3. Blog Assignment
#3: Due Sunday, May 20, 2012 by Midnight
Research the biographies of three deceased victims of 9/11.
Use this website to find one person
who died in the Pentagon: http://pentagonmemorial.org/explore/biographies
Then research two other victims from the towers. Summarize
each of their biographies. Include your sources in MLA format.
Next, research the lives of two heroes of 9/11, who
courageously risked their own lives to help others. Include a summary of their
lives and their heroic act.
Include all your sources in MLA
format.
You are providing me with five different SUMMARIES of five different people. Paraphrase and summarize!! Do no cut and paste.
Major Dwayne Williams is one of the 125 people killed in the attack of the Pentagon on September 11th 2001. Major Dwayne Williams hails from Jacksonville Alabama and has a wife and two kids. Major Dwayne Williams graduated from the Army Command and General Staff College just four month previous to his death, in June of 2001. After graduate, Major Dwayne Williams moved on to the Pentagon in Virginia were he would serve in the office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Personal. Major Dwayne Williams military achievements include education at The Jungle Warfare School, Ranger School, The combined Arms and Services staff school, The Army Command and General staff college, Basic Airborne course and Advanced Courses. Major Dwayne Williams has tons of accolades such as Bronze Star Medal, two meritorious service medals, The Joint service commendation Medal, three Army Commendation Medals and more. Major Dwayne Williams loved his country, Army and serving for both. Major Dwayne Williams lived his life with distinction, professionalism and pride.
ReplyDeleteJoshua David Birnbaum was one of the 2,823 people killed during the 9-11 attacks in New York. Joshua David Birnbaum was 24 years old on the date of September 11th 2001, He was straight out of Columbia University. Joshua David Birnbaum worked for Cantor Fitzgerald’s corporate in the world trade center where he was an assistant bond trader. While that wasint his dream, it was his reality. Joshua David Birnbaums dream since early age was, “DJ Sampson” was his nickname as a kid. Joshua David Birnbaum worked to make enough money so his dream can become a reality and open his own recording studio. Joshua David Birnbaum is just one of the many people taken too soon on September 11th 2001.
Richard M Blood JR died due to the terrorists attacks on September 11th 2001. He worked in the World Trade Center and died at the Age of 36. He loved New York city, even though as a kid he did not live in the city, he dreamed every day to be there. In his home in Williamsburg, Va, he hung Subway maps in his bedroom wall and loved to play New York style monopoly. On his 13th Birthday he got a opportunity to see the city in person. The subway and the trains made him so attached to the city he spent his next three Birthdays there. Him in his wife were raising kids in Ridgefield, NJ which is a train ride over to the city and Richard M Blood saw the city he grew up fantasizing over, almost every day.
Mark Bingham was one of the four men who stepped up and stopped the Hijackers of flight 93 from crashing the plane into the white house and instead landed the plane into a field in Shanksville, Pa. Mark Bingham lived a wild life, he lived every minute like it was the last one. He ran with the bulls in Pamplona and even talked the Stanford Tree Mascot at a Stanford University football game. Bingham spent half of his life playing rugby. He was a tough guy outside but his heroic actions made him even tougher inside. Mark Bingham formulated a game plan along with Todd Beamer, Tom Burnett, and Jeremy Glick to help save the plane from crashing into the White House. If it was not for Mark Bingham the White House might not have existed today, the rich history would be gone along with hundreds of Government workers. Mark Bingham action showed an incredible amount of bravery. The legacy of Mark Bingham lives on with the “Bingham Cup” which is the championship for gay rugby, Mark Bingham himself was gay and is more open now then ever. Mark Bingham helped make that devastating day in America little less devastating by saving the iconic WhiteHouse.
Welles Crowther was born May 17th 1977 and died in the tragedy of the World Trade Center Attacks. When Welles was young his dad gave him a red bandana, he said the white one is for show and red one if to blow his nose on. From the time he was a little boy he would always have the Red Bandana on him, he became attached to it. Welles Crowther was a sports star; he excelled playing football, hockey and especially Lacrosse which he was best at. He attended Nyack High School in New York and moved on to college where he would play lacrosse at Boston College. At Boston College he would keep the red bandana under is helmet every game. Welles Crowther was a star on the field, he was the go to guy and was a team player. After graduating from Boston College, Welles Crowther moved on to become a equity trader in the south tower of the world trade center. Welles Crowther had doubts he felt that this lifestyle was too boring for him so he wanted to become a New York City Firefighter. On the day of September 11th 2001 Welles Crowther was still in his office working while the plane crashed into the tower. Welles Crowther helped guide a group of people down to safety then he decided to go back up and help more people because he knew more people needed help, he put out fires and guided more people as he got them to safety and once again went up. The South tower collapsed with Welles Crowther in it. Judy Wein, why was one the people guided to safety by Welles Crowther recalled that date in a New York Times article, the conquincidence about this is that Welles Crowther mother was reading the article and once Judy Wein pointed out the red bandanna, Welles Crowthers mom knew it was her son. Alison Crowther found out that her son saved the life of at least a dozen people. In 2006 Welles Crowther was named a New York City firefighter. Welles Crowther is a true hero and deserves the honor of being a member of the FDNY.
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ReplyDeleteGerald P. Fisher
ReplyDeleteFourteen-year Booz, Allen & Hamilton consultant Gerald P. Fisher, 57, had such a winning way about him that colleagues refused to give up on him until his death at the Pentagon was confirmed.
“He was a real optimist,” said Joyce Doria, a Booz, Allen senior vice president who supervised Fisher and two other employees who died. The three had gone to the Pentagon to brief LTG Timothy J. Maude, the Army’s Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel and another victim of the attack, on an improved system for survivor benefits for military employees.
Fisher, known to friends and co-workers by his childhood nickname, “Geep,” worked on many projects during his years as a manpower specialist and principal with the firm, Doria said. “He would always find a way to work through the problems,” she added.
“My son was a precious spirit, a special guy,” said his mother, artist Muriel Fisher, 82, of San Diego. “He was the fulcrum of the family. He had a dry sense of humor and always came to the rescue. You were laughing before you were distraught.”
“His circle of friends was so large that as many as 80 people turned out for his annual pre-Thanksgiving potluck dinners,” said Christine Fisher, his wife of 17 years. Gerald Fisher started the event for single friends when he was newly divorced from his first wife, Bonnie Fisher, with whom he had a son, Jonathan Michael Fisher, 29, and a daughter, Serena Leigh Dugan, 28.
Fisher was born in New York City, grew up in Los Angeles and lived in Potomac. He earned a Bachelor’s degree in Sociology/Psychology from San Francisco State University, a Masters in Social Work from CSUSacramento and a Masters in City Planning and Doctorate in Social Policy/Counseling from the University of Pennsylvania.
His 30-year career in government, academia and private industry included six years as an associate professor at the Universities of Texas and Wisconsin.
Friends said Fisher’s recent conversations had turned to his son’s wedding next week. On Sunday, September 16, 2001, a service was held at Tifereth Israel Congregation in NW Washington, DC, to celebrate his life.
1. What people remember about Edward Beyea was that he was always telling jokes. "Sometimes he laughed so hard you thought he would fall out of the chair," said Irma Fuller, his nurse's aide for 14 years. Mr. Beyea, 42, needed full-time care for the last 21 years, ever since a diving accident left him a quadriplegic.
But Mr. Beyea refused to be overcome by his disability, his mother said. "He said right from the start, 'I'll beat it, Mom,' " said his mother, Janet Beyea. "And he did, up to a point."
He learned how to type using a stick that he operated with his mouth, and worked as a computer programmer for Empire Blue Cross and Blue Shield in the World Trade Center.
Even at home in his apartment on Roosevelt Island, Mr. Beyea was always busy. "It kept his mind off himself," Ms. Fuller said. He would play computer golf, listen to music and read. He had a special tray that made it possible for him to read in bed.
The tray was rigged up by Abe Zelmanowitz, his colleague and friend for 12 years. Mr. Zelmanowitz refused to leave Mr. Beyea's side after the terror attack, as they waited on the 27th floor for the rescue workers who could not get there in time.
2. Abe Zelmanowitz's family used to nag him about not being married. But although he never found a mate, he did not miss out on the experience of raising children. Living with his older brother Jack in Brooklyn, Uncle Avremel, as Mr. Zelmanowitz, 55, was known within the family, was deeply involved in the upbringing of his nieces and nephews.
Delete"My children were his children," his brother said. "My grandchildren were his grandchildren." When their parents were alive, Mr. Zelmanowitz, an Orthodox Jew, thought nothing of walking three miles each way to visit them on the Sabbath.
He loved music — everything from Andrea Bocelli to the Beatles — and he was so handy that he could build a sukkah, a temporary hut for the festival of Sukkot, without using nails.
In death, Mr. Zelmanowitz has been celebrated by President Bush and people around the world for remaining with his quadriplegic friend and colleague, Edward Beyea, after the attack on the World Trade Center, where they worked as computer programmers at Empire Blue Cross and Blue Shield.
But to his family, this sacrifice was typical of Mr. Zelmanowitz's nature. "Had it been a casual acquaintance," his brother said, "he would have done the same thing. He could never turn his back on another human being."
3. Angela Susan Scheinberg epitomized class and grace, said her husband, Elliott Scheinberg.
"I would always tell her that I had no doubt that Amy Vanderbilt and Emily Post used her as their absolute guru before offering any advice on etiquette," he said.
The two had built a life together with their two daughters and Ms. Scheinberg's mother in a cozy house in Staten Island.
"One of the first things to win me over after we met was when I learned that her mother lived with her," Mr. Scheinberg said.
They met 13 years ago at a gym and had been together ever since. Ms. Scheinberg, 46, was a manager in the computer department at Empire Blue Cross and Blue Shield, on the 31st floor of 1 World Trade Center. "Angela and I had a storybook love and respect for each other," he said.
Ms. Scheinberg loved to cook for the holidays and each one required her to indulge her husband's idiosyncratic tastes.
"God, how she could cook," he said. "Although her holiday tables were visual delights that could have graced the covers of the finest journals, Angela would indulge me by allowing me to place a jar of peanut butter and jelly near my place setting because she knew that I loved peanut butter and jelly on hot turkey breast."
Some surprised to find themselves heroes
DeleteBy Bruce Horovitz, USA TODAY, 9/12/2001
Michael Benfante finished reading a novel on the train into work Tuesday. And John Cerqueira, late as usual, arrived at his Network Plus office on the 81st floor of the World Trade Center with his usual plateful of scrambled eggs and hash browns.
Neither expected that together they were about to be tested to their emotional and physical limits — and emerge as heroes. Not heroes in a comic book sense. But the kind of heroes who quietly work day-in and day-out within the glass and steel confines of Corporate America, then rise to another level when fate calls.
It came calling loudly when the building in which they both work was hit by an enemy that they did not know or see. And which, even now, they do not understand. What they do know is this: Amid the terror of the day they carried a disabled woman — strapped in a special chair — down 68 floors in a World Trade stairwell to apparent safety. Even as the building around them was melting. Even as acrid black smoke choked the stairwell. And even as others were stumbling, struggling and fainting on the stairway.
The morning began with 26 of the 46 employees at the New York branch of Network Plus, a Boston-based telecommunications firm, gathering to discuss the day's sales strategy in Suite 8121. Then the first plane hit the building, just four floors above them, but on the other side.
No one knew what had happened, but branch manager Benfante, 36, ordered everyone out of the office and down the stairs. He hoofed it down along with Cerqueira, 22, a sales representative.
"I saw flames flickering to the side of the building and could feel the whole thing swaying," Benfante says. He recalls briefly looking out the window toward the Statue of Liberty and wondering, why?
Neither Benfante nor Cerqueira had any idea what had happened. Maybe an earthquake, they thought. Or an errant commuter plane had hit the building.On the 68th floor, they came upon a distraught woman in a wheelchair. They did not know her name, but the woman, who was blond and in her 40s, told them she had been in the building during the terrorist bombing there in 1993.
The two men helped her out of the wheelchair into a special chair in the stairwell designed for such emergencies. They strapped her in and began an hour-long journey down as the building blazed. Others pitched in to help carry from time to time, but it was Benfante (5-feet-11, 175 pounds) and Cerqueira (5-feet-11, 200 pounds) who never let go.
"In the back of my head, I could hear my mother telling me to get the heck out of there," Cerqueira says. "But I had to help."
Benfante even stopped briefly on the 55th floor to desperately phone his father and tell him he was OK. Along the way, they passed dozens of firemen running up the stairway. And they passed a number of aged or overweight people who could not keep up the pace.
When they finally reached the lobby, Cerqueira was incredulous at the destruction. "The lobby that I walk into every day looked like Iwo Jima," he says.
Some surprised to find themselves heroes
DeleteBy Bruce Horovitz, USA TODAY, 9/12/2001
Michael Benfante finished reading a novel on the train into work Tuesday. And John Cerqueira, late as usual, arrived at his Network Plus office on the 81st floor of the World Trade Center with his usual plateful of scrambled eggs and hash browns.
Neither expected that together they were about to be tested to their emotional and physical limits — and emerge as heroes. Not heroes in a comic book sense. But the kind of heroes who quietly work day-in and day-out within the glass and steel confines of Corporate America, then rise to another level when fate calls.
It came calling loudly when the building in which they both work was hit by an enemy that they did not know or see. And which, even now, they do not understand. What they do know is this: Amid the terror of the day they carried a disabled woman — strapped in a special chair — down 68 floors in a World Trade stairwell to apparent safety. Even as the building around them was melting. Even as acrid black smoke choked the stairwell. And even as others were stumbling, struggling and fainting on the stairway.
The morning began with 26 of the 46 employees at the New York branch of Network Plus, a Boston-based telecommunications firm, gathering to discuss the day's sales strategy in Suite 8121. Then the first plane hit the building, just four floors above them, but on the other side.
No one knew what had happened, but branch manager Benfante, 36, ordered everyone out of the office and down the stairs. He hoofed it down along with Cerqueira, 22, a sales representative.
"I saw flames flickering to the side of the building and could feel the whole thing swaying," Benfante says. He recalls briefly looking out the window toward the Statue of Liberty and wondering, why?
Neither Benfante nor Cerqueira had any idea what had happened. Maybe an earthquake, they thought. Or an errant commuter plane had hit the building.On the 68th floor, they came upon a distraught woman in a wheelchair. They did not know her name, but the woman, who was blond and in her 40s, told them she had been in the building during the terrorist bombing there in 1993.
The two men helped her out of the wheelchair into a special chair in the stairwell designed for such emergencies. They strapped her in and began an hour-long journey down as the building blazed. Others pitched in to help carry from time to time, but it was Benfante (5-feet-11, 175 pounds) and Cerqueira (5-feet-11, 200 pounds) who never let go.
"In the back of my head, I could hear my mother telling me to get the heck out of there," Cerqueira says. "But I had to help."
Benfante even stopped briefly on the 55th floor to desperately phone his father and tell him he was OK. Along the way, they passed dozens of firemen running up the stairway. And they passed a number of aged or overweight people who could not keep up the pace.
When they finally reached the lobby, Cerqueira was incredulous at the destruction. "The lobby that I walk into every day looked like Iwo Jima," he says.
The stumbled outside and placed the woman in an emergency van. She asked Benfante for his business card, but broke down crying. And could not stop.
DeleteThen, Benfante looked up. He'd only been on the ground for a minute or two. But he saw the inevitable: the building was going to collapse.
The former college football player from Brown University started to run. He can't remember ever running so fast. Alongside him was Cerqueira, who had an ankle injury and was struggling to keep up. A TV cameraman tried to interview them and started to run with them.
They had made it just a few blocks when the entire building exploded. They watched in utter horror as people began to jump off the building. "They were falling like stick figures," Cerqueira says.
Benfante dived under a truck. Cerqueira jumped under a van. Neither man knows what happened to the cameraman.
"Everything went black," Benfante says. "The smoke and debris were everywhere. I was breathing in blackness."
At this moment, Cerqueira thought he was going to die. "I took a breath and it stuck in my throat and would not go down," he recalls. "It was like eating the burning cinders from a fireplace."
They waited for the worst to pass. After 5 minutes, the men found each other and struggled out. They ran until they got to 14th Street, where they found a church and stumbled inside.
Benfante was an altar boy for 7 years, but says, "I haven't gone to church much since then."
The two lit a candle, fell to their knees and both broke down.
"I told God that I didn't know what I'd done to be in his grace," Benfante says. "I just didn't know."
Of course, heroes don't always know the answers. Even when they're altar boys — in three-piece suits.
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Whitaker., Se Sketches Were Written By Celestine Bohlen, Michael Brick, Robin Finn, Nat Ives, Dena Kleiman, N. R. Kleinfield, Terry Pristin, Sara Rimer, Dinitia Smith, Seth Solomonow, Debra West And Barbara. "A NATION CHALLENGED: PORTRAITS OF GRIEF: THE VICTIMS; A Firefighter, an Artist and a Mother Who Never Laughed Alone." The New York Times. The New York Times, 05 Dec. 2001. Web. 20 May 2012. .
One person who died in the pentagon on 9/11 was Craig S. Amundson he was born August 21, 1973 in cedar Rapids, Iowa. He graduated from Anamosa High School in 1992. Craig was the owner of a graphic design company called Sock Design. He was in the army and received the military achievement award, purple hart and the meritorious Service award he was survived by his grandparents, wife and children.
ReplyDeleteTwo victims of the towers were Laurance C. Abel and Edelmiro “Ed” Abad. Ed was a father of three girls who he loved. He was 54 and live in Brooklyn with his wife a kids. He was a senior vice president of a Fiduciary Trust Company International were he had worked there for 26 years. He had died on the 90th floor of the 2 world trade center.
Laurence C. Abel was a sports enthusiast and a car lover. He was a bond analyst at cantor Fitzgerald. He was in a relationship with Ms. Williams which progressed and on her 33rd birthday he gave her a card that told her how much he really loved her. Later he died in the world trade center.
A hero of 9/11 was William Rodriguez is a native Puerto Rico, a citizen of the United States. He worked as a matins man for 19 years at the world trade center. He was in the north tower when the plane hit and he was the only one on site who had a master key. He opened the door to the stairs to let the firemen up to help save lives. He had came in and out of the North tower three times saving 15 people. He was the last person to exit the north tower.
There were a group of fire men named, Tommy Falco, Sal D'Agostino, Mike Meldrum, Matt Komorowski, Captain Jonas, and Bill Butler. Josephine Harris is a grandmother from Brooklyn, was trying to get out of one of the Trade Tower buildings but couldn’t until the six firefighters helped her down the lobby. They were on the fourth floor, Josephine couldn't go any further. The North Tower started to go down. The firefighters placed a harness around the grandmother and slid her down. Luckily all of them came out alive.
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One person who died during the attacks on the Pentagon on September 11th was Julian T. Cooper. Julian Cooper was born in Washington DC in 1960, so he was 41 years old when he died. His family describes Julian as gentle, with a sweet soul, a dry sense of humor, and a mischievous smile. Everyone who knew him respected him and he always enjoyed life to the fullest. Julian’s favorite saying was “yesterday is history, tomorrow is the future, but today is the present so cherish it and enjoy.” In 1995 Julian Cooper met Melinda Washington whom he would later marry in 1997. Originally Julian attended the University of Maryland but he left to join the US Navy where for 13 years he served on active duty. On September 11th he was serving in the navy reserve and he had been working full time in the US Navy command center in the Pentagon for the last five years. At the time of Julian’s death his wife was pregnant with their first child, and in March 2002 his daughter Julianah Marie Cooper was born.
ReplyDeleteMaria Rose Abad was the senior vice president at Keefe Bruyette & Woods, making her one of the highest ranked women in the firm. Maria’s favorite activity to do was reading books. When Maria died she was 49 years old and married to Rudy Abad. She was born and raised in Queens but lived on Long Island with Rudy. Every October Rudy and Maria Rose would go on a three-week vacation to Hawaii. The trip represented down time for the couple. It was also a time when Maria could read as much as she wanted, and according to Rudy she might read up to eight books on the three week trip.
Terrence Adderley Jr. always had a passion for business as his grandfather taught him all about the business at a very young age. Adderley went by the nickname Ted. Ted’s grandfather’s name was William Russell Kelly and he was the founder of Kelly services an agency based in Michigan. Throughout his life Adderley followed in his grandfathers footsteps first by attending the same university, Vanderbilt, and then by joining the same fraternity Sigma Chi. In the summers he would work for the Kelly agency founded by his grandpa and now being run by his dad, also named Terrence Adderley. He died at only 22 years of age working in World Trade Center for veteran money manager David Alger.
Welles Crowther is a true hero. Welles played lacrosse at Boston College when he was at college but his real passion was helping people. From the time he was 16 years old Welles was a member of the Volunteer fire fighter squad in his hometown. Welles always carried around a red bandana with him as a connection to his father, who gave it to Welles. When he graduated college Welles took a job as an equities trader in the World Trade Center. Welles didn’t like his job however and wanted to join the New York City Fire Department. When the second tower was hit Welles was the one who found the stairway and led many people down 20 floors of stairs where firefighters could help them to an elevator. Instead of going on the elevator however turned around and went back up into the burning building to save more people. Welles then showed even more people the way to the stairs and safety but again he didn’t leave the tower when he had the chance. Welles went back up but this time wouldn’t come back down as before he could save more people the tower collapsed. Welles has been identified by many of the people he saved because of the red bandana he was carrying at the time he saved them.
A second hero in the 9/11 attacks was Rick Rescorla a retired army officer and director of security at Morgan Stanley, a large investment firm. Rescorla was very concerned about the safety of the building and he made sure that twice a year they held evacuation drills even though it disrupted the firm. After the first tower was hit Rescorla made sure everyone at Morgan Stanley evacuated even though the official order hadn’t yet been given. Because of Rescorla’s efforts over 2,500 employee’s managed to get out the building safely. Rescorla however went back up into the burning building and tried to save more people, but didn’t manage to escape the building himself.
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Gordon McCannell Aamoth, Jr., age 32, of New York City, missing and presumed dead in the World Trade Center attack on September 11, 2001. Born at Eglin Air Force Base, Ft. Walton Beach, FL, August 8, 1969. He was an athlete and in 1988 he was graduated from the Blake school and in 1992 he graduated from Babson college. on Monday, Sept. 10, in his hometown of Minneapolis, he did his biggest merger deal as an investment banker at Sandler O'Neill & Partners. The deal was to be officially announced the next day at the firm's World Trade Center office. Before he signed a deal with Sandler O’Neill and partners he had worked at Piper Jaffray in Minneapolis. After the attack of 9/11 his is missing and presumed dead. The family was devastated after his death and they preffered his memorial at Blake school.
ReplyDeleteMaria rose was senior vice president at keefa buryette and words. She was one of the highest ranked women in the firm. She loved her job but she always tried to find and excuse from the job. Maria rose abad was 49 years old when she died. She was travelling from long island to he world trade center. Every October she and her husband use to travel to Hawaii for a vacation. Rose abad was born and raised in queens; she did not plan of having a career in business, always thought of being a teacher.
Canfield d. Boone died in the pentagon. Boone began his career as a Active Guard/Reserve career in 1986 where he served as the Assistant Professor of Military Science at Eastern Illinois University. Boone attended many military schools including the Adjutant General Officer Basic Course, Adjutant General Officer Advanced Course, and the Command and General Staff College. He received a Bachelor of Science degree from Butler University, and earned a Masters degree in Personnel Management from Webster University. He served the military for 31 years and he was a sergeant. During the attack he survived by his family.
William Rodriguez, is a native of Puerto Rico, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the State of New Jersey. On September 11, 2001, and for approximately nineteen years prior thereto, Rodriguez was employed as a maintenance worker at the World Trade Center (WTC) in New York, New York. On 9/11, Rodriguez initially rescued fifteen persons from the WTC, and as Rodriguez was the only person at the site with the master key to the North Tower stairwells, he bravely led firefighters up the stairwell, unlocking doors as they ascended, thereby aiding in the successful evacuation of unknown hundreds of those who survived.
New York Fire Department Chaplain Mychal Judge, or Father Mike, as everyone called the beloved Benedictine, was uptown at the Church of St. Francis of Assisi, where he ministered to the wealthy and homeless alike, when the first plane crashed into the North Tower of the World Trade Center. He donned his FDNY chaplain’s uniform and rushed to the towers, where he briefly paused to pray with Mayor Giuliani before running over to a firefighter and a woman who had fallen on the firefighter after jumping from the North Tower. Father Mike had removed his fireman’s helmet to administer the last rites and was anointing Firefighter Danny Suhr and the woman with holy water when he was struck in the back of the head and mortally wounded by a chunk of falling debris.
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Carrie R. Blagburn : Spend a few day purchasing furniture with his husband, as he kept close to the news that she might be found alive.The deseased victim was 48 and she was the budget analyst for the army. 'Army councelors came evryday with the same nes that she was missing' said the husband. The husband called her on her phone and all he could hear was her voice mail, which he said hurt more than anything else.The children and the husband flashe memories of a happy marriage of 23years, gone in few minutes.
ReplyDeleteBernard Curtis Brown II : Age 11 years old, student.
he loved basketball, played for a team since he was 7, tried football, but unfortunetely he had asthma. Played for a soccer team. He loved basketball with a passion. Friends, family played basketball with him. He stated that he was going to be a major star of professional basketball. He was smart and very intelligent. He kept his teachers on their toes. ' he was fun-loving the Joy of the class' his teacher said.
Daniel Martin Caballero : Age 21, occupation: techician 3rd class, U.S Navy. Worked at the pentagon, he was determined and focused on his work, enjoyed the navy. He was supposed to start his first assignment at sea in December.He wasnt into sports, but liked playing pool or bowling with friends or electronic toys fantazied him.He was extremely good with electronics, but his dream crushed during september 11 2001.
Christy A. Addamo: She was smart, made the dean's list at Queens College. That is where she got a degree and worked at the World Tarde center.A Brave woman, loved traveling. Learned Italian and loved the comfort of her own home. And also loved cooking at her mother's side. She was about to wed in a fews months time. She kept a pair of sneakers in her office as she love talking long walks. She wrote poems. 'she was the best@ said by her mother.
Capt. Patrick J. Brown: Firefighting hero, he biycled to work, as he worked in the world trade center, he was a firefighter. He couldnt miss the action of being a firefighter, he loved his job. He was hurt before with love and didnt marry as he didnt want anyone else to feel to lose of losing someone.
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Welles Crowther: He worked at the 104th floor of the south tower as equities trader. worked as a teenege volunteer, when disaster struck, he ran into action. He is credited saving at least 18 lives that day. He helped trapped victims, he entered and exited the building at leats 3 times, when unfoutunetely the tower collapsed, His body recorved in March 19, 2002. He was an investment banker not a firefighter, not a piloce. He found courage to help others. he could have walked away alive and well.
Tom Burnett: The COO and vice president of Thoratec corporation. He called his wife and found out about the attacks of the two towers, after the plane was hijacked. He called the FBI and alerted them. He was an extraordinary man, to risk his life and go inside the burning building and save a life. When everyone else was running away he was running inside the building.
One of the many lives lost in the Pentagon on 9/11 was Molly L. McKenzie. She was born April 8,1963 (died at age 38) in Ephrata, PA. She attended school in the Cocalico School District in Denver, PA, and graduated high school in the Mount Vernon School District in Ohio. She earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration in 1985 from Mount Vernon Nazarene College. Molly enjoyed riding bikes with her daughter, planning parties, reading, and drawing. Her family always came before her work. In school, she played clarinet, sang in chorus, and was the lead role in the school play. Her friends remember her as a beautiful person inside and out, and recalled her energy that would light up a room. Molly was a budget analyst and 14-year Department of the Army Civilian. She is survived by her two daughters, ex husband, mother, brother, and two sisters.
ReplyDeleteAmong the nearly 3,000 lives lost in the World Trade Center on September 11th was woodworker and firefighter Greg Buck. He owned a custom cabinetry and furniture business with his father. He also enjoyed playing piano, and cooking. He completed nursing school where he met his wife, and became a registered nurse, but never went into practice. Lastly, he worked as a firefighter with Engine Company 201 of Brooklyn and was a first responder to the attacks, which is where he died.
Another victim in the 9/11 attacks on the WTC was Joanne Ahladiotis. Friends describe her always being dressed impeccably and getting her nails done once a week. She always entertained at her apartment in Queens, preparing all the food herself. Joanne was fluent in Greek, and traveled to Greece every two years to visit her grandmother in Crete. She always came home with gifts and jewelry for her sister. She worked for Cantor Fitzgerald and died at the age of 27.
Amongst the many heros that risked their own lives to save others was Todd Beamer aboard Flight 93. Todd lived in Cranbury, NJ and was an account manager for the Oracle Corporation. After learning that the pilot and co-pilot were forced out of the cockpit, and that the plane had been rerouted by hijackers to Washington D.C., he helped organize other passengers to overthrow the hijackers. They planned on taking control of the plane. Beamer's last audible words were "Are you guys ready? Let's roll.” Many believed Todd and the other passengers intentionally crashed the plane for the safety of those on the ground, however later findings by the 9/11 Commissions, was that they fought the terrorists for control of the plane, which ultimately ended in the downing of Flight 93. Todd died at the age of 32 and is survived by his wife, two sons, and a daughter.
Another hero and survivor of the attack was William Rodriguez. As a young man he worked as an assistant to famous magician James Randi. Later, he moved from his home in Puerto Rico to New York. He worked as a janitor and maintenance man in the WTC. Rodriguez was the only person in the area on the morning with a master key to the North Tower. He fearlessly led firefighters and rescue workers up the staircases and unlocked many safety doors that people were trapped behind. He personally rescued 15 people from the tower, but ultimately saved hundreds.
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ReplyDeleteYeneneh Betru was just 35 years old when he died. He was killed on the flight that crashed into the pentagon on September 11th, 2001. He was born in Ethopia and immigrated to the United States in 1982. He attended high school in Colorado. He went to the Abbey High School for four years. Then he attended Loyola Marymount College in Los Angeles. After college, he went to medical school at the University of Michigan. He was one of the pioneers in a new practice of medicine referred to as Hospitalist Care. Additionally he began to travel around the country to train hundreds of physicians. Yeneneh was a very ambitious and driven man, always striving to reach excellence in what he did. He was a great role model for his friends and family. He was determined to help Ethopia obtain more medically advanced equipment following the death of his grandmother of kidney failure. He believed she passed because the medical equipment was insufficient. He began working with the Ethopian government to fill Ethopian hospitals with better supplies. Unfortunately Yeneneh died, not able to experience the bright future he had ahead of him.
Bruce Eagleson was 53 when he died. He was working in the World Trade center discussing plans to run the trade center’s retail operations when the 2nd plane hit and killed him and many others. He had three sons, who were 15, 19 and 22 years old at the time of his death. Eagleson was known for being a perfectionist in everything he did, even if it was simply cooking dinner for his sons. He was famous for cracking jokes and making his peers laugh. When he died, he had plans of retiring within the next seven years. He loved spending time in New Hampshire. He enjoyed golfing and finish there, and he had hopes of spending more time there after his retirement. His oldest son called him after the first plane hit the World Trade Center urging him to exit the building as soon as he could; he responded by telling his son he was evacuating people and then promised he would soon get out.
Luke Nee was just 44 when his life was taken in the 9/11 attacks. As a kid, he loved playing stickball and street hockey in the streets of the Bronx. He attended Cardinal Hayes High School. He landed a job at Drexel Burnham Lambert shortly after high school. He found out about the job when coming across a help wanted sign for people with math skills. He married Irene Lavelle on September 11th, 1982. After he married, he began to work at Cantor Fitzgerald. He loved reading and would often read multiple books in one week. He read on the train ride from Stony Point, New York to work. He often attended Friday Night Yankee games with his childhood friends from St. Phillip Neri School. "He treasured Irene and loved bringing their son, Patrick, to ballgames," said his brother. On summer weekends, he, Irene and Patrick would jump in the car, pick up a few relatives and head for the beach. On Sept. 11, he made his final phone call, saying farewell and expressing his love to his family. "Luke was just a friendly, kind, peaceful, and unaffected guy," said Mr. Nee. "Meatball heroes, watch a movie with Patrick — that was a Saturday night.
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DeleteTodd Beamer was a young 32 years of age when his life was taken. He was a victim of the flight 93 crash on September 11th, 2001. He lived in Cranbury, New Jersey. He was an accountant manager for the Oracle Corporation. He had a wife, Lisa, and two sons, named David and Drew. Four months after his death, his daughter named Morgan was born. Using cell phones and other phones on the plane, he and other passengers learned of the attacks on the world trade center. He observed that the two Pilots of the plane had been thrown out of the cockpit and knew that they were headed for danger. Todd rallied the passengers of the plane and decided that they should take control and stop the terrorists. They burst into the cockpit and fought with the terrorists for control of the plane. Unfortunately, the passengers were unable to land the plane and it crashed. A post office in Cranbury was named after him following his death. There is also a high school in Federal Way, WA, named after Beamer. Wheaton College also has a building named after him. Beamer attended Los Gatos High School, Wheaton Academy, DePaul University, California State University, Fresno and Wheaton College.
Mark Bingham was also a passenger of flight 93 of United Airlines on September 11th, 2001. He graduated from the University of California Berkeley, in 1993. He was the CEO of the Bingham group, a public relations firm. In 1991 and 1993 he won the national title for Rugby at the University of California. Jack Clark, the coach of the rugby team, said "He marched to his own beat. This guy was anything but a follower. I don't know if we'll ever know what happened in that airplane, but it would not surprise me that Mark would resist." A very surprising fact about Mark is that he was a homosexual. And, believe or not, he was also a devoted republican. Along with Todd Beamer, he fought and defeated the Terrorists that took over flight 93.
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ReplyDeleteOn September 11 Asia Cottom was killed. Asia was an eleven-year-old girl full of confidence and compliance. Asia had just began sixth grade at her new school where her father worked when she was selected to be taken on a trip to California with her teacher took was Airlines Flight 77 and it would crash into the pentagon. Asia was young and embraced her new school eager to learn and made friends easily due to her sparkling personality and sweet smile. Asia died pursuing her dream and lost a bright life ahead of her that day in the pentagon. Her friends and family mourned and her class spoke nice memories of her, but her mother had wise words to share; she told reporters “my baby got her wings today” warming hearts all around America.
"Biographies." Asia S. Cottom. Web. 20 May 2012.
Gary Albero was an upstanding citizen. Gary was an insurance broker who was in the towers that dreaded day for a meeting that he told his wife he was excited about. Gary didn’t think of himself as the typical insurance broker, he loved to socialize and talk, that’s why he was so good at his job. Gary was 39 years young and was a good-hearted man. He volunteered at homeless shelters and slept there to observe their lives. Gary lived the life of a Wall Street king but tried to understand a life of poverty. Gary always went above and beyond even with his charity. Some years ago Gary met a boy who had a troubled home life, Mr. Albero took him in and coached him in football. Gary mentored this boy until he went to college and Albero reminded him that he could be anything he wants. A year and a half before that terrible day the Alberos had a child of their own. Gary said that the day his son was born was the best day of his life. Gary was a good citizen and a quality person who deserved to see his son grow old.
"Gary Albero." Legacy.com. Web. 20 May 2012.
Steven Salzano was a FDNY member of ladder Co. 132 located in Brooklyn New York, but along with that Steven was a hero. Steven was simply installing a hot water tank in Staten Island on his way home on his day off when he heard the news. He was shocked to hear that a passenger plane had crashed into the World Trade Center and immediately called his firehouse to ask if they needed help. They informed him that they did not need his assistance, but after the second plane hit he grabbed all his stuff and reported to the scene of the attacks. He told interviewers that all the firemen knew that this was a suicide mission because everyone above was trapped and the amount of fire would make it nearly impossible for them to escape. He said when he arrived you could barley see due to the debris and smoke. Sadly they could not get water into the building because it was already submerged in flames. Salzano’s firehouse lost six of their brave men that day and Salzano explains how everyone and everything changed. To those firemen who survived the attack they become guilty and scared by what they saw, they gave their lives and risked everything to help but Salzano assures the interviewer that “It was all just part of the job”.
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Rick Rescorla was a man of action. Moments after the first plane crashed into the north tower, Rick took action, he left his office grabbed his bullhorn walkie-talkie and cell phone and was ready to help. Under the command of Rick many of the people in his building had gotten out of the tower and others on their way down. Sadly the second plane hit causing the building to sway and the people to panic. Everyone ran for the nearest stairwell but it was filled with smoke, chaotic panic began but Ricks voice on his bullhorn calmed them, he verified there was another staircase and that it was clear. He reminded the people of the drills they had done and to move as quickly as possible. As they ran he sang a song to fill them with courage, and to remind them who they were. He sang “God Bless America”, because they were empowered Americans who could get through this. Rick refused to leave the building until everyone was evacuated. He ran back up into the burning building and was never seen again. A true hero will die to see others live, and fight for everyone but himself, Rick Rescorla was a true hero.
"Welcome to Rick Rescorla's Memorial." Rick Rescorla Memorial. Web. 20 May 2012.
Edelmiro Abad, nicknamed Ed was a father of three girls who loved to dance. His daughters remember him as a good man and believe that he is still with them watching over them. Ed died on 9/11 when he was in the world trade center. Ed was the senior vice president and worked for 26 years. Ed was only 54 when he died leaving his three daughters along with his wife Lorraine. Ed died leaving most of his life unlived and losing the chance to watch his daughters live theirs. But the Abad family keeps hope and tells reporters that they can feel him watching over them.
DeleteJanice Marie Scott was born on October 12, 1954 in Memphis, Tennessee. As a chile she moved to Milwaukee and attended public school there. Shorty after, Janice and her family moved to Colorado springs, Colorado. She later took care of her youngest sister and her oldest sister's daughter after she graduated from high school. Janice later met Abraham Scott and married him two days after christmas in 1976. Two years later they had their first child Crystal. Janice continued her education by taking classes out in Germany at the Heidelberg Campus of the University of Maryland. In 1989 she became a budget officer with Resource Services Washington of the Office of Assistant Administration in the Pentagon. 3 months before the attacks she was promoted as a Budget team leader. Before the 9/11 attacks she was a few credits away from being a certified government financial manager.
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Judy Rowlett was born May 8, 1957 in Tome Green County, Texas. Judy grew to be a dedicated civil servant. She entered federal services in 1986 around Texas. She later began towork as a transportation assistant with the Defense Resources Activity Washington. Friends and family agree that she was truly a phenomenal woman who could touch you in many ways. Co-workers remember her reliance and optimism. Her daughters use her as a model to overcome any obstacle that stands in their way. She taught all that knew her how to rise to their fullest potential. She is survived by her two daughters, grandchildren, mother, and father.
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Vicki Yancey was a very eager worker, and even a more eager traveler. She was once a naval technician. Was on her way to Reno for a business conference for Vredenburg, a Washington-based defense contractor for which she worked. She wasn’t supposed to be on American Airlines Flight 77. Ticketing problems delayed the flight process so she went on Flight 77 with minutes to spare. She called her husband David to let him know what happened. They both said "I love you" before hanging up. She was a 43 year-old mother of two loved to figure skate, politics, and the beach.
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William Rodriguez is a native of Puerto Rico, but a citizen of the United States. For 19 years he had worked as a maintenance worker in the World Trade Center. Rodriguez had initially saved 15 people from the tower. William was the only man on the site with the master keys to the stairwells of the north tower. He used these keys to escort firefighters up the tower unlocking doors and other entrances for them to get through. Rodriguez continued going up the tower three more times after his first time. He is believed to be the last person to make it out alive of the north tower.
Delete"9/11 Keymaster." William 9/11. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 May 2012. .
Jay Jonas along with 14 other people managed to survive the 9/11 attacks while still inside the World trade Center. It was extremely lucky that him and others could survive as the tower was falling from above. “The noise got louder and louder and the collapse got closer. Anytime a floor would hit another floor, it created tremendous vibration and sound within the stairway and we were being bounced around on the floor and we also had a sound of twisting steel all around us,” he said. Him and his men were running for their lives until they noticed a crying woman Josephine Harris. They noticed her and provided help as she claimed she could not move. Jay and his crew claimed Josephine was a guardian angel for them because they were in the right spot at the right time. Had they been outside on ground level they would not have made it.
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Melissa Barnes was about to leave the pentagon to go move back to California where she was from. She was working at the Navy's headquarters for two years. She was promoted to yeoman third class less than a year before her death on 9/11. She started her service in the navy as a medical aide where she worked at a hospital in Portsmouth, Virginia. Later on she trained in communications in Mississippi in 1997. She left the navy, but came back 9 months later because she "missed the military.
ReplyDeleteVincent Abate was one of the victims of the towers in 9/11. He worked in the towers and he traded bonds at Cantor Fitzgerald. He liked to play basketball. He died at age 44. He lived in a brownstone in Brooklyn. He was known for being hard driving and impulsive. For example, one would not be shocked if on the spur of the moment, he took a plane to Vegas to stay for the weekend.
Lawrence C. Abel loved sports. He played tennis, basketball, and golf in videogames, as well as on the courts. He also had a passion for cars. In 2000 he bought himself a Honda Accord Coupe. “we must have gone to 10 different car dealers in all five boroughs and the tri-state area.” recalls his friend, Beverly C. Williams. He was a bond analyst at Cantor Fitzgerald, and was working in the towers when he died at only 37 years of age.
9/11 had many brave heroes, such as Ken Haskell. He was a second generation fire fighter. He was off duty planning his home reconstruction project when the plane crashed into the twin towers. His brothers, Timmy and Tom were also firefighters who were on duty and died in the 9/11 attack on the twin towers. Ken Haskell arrived at Ground Zero moments after the North and South towers fell. He helped get people and the remains of people out of the rubble from the towers. Unfortunately, he was on the site when one of his two brothers was found dead and the other was not even found.
Another hero was Jay Jonas. He was the captain of the firemen and was on the 27th floor of the North tower. Right after he heard about the towers collapsing he told his firemen to get out of the towers as quick as possible. On his way there he saw a woman named Josephine Harris who said she needed help because she couldn’t move. She was crying, but Jay and the firemen needed to get out. Even though by wasting time he is getting closer and closer to his death bed, he decided to help her get out of the tower, even though it put his life in danger. Him, Josephine, and his men all got out of the towers safely.
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Allen P. Boyle
ReplyDeleteAllen was born on October 3rd, 1970 in New York. He later moved to
Arizona when he was a young man. It was there that he met and married his wife Ronda. His wife Ronda was a U.S. Marine. Ronda was honorably discharged when the couple was stationed in North Carolina. Afterwards, they moved to Virginia and began to work at the Pentagon. Around the time of the attacks, Allen was a father of 2 and was expecting another in early December 2001.
Patrick Michael Aranyos
Patrick was a bond broker working with “Euro Brokers” in the South Tower. As a child Patrick loved football and was always willing to participate on his high school football team. Even though he was a skinny 16 year old who everyone else seemed like giants compared to him. His mother compared him to a knife because he was so thin. According to his girlfriend and roommates, Patrick was very kind hearted and hospitable, a very down to earth person.
Diane Barry
Diane grew up in Pompton Lakes N.J. Her family and the family of her cousin Maureen O’Keefe all lived together in one large house. For fun in the winters, Diane and all the other children living in the house used to bake potatoes over open fires. In the summer they would splash in the town Swimming hole. Diane moved to Staten shortly after her cousin got married. There she raised three children. Diane was a very religious woman. On Sundays she would teach young children at the Holy Rosary Scholl of Religion. According to her cousin, Diane embraced death and believed that god would take you when he was ready.
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David was an extremely generous and kind-hearted man. His mother found wish-list letters to Santa Claus written by poor children in his apartment. Every year, David would take those letters and get the toys the children wished for and delivered them to the kids. His mother claims he was always generous. David would bring home stray cats, dogs, children, anyone who was in need. On September 11th, David hopped on a fire truck even though he was off duty and headed out to help the victims of the attacks. David believed his destiny was waiting for him there.
William Rodriguez: William is a native of Puerto Rico and a citizen of the United States. William was a maintenance worker at the World Trade Center. On 9/11 William rescued 15 people from the burning towers. He also led firefighters to the North Tower stairwells so they could help other people. As a result he helped aid the evacuation of hundreds of people. He risked his own life for those of many others.
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Major Stephen V. Long, a wonderful son, husband, and stepfather will forever be remembered as a kind, generous man. He had a strong faith in God, while honoring his country even after the events of September 11th, 2001 at the Pentagon. Enlisting himself in the US Army in July of 1981 and attending Infantry training and the Basic Airborne Course at Fort Benning, Georgia, Long was later on in his career promoted to major on November 1st, 2001. The Primary Leadership Development Course, the Basic Noncommissioned Officer Course, and the United States Army Ranger Course are just a few names of Longs military trainings. Being awarded The Legion of Merit, Purple Heart, the Army Achievement Medal and more, Major Stephen V. Long’s life which was a war hero even before September 11th, 2001.
ReplyDeleteAt the age of 29, weighing more than 230 pounds, Igor Zuckelman was chasing the American dream. Leaving his home in Ukraine, Zukelman landed in New York in 1992; where buying his first car (Toyota) sparked his love on vanity license plates. He enrolled in a computer school where he then marries and had a son. Working with the Fiduciary Trust Company, Zukelmen thought the World Trade Center was marvelous.
Enjoying her job at General Telecom as a customer services representative, Aisha Harris switched her major at New York Technical College to telecommunications because she was seeking a future in that field. A friendly, kind hearted and spirited girl Harris was, had a lot of friends who could talk to her about anything in secrecy.
ReplyDeleteInitially rescueing fifteen people from the World Trade Center, William Rodriguez can be without a doubt called a hero. He was the only person at the site with the master key to the North Tower stairwells. He bravely led firefighters up the stairwell, unlocking doors as they ascended, thereby aiding in the successful evacuation of unknown hundreds of those who survived. Rodriguez, committing a huge risk to his own life, re-entered the Towers three times after the first, North Tower impact at about 8:46 A.M., and is believed to be the last person to exit the North Tower alive, surviving the building's collapse by diving beneath a fire truck. Receiving immediate medical attention Rodriguez the following morning, was back at Ground Zero continuing his heroic efforts. Unfortunately he lost his employment of 19 years and his means of earning a living as a result of the attacks and was even at one point homeless. Having initially rescued 15 people, Rodriguez can be thanked by even more family members and friends of those individuals who he saved.
Steven Salzano was installing a hot water tank in his Staten Island, New York home on his day off when his wife broke the news to him that a passenger plane had crashed into the World Trade Center building after she saw it on the news witnessing the carnage breaking out in downtown Manhattan on television, Salzano immediately phoned in to his firehouse who originally told him that they did not need his assistance, but once the second plane hit, he immediately packed his stuff and reported to work. Eventually all off duty New York City fireman were summoned by the city to report to duty to assist in the rescue effort. “When the first plane hit I told my wife everybody above is dead and not getting out," he said to The Christian Post. The second tower fell once they arrived in Manhattan, while they were located near a Municipal building on Chamber St. “When we got there you couldn’t see, even up to Chamber St. you couldn’t see,” Salzano said, “It was completely dark, you had about ten yards of visibility there, when we walked past Vessey street, everything cleared up. ” They arrived at 5 World Trade Center which was completely engulfed in fire. Salzano’s firehouse lost six men that day who were last seen in the Marriot Hotel located under 2 World Trade Center, the south tower.
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