Defend AMERICA News - Here, we honor those who died in the attack on the Pentagon.


Sept. 11, 2001, marked the beginning of the war against terrorism. But it also brought to a tragic end a multitude of lives. Here, we honor those who died in the attack on the Pentagon.
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	Edward Thomas Earhart
	Petty Officer 1st Class Edward Thomas Earhart, 26, was an aerographer’s mate in the U.S. Navy. The Salt Lick, Ky., native began his military career with basic training in Great Lakes, Il., before moving on to the Naval Reserve Center in Lexington, Ky., and the Naval Technical Training Unit at Keesler Air Force Base in Mississippi. He spent three years in Pearl Harbor, HI., before coming to Washington last November. We will not forget him.

Photo not available.	Barbara Edwards
	Barbara Edwards, 58, taught French and German at Palo Verde High School in Las Vegas, NV. On Sept. 11, 2001, she was returning home to Las Vegas on American Airlines Flight 77 after attending a wedding in Connecticut and visiting friends in Washington, D.C. Born in Frankfurt, Germany, she came to the U.S. when she was a child. She grew up in Michigan and lived in various parts of the country. "My mom never let little things get us down," said one of her sons, Capt. Scott Edwards, 28, a Marine pilot in Beaufort, S.C. "Even if something went wrong, it was never the focus." Survivors include her stepfather, Jack Vander Baan, her mother, Lissy, and sons Mike, Scott and Douglas. We will not forget her.

	Robert Elseth
	Robert Elseth was a Naval Reserve officer working in the Navy Command Center at the Pentagon. He also was a founding partner of Delta Resources Inc., a defense consulting firm. A 1987 graduate of Ohio State University, he served 10 years on active duty in the U.S. Navy, serving on the USS Claude V. Ricketts, USS Donald B. Beary and the USS John Rodgers. He also was an instructor at the Surface Warfare Officer School in Newport, R.I., where he was recognized as the Junior Officer of the Year for Newport Naval Ashore Commands. He later served as an officer in the Naval Reserve in a number of units. He was active in his church as a Sunday school teacher for first graders, and as a girls soccer coach. Survivors include his wife Annette, daughter Faith, parents Berta and Curtis Elseth, two brothers and a sister. We will not forget him.

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