché of the Embassy of the Republic of Korea in a letter of support. “The Embassy of the Republic of Korea and the Korean people wholeheartedly would like to encourage the monument honoring the service and sacrifice of the United States Army Security Agency to be erected in Arlington National Cemetery.”
“One can see how all ASA veterans, collectively and individually, while serving worldwide, have earned the privilege and honor to finally receive due recognition by Our Nation. We are not the Unsung Heroes of the Unknown Army Unit, we are, and proudly served, and saved thousands of lives, as Army Security Agency Soldiers,” said Cecil Carver, Board Member of the National Army Security Agency Association (NASAA) and Vietnam War Veteran. “ASA worked tirelessly 24 hours a day and 7 days every week during their entire existence. The ASA soldiers paid the ultimate sacrifice in many recognized battles and tragedies but could never be mentioned among the casualties for we were not supposed to have been there. But we were.”
Much of the ASA’s work remained classified for decades, with some operations only recently declassified and others still secret. As the Vietnam War came to an end, the Army Security Agency was reorganized and merged with the U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command (INSCOM), but its veterans remain a distinct group whose work was marked by courage and discretion.
Letters of support from those that worked alongside the Army Security Agency can be found below:
Endorsement from the Australian Army
Endorsement from the Embassy of the Republic of Korea and the Korean People
Endorsement from the Korean War Veterans Association of America
The bill is co-sponsored by:
Rep. Mark Harris (NC-8)
Rep. Deborah Ross (NC-2)
Rep. Suhas Subramanyam (VA-10)
Rep. Mark DeSaulnier (CA-10)