Archives: Biographies

  LCDR Patrick J. Murphy, USNR, of suburban Chicago, Illinois, has been identified as one of the victims of the September 11th terrorist attack on the Pentagon. A member of the Naval Reserve, LCDR Murphy was performing a three-week assignment with the Navy Command Center, standing duty when the attack occurred.  A 1981 graduate of … Continued

  Madeline Moy turned 50 on September 10. She and her husband, Teddington “Ted” Hamm Moy, 48, celebrated with a low-key dinner of steak and cheese fries at Outback Steakhouse with their son, Daniel, 14. The next morning she kissed her husband goodbye, handed him his sack lunch and sent him off to work at … Continued

  The night before American Airlines Flight 77 rammed into the Pentagon, Navy Electronics Technician 2nd Class Brian Anthony Moss called his mother in the tiny town of Sperry, Oklahoma to brag about his new job. After months of waiting, Brian was finally selected to work for the Chief of Naval Operations at a fancy … Continued

  Odessa V. Morris, whose life was tragically cut short on September 11, 2001, was born on July 11, 1947 in Norfolk, Virginia. She was the fifth child of the late Winford and Odessa Lamb of Chesapeake, Virginia.  Odessa graduated from George Washington Carver School in 1965 and attended Chesapeake Business College for a short … Continued

  Gerard P. “Jerry” Moran, 39, of Upper Marlboro, traveled the world as a combat photographer for the Navy between 1979 and 1984.  When American Airlines Flight 77 crashed into the Pentagon on Tuesday, Moran was working there as an engineering contractor for the Navy, doing video teleconferencing as he has for the last three … Continued

  Major Ronald Dutrell Milam, son of Tommie and Effie Milam, was born on August 11, 1968 in Muskogee, Oklahoma. He departed this life on September 11, 2001 at the Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia. Major Milam graduated from Muskogee High School and earned his Bachelors degree from Eastern New Mexico University in 1991.  He was commissioned … Continued

  Patty was a nurturing mother, a loving daughter, a devoted spouse, a loyal sister, a caring aunt and very special family member. She was a supportive friend and a dedicated professional with a deep belief in God, Family and Country. She was a selfless person – always thinking of others first. If for a … Continued

  Molly L. McKenzie, a budget analyst and 14-year Department of the Army civilian, was a very dedicated mother who would do anything for her two daughters, Lea, 13, and Alana, 11. She enjoyed riding bikes with them, planning their birthday parties, and always hoped to spark in them the enjoyment she received from playing … Continued

  Robert Maxwell, 56, always arranged his slippers in the same spot next to the bed, always hung his robe on the bathroom door hook and, before hitting the sack, always left his coffee cup on top of the microwave – with a spoon on top.  Maxwell was not a military man. But he served … Continued

  LTG Timothy J. Maude, a soldier and leader who was serving as the Army’s Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel, was killed in the attack on the Pentagon on the morning of September 11, 2001.  Lieutenant General Maude was born in Indianapolis, Indiana on November 18, 1947. He entered the United States Army as … Continued