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Born November 28, 1973, 27 years old

Melissa Rose Barnes, 27, was preparing to leave the Pentagon to move back to California. She had worked at the Navy’s headquarters for two years after holding several assignments since 1992, when she enlisted from Redlands, California. Her mother, who is divorced from her father, still lives in California. She also has a brother.

Born November 1, 1974, 26 years old

Jonas Martin Panik was a consummate Naval Officer, an outstanding intelligence professional, a true shipmate, a great friend, and a devoted and loving uncle, brother, son and husband. Jonas passed into the presence of God on September 11, 2001 at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, as the result of a terrorist attack. He was 26 years old.

Born October 21, 1968, 32 years old

He was the rock of the family, the supporter of friends, the good son who helped take care of the family as a youth, the star athlete who loved sports.

September 7, 1959 – December 3, 1979

RM3 Emil White, a radioman serving at NSGA Sabana Seca, Puerto Rico was killed by gunfire when terrorists attacked a bus he was riding in.  RM3 White was seating directly behind CTO1 John Ball, the bus driver.  Both men were killed and several other Sailors on board the bus were injured.

Born October 7, 1973, 27 years old

Kevin Yokum was a Petty Officer 2nd Class in the U.S. Navy serving at the Pentagon in Washington, DC, as an Information System Technician. Kevin, 27, was among those killed at the Pentagon on September 11 after terrorists hijacked and crashed a jet airliner into the huge building. Allen and Beulah Yokum of Lake Charles, Louisiana, his parents, waited for days after the attack before they received word that their son had been killed.

Born September 21, 1959, 41 years old

Donald McArthur Young, 41, Chief of Naval Operations Information Systems Technician, departed his life on that fatal morning of September 11, 2001, while performing his assigned duties at the Pentagon, one week before his 42nd birthday. He lived in Virginia Beach, Virginia, but was on special detail in nearby Arlington, Virginia. He died while performing his lifelong passion for the military and knew by enlisting to fight for his country he had to be willing to give his life for his country.