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SFC Jose O. Calderon-Olmedo, USA, was born on August 27, 1957 in Fajardo, Puerto Rico. His family moved to nearby Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico, when he was a child. He attended William D. Boise Elementary and Middle School, and he graduated from Gabriel A. Mistral High School in 1978. From there he went on to … Continued
Naval Petty Officer 3rd Class Daniel Martin Caballero was born in Houston, Texas on November 21, 1979, to Andres and Carmen Caballero. Known to his family as “Danny” and to his shipmates as “Cabby,” he graduated from Stephen F. Austin High School in Fort Bend County, Sugar Land, Texas in May 1998. After graduating from … Continued
Christopher Lee Burford, of Hubert, North Carolina, joined the Navy shortly after finishing high school. The 23-year-old started his career at the Naval Training Center in Great Lakes, Illinois. He then moved to the Fleet Training Center in Norfolk, Virginia, for a three-month stint before joining the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations Telecommunications … Continued
Allen P. Boyle was born on October 3, 1970 in New York. He moved to Arizona as a young adult, where he met and married Ronda. Ronda was a member of the U.S. Marine Corps. The couple was stationed at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. When Ronda was honorably discharged, she and Allen moved to Virginia … Continued
The last time Eugene Bowen, Sr. saw his wife of 12 years she was a glimmer in the early-morning darkness as he lay in bed in their Waldorf home. Donna Marie Bowen kissed him and said goodbye at 4:15 a.m. that Tuesday, as was her habit every day she went to work at the Pentagon. … Continued
Colonel Boone had a wide array of both Command and Staff Assignments throughout his 31 years of service. Initially enlisting with the Indiana National Guard, Colonel Boone served with the 38th Infantry Division where he attained the rank of Staff Sergeant. After receiving a direct appointment as an AG Officer, Colonel Boone served in a … Continued
Leo Blagburn spends his days assembling furniture he and his wife, Carrie, purchased days before September 11th, all the while keeping close watch on television broadcasts for news that his wife had been found alive. Carrie Blagburn, 48, a civilian budget analyst for the Army, had not been heard from since Flight 77 plowed into … Continued
Kris Romeo Bishundat was born in Georgetown, Guyana on September 14, 1977 to Bhola and Basmattie Bishundat, and was the oldest of three children. Waldorf, Maryland became home when he was only two years old and has been home ever since. Known to family and friends as Romeo, he graduated from Thomas Stone High School … Continued
Before the terrorist attacks of September 11th, before his life tragically ended when his plane crashed into the Pentagon, Dr. Yeneneh Betru, born in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, immigrated to the United States in 1982 with the dream of becoming a physician. His goal was a result of a promise he made to his grandmother to … Continued
Max Beilke, 69, of Laurel, Maryland, was among the first to be declared missing after the attack on the Pentagon. Beilke, a retired Army master sergeant, was in a meeting with other retirement officials working in support of veteran and family issues when the hijacked American Airlines Flight 77 hit the building. Max was born … Continued
