On Sept. 11, 2001, 9:37:46 a.m., American Airlines Flight 77 crashed into the Pentagon.
The Pentagon's on-site firehouse responded immediately to the crash. Firefighters from nearby Reagan National Airport and Arlington County Fire Department arrived within minutes.
One-hundred-and-eighty-four lives were lost at the Pentagon that day. Nearly 3,000 people died that day in the nearly simultaneous attacks in Arlington, New York and Pennsylvania. Since Sept. 11, 2001, more than 6,400 U.S. military service men and women have died in support of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
The following list of people who lived in Connection Newspapers coverage area and died in the Sept. 11 2001 terrorist attacks is compiled from multiple sources, including news reports, and is likely not complete. The Pentagon Memorial website offers photos and biographies of most people who died at the Pentagon. http://pentagonmemorial.org/explore/biographies
Spc. Craig Amundson, 28, Fort Belvior, employed by U.S. Army, died in Pentagon
Lt. Col. Canfield D. Boone, 54, Clifton, employed by U.S. Army, died in Pentagon
Charles Burlingame, 51, Herndon, employed by AmericanAirlines, died on AA Flight 77
Rosa Maria Chapa, 64, Springfield, employed by Defense Intelligence Agency, died in Pentagon
Eddie A. Dillard, Alexandria, employed by Philip Morris, died on AA Flight 77
Capt. Robert Edward Dolan, 43, Alexandria, employed by U.S. Navy, died in Pentagon
Charles A. Droz III, 52, Springfield, employed by EM Solutions Inc., died on AA Flight 77
Gerald P. Fisher, 57, Potomac, Md., employed by Booz Allen Hamilton, died in Pentagon
1st Lt. (Ret.) Richard P. Gabriel Sr., 54, Great Falls, employed by Stratin Consulting, died on AA Flight 77
Diane M. Hale-McKinzy, 38, Alexandria, employed by U.S. Army, died in Pentagon
Stanley R. Hall, 68, Centreville, employed by Raytheon, died on AA Flight 77
Brady K. Howell, 26, Arlington, employed by U.S. Navy, died in Pentagon
Lt. Col. Stephen Neil Hyland Jr., 45, Burke, employed by U.S. Army, died in Pentagon
Bryan C. Jack, 48, Alexandria, employed by Department of Defense, died on AA Flight 77
Steven D. Jacoby, 43, Alexandria, employed by Metrocall, died on AA Flight 77
Ann Judge, 49, Great Falls, employed by National Geographic Society, died on AA Flight 77
Norma Cruz Khan, 45, Reston, Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors Assn., died on AA Flight 77
Terence M. Lynch, 49, Alexandria, employed by Booz Allen Hamilton, died in Pentagon
Ada L. Mason-Acker, 50, Springfield, employed by U.S. Army, died in Pentagon
Lt. Gen. Timothy J. Maude, 53, Fort Myer, employed by U.S. Army, died in Pentagon
Mark McGinly, 26, Vienna, employed by Carr Futures, died in World Trade Center
Patricia E. Mickley, 41, Springfield, employed by Department of Defense, died in Pentagon
Khang Ngoc Nguyen, 41, Fairfax, employed by Navy contractor, died in Pentagon
Barbara K. Olson, 45, Great Falls, attorney, died on AA Flight 77
Maj. Clifford L. Patterson Jr., 33, Alexandria, employed by U.S. Army, died in Pentagon
Capt. Jack D. Punches, 51, Clifton, retired from U.S. Navy, died in Pentagon
Lisa J. Raines, 42, Great Falls, employed by Genzyme Corp., died on AA Flight 77
Todd H. Reuben, 40, Potomac, Md., attorney, died on AA Flight 77
Charles E. Sabin, 54, Burke, employed by Department of Defense, died in Pentagon
Marjorie C. Salamone, 53, Springfield, employed by U.S. Army, died in Pentagon
Cmdr. Robert Allan Schlegel, 38, Alexandria, employed by U.S. Navy, died in Pentagon
Mark E. Schurmeier, 44, McLean, employed by Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., died in World Trade Center
Janice M. Scott, 46, Springfield, employed by U.S. Army, died in Pentagon
Michael L. Selves, 53, Fairfax, employed by U.S. Army, died in Pentagon
Diane M. Simmons, Great Falls, died on AA Flight 77
George W. Simmons, Great Falls, retired from Xerox, died on AA Flight 77
Lt. Col. Gary F. Smith, 55, Alexandria, retired U.S. Army, died in Pentagon
Norma Lang Steuerle, 54, Alexandria, died on AA Flight 77
Lt. Col. Kip P. Taylor, 38, McLean, employed by U.S. Army, died in Pentagon
Leonard E. Taylor, 44, Reston, employed by XonTech Inc., died on AA Flight 77
Sandra C. Taylor, 50, Alexandria, employed by U.S. Army, died in Pentagon
Sandra D. Teague, 31, Fairfax, employed by Georgetown University Hospital, died on AA Flight 77
Karl W. Teepe, 57, Centreville, employed by Defense Information Agency, died in Pentagon
Meta L. Waller, 60, Alexandria, employed by U.S. Army, died in Pentagon
Ernest M. Willcher, 62, North Potomac, Md., employed by Booz-Allen Hamilton Inc. died in Pentagon
Maj. Dwayne Williams, 40, Lorton, employed by U.S. Army, died in Pentagon
Vicki C. Yancey, 43, Springfield, employed by Vredenburg Co., died on AA Flight 77.