The subject line of Mari-Rae Sopper’s last e-mail to her family and friends summed it all up. She wrote: “New Job New City New State New Life.”

Don was born and raised in Illinois and served in the Army from 1964 to 1966.

CDR Dan F. Shanower was born on February 7, 1961 in Naperville, Illinois.

Captain Punches was a native of Tower Hill, Illinois and held a B.S. from Missouri University in Civil Engineering, an M.S. in Strategic Studies from the Naval War College, and an M.S. from Salve Regina in International Relations.

He especially enjoyed motorcycle trips with his wife and friends, and most recently, attending car shows where he won many trophies showing his 1999 Cobra Mustang.

LCDR Patrick J. Murphy, USNR, of suburban Chicago, Illinois, has been identified as one of the victims of the September 11th terrorist attack on the Pentagon.