![Florida State University unveiled a new memorial in honor of U.S. Navy war hero Scott Speicher, a 1980 FSU alumnus.](https://news.fsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/ss01a-900x600.jpg)
The spirit of Scott Speicher, an FSU alumnus celebrated as a true American hero, is alive and well on the campus of Florida State University. FSU President John Thrasher joined members of Speicher’s family Friday to unveil a new memorial honoring the U.S. Navy pilot whose fighter jet was shot down on the first night of the Iraq War in 1991.