Remembering 9/11 Victims From Maryland 20 Years Later

Annapolis MD

11 September, 2021

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MARYLAND — While a generation has grown up without a direct memory of the 9/11 terror attacks, anyone older than 25 in Maryland likely remembers where they were on that September day. Americans felt a collective trauma as first one and then another plane flew into the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York City on Sept. 11, 2001. As the truth dawned on people watching from their TVs that America was under attack, another plane took aim at the Pentagon. A fourth was brought down in a field in Pennsylvania in a final act of heroism by passengers who realized their flight had been hijacked. Nearly 3,000 Americans, including more than 60 from Maryland, were killed in the suicide attacks carried out by 19 militants associated with the Islamic extremist group al-Qaida. On the 20th anniversary of the attacks, our state remembers and mourns: Samantha Lightbourn-Allen, 36, of Hillside, died at the PentagonJoshua T. Aron, 29, of Potomac, died at the World Trade CenterMax Beilke, 69, of Laurel, died at the PentagonKris Romeo Bishundat, 23, of Waldorf, died at the PentagonCarrie Blagburn, 48, of Temple Hills, died at the PentagonDonna Bowen, 42, of Waldorf, died at the PentagonChristopher L. Burford, 23, of Annapolis, died at the PentagonMichael R. Canty, 30, of Baltimore died at the World Trade CenterAngelene C. Carter, 51, of Forrestville, died at the PentagonSharon Carver, 38, of Waldorf, died at the PentagonWilliam E. Caswell, 54, of Silver Spring, killed on Flight 77Sarah Clark, 65, of Columbia, killed on Flight 77Julian Cooper, 39, of Springdale, died at the PentagonPatricia Cushing, 69, of Baltimore, died on Flight 93Ada Davis, 57, of Camp Springs, died at the PentagonWayne Terrial Davis, 29, of Fort Meade, died at the World Trade CenterJames Daniel Debeuneure, 58, of Upper Marlboro, killed on Flight 77Charles S. Falkenberg, 45, of University Park, killed on Flight 77Dana Falkenberg, 3, of University Park, killed on Flight 77Zoe Falkenberg, 8, of University Park, killed on Flight 77Robert J. Fangman, 33, of Baltimore, killed on Flight 175Amelia V. Fields, 46, of Princess Anne, killed on Flight 77Gerald P. Fisher, 57, of Potomac, died at the PentagonSandra N. Foster, 41, of Clinton, died at the PentagonCapt. Lawrence D. Getzfred, 57, of Silver Spring, died at the PentagonCortz Ghee, 54, of Reisterstown, died at the PentagonRon Golinski, 60, of Columbia, died at the PentagonIan J. Gray, 55, of Columbia, killed on Flight 77Michele Heidenberger, 57, of Chevy Chase, killed on Flight 77Sheila Hein, 51, of University Park, died at the PentagonJimmie Ira Holley, 54, of Lanham, died at the PentagonAngela Houtz, 27, of La Plata, died at the PentagonBrenda K. Kegler, 49, of Capitol Heights, died at the PentagonVincent A. Laieta, 31, of Ocean City, died at the World Trade CenterPaul Laszczynski, 49, of Baltimore, died at the World Trade CenterSamantha L. Lightbourn-Allen, 36, of Hillside, died at the PentagonAlan P. Linton Jr., 26, of Frederick, died at the World Trade CenterJoseph Maggitti, 47, of Abingdon, died at the World Trade CenterShelley A. Marshall, 37, of Marbury, died at the PentagonRenee May, 39, of Baltimore, killed on Flight 77Kenneth M. McBrayer, 49, of Annapolis, died at the World Trade CenterDavid W. McNeal, 29, of Towson, died at the World Trade CenterMajor Ronald D. Milam, 33, of Brandywine, died at the PentagonGerard P. "Jerry" Moran, 39, of Upper Marlboro, died at the PentagonOdessa V. Morris, 54, of Upper Marlboro, died at the PentagonTeddington Hamm "Ted" Moy, 48, of Silver Spring, died at the PentagonChristopher W. Murphy, 35, of Easton, died at the World Trade CenterLt. Jonas M. Panik, 26 of Odenton, died at the PentagonDarin Howard Pontell, 26, of Columbia, died at the PentagonScott Powell, 35, of Silver Spring, died at the PentagonTodd Reuben, 40, of Potomac, killed on Flight 77Cecelia E. Richard, 41, of Fort Washington, died at the PentagonLinda Rosenbaum, 41, of Pikesville, died at the World Trade CenterRobert E. Russell, 52, of Oxon Hill, died at the PentagonChief Warrant Officer William R. Ruth, 57, of Mount Airy, died at the PentagonKaren L. Seymour, 40, of Baltimore, died at the World Trade CenterAntoinette "Toni" Sherman, 35, of Forest Heights, died at the PentagonPatricia J. Statz, 41, of Tacoma Park, died at the PentagonEdna L. Stephens, 53, of Capitol Heights, died at the PentagonHilda E. Taylor, 62 of Forestville, killed on Flight 77Willie Q. Troy, 51, of Aberdeen Proving Ground, died at the PentagonLt. Commander Ronald James Vauk, 37, died at the PentagonHonor Elizabeth Wainio, 27, formerly of Catonsville, died on Flight 93Leslie A. Whittington Falkenberg, 45, of University Park, killed on Flight 77Ernest M. Willcher, 62, of North Potomac, died at the PentagonMarvin R. Woods, 58, of Great Mills, died at the PentagonJohn D. Yamnicky, 71, of Waldorf, killed on Flight 77Edmond Young, 22, of Owings, died at the PentagonLisa L. 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At the 9/11 memorial in Lower Manhattan, New York — an area known for years after the attacks as "Ground Zero" — the names of the fallen were read aloud. President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden attended, along with former President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama, and former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. "Throughout the ceremony, we will observe six moments of silence, acknowledging when each of the World Trade Center towers was struck and fell and the times corresponding to the attack on the Pentagon and the crash of Flight 93," the 9/11 Memorial & Museum wrote on its website. The annual "Tribute of Light," which are lights pointed to the sky in the shape of the Twin Towers, will go on Saturday night. Former President George W. Bush spoke at the Flight 93 memorial site near Shanksville, Pennsylvania on Saturday. It commemorates the 44 passengers and crew who fought to take back the plane, which officials feared hijackers intended to crash into the U.S. Capitol or White House. Most 9/11 victims were from either New York or New Jersey, where many who lived across the Hudson River from the World Trade Center recall the horror of watching the twin towers collapse from their homes in Hoboken and Jersey City. More than 2,700 people died at the World Trade Center alone on 9/11, including the passengers of American Airlines Flight 11 and United Airlines Flight 175. Another 184 were killed when American Airlines Flight 77 crashed into The Pentagon in Washington, D.C., and 44 died on United Airlines Flight 93 near Shanksville, Pennsylvania. This article has been updated.