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  Michael “Scott” Lamana, 31, a Navy lieutenant and flight officer, rarely rested.  By day, he helped monitor the operations of the Navy’s global fleet from his post in the Pentagon’s Navy Command Center.  By night, he attended classes at the University of Maryland – he expected to receive his MBA in December. In between, … Continued

  “She does not like airplanes,” Bing said. “She could hear them flying overhead from her office at the Pentagon. That’s why this is all so strange. She was always worried about a plane going down.”  It is “the ultimate irony,” her husband, Bing, said, that she is listed as missing because of a plane … Continued

  The following is an email that Judy sent to some of her friends less than an hour before the attack on 11 September. I think [it] epitomizes the kind of friend she was to everyone.  I feel that even in heaven, we can all count on her to be there throughout the years for … Continued

  Lieutenant Colonel Dennis M. Johnson, 48, an Adjutant General Corps Officer, served in a wide variety of both command and staff positions throughout his 25 years of military service. He was on his second tour at the Pentagon, with his most recent assignment being the Chief of Personnel Services working directly for the Deputy … Continued

  Lacey B. Ivory was born on November 15, 1958 in Marvell, Arkansas, the third of eight children born to John Ivory and Reola Gage. At the age of two, Lacey’s family relocated to Kansas City, where he attended public schools, graduated from Manual High School, and joined the Army in 1977.  Lacey continued his … Continued

  Robert Joseph Hymel was born on August 13, 1946, in New Orleans, Louisiana; one of three children of Elsie and the late Sidney Hymel. After graduating from high school, Bob attended the University of Southwestern Louisiana and graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in 1969. He began his distinguished military service with the … Continued

Twenty years ago, Stephen Neil Hyland, Jr., told a friend what he’d like his epitaph to read:  “Born with the gift of laughter and a sense that the world was mad.”  It was just too fitting, said those who love him most.  “You look back, and all you think about is him laughing,” his father, … Continued

Peggie Hurt had been on the job at the Pentagon only two weeks. Her position in the Army’s accounting section, which followed a stint with the National Guard, was a promotion the Virginia State University honors graduate had eagerly sought. “She was excited to move on,” said Delores Hardy, her cousin.  The 36-year-old Hurt, a … Continued

Brady Kay Howell, 26, a beloved and fun-loving husband, son, brother, uncle and friend, died suddenly while working at the Pentagon on the morning of September 11, 2001, as a result of a tragic attack on the United States of America.  Brady was born April 4, 1975 in Rexburg, Idaho. His childhood and adolescence were … Continued

Angela was born September 6, 1974 in La Plata, Maryland. She was educated at local schools, graduating as salutatorian of Maurice J. McDonough High School in 1992. She was awarded a full scholarship in the humanities program at the University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC), in the first year it was offered. As part of … Continued