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A Sad Story

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Rosa Maria Chapa | Pentagon Memorial Fund

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Rosa Maria (Rosemary) Chapa was born on April 6, 1938 in San Antonio, Texas. Following her graduation from Thomas Jefferson High School in San Antonio, she attended the Incarnate Word University in San Antonio, where she studied Personnel Management.

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MSG Max J. Beilke, USA, Retired

Max Beilke, 69, of Laurel, Maryland, was among the first to be declared missing after the attack on the Pentagon. Beilke, a retired Army master sergeant, was in a meeting with other retirement officials working in support of veteran and family issues when the hijacked American Airlines Flight 77 hit the building.

Max was born and grew up in the small town of Pipestone, Minnesota. His family, including five sisters, later moved to a farm in Alexandria, Minnesota, where Max graduated from high school. In 1952, he was drafted and served two years in Korea. Beilke re-enlisted in 1956. He met his wife, Lisa, while stationed in Germany. They have two daughters, Susie and Michelle, and three grandsons, Joseph, Luke and Joshua.

When Beilke was sent to Vietnam in 1972, he was already a 20-year veteran. He served almost a year in Vietnam during the time of negotiation for the withdrawal of U.S. forces. Max Beilke was listed officially as the last American combat soldier to leave Saigon on March 29, 1973. His departure was captured on live TV, showing Beilke boarding a C-130 transport for home.

Beilke retired from active duty as the Senior Noncommissioned Officer of the Army Intelligence Command, Ft. Meade, Maryland, in 1974. Years of steadfast dedication in attending night school earned him a BA from the University of Maryland, and a Masters from the University of Central Michigan. Following his retirement, Beilke worked as Legislative Counsel for NAUS, before accepting a position with the Department of the Army as the Deputy Chief of ODC-SPER, Retirement Services Division, where he has given unwavering support to veterans and their families for the past 15 years. He was instrumental in getting Congress to pass "TRICARE for Life," a program he endorsed wholeheartedly, as well as advocating for open enrollment in the Survivor's Benefit Plan. His efforts on behalf of retirees are supported and lauded by U.S. Senator Hutchinson of Texas in the Congressional Record. Beilke was also the author of Max Facts, an on-line newsletter dedicated to addressing the concerns of retirees. He was an active member of the Army Chief of Staff Retiree Council.

Through his military and civilian life, Max was an avid sports fan. He used his spare time to coach kids in baseball, football and basketball, and was an ardent supporter of the Minnesota Vikings football team. Beilke was a longstanding member of Columbia Presbyterian Church in Columbia, Maryland, where he was a faithful servant to our Lord Jesus Christ, the church and its members.

Beilke traveled extensively, giving presentations to retiree groups across the country. He ended each talk with an Irish blessing, and in his memory, our family offers it to yours:

"May the road rise up to meet you. May the wind be always at your back. May the sun shine warm upon your face, the rain fall soft upon your fields and, until we meet again, may God hold you in the palm of His hand." Rest in peace, for God now holds you in the palm of His hand.

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MSG Max J. Beilke, USA, Retired | Pentagon Memorial Fund

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" Back Max Beilke, 69, of Laurel, Maryland, was among the first to be declared missing after the attack on the Pentagon. Beilke, a retired Army master sergeant, was in a meeting with other retirement officials working in support of veteran and family issues when the hijacked American Airlines Flight 77 hit the building.

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Paul W. Ambrose

Paul Wesley Ambrose was the son of Sharon Norwood Ambrose and Kenneth Paul Ambrose of Huntington, West Virginia. In addition to his parents, Paul is survived by his fiancée, Bianca Angelino, of Washington, DC; his grandmother, Mrs. Dorothy M. Norwood, of Huntington; and nieces, Alexandria Kyle Ambrose and Britany Miller; along with many other relatives and a host of beloved friends and colleagues.

Paul graduated magna cum laude in 1991 from Marshall University with an undergraduate degree for a dual major in Biological Sciences and Spanish. During medical school, he spent a year of study in Spain (1993 to 94). Paul completed 36 hours of study in public health policy, preventive medicine and health economics at the University of Salamanca in Salamanca, Spain. He received his M.D. from the Marshall University School of Medicine in 1995. From 1995 to 1996, he served as National Director of Legislative Affairs for the American Medical Student Association, which has 30,000 members. Paul was honored with their Lifetime Achievement Award.

Paul completed his resident work at Dartmouth Medical School in the Department of Community and Family Medicine. During this time he was a member of the Council on Graduate Medical Education; a federal body which makes recommendations to Congress and the Secretary of Health regarding medical education and the supply and distribution of physicians. He was one of 17 appointees and the only resident on the council. Mike Zubkoff, Chairman of Dartmouth Community and Family Medicine, spoke with Paul on September 10, 2001, to share with him that the governing board approved the Preventive Medicine Residency/Fellowship Program, which he and Wayne Dysinger first proposed in 1996. "I reminded Paul once again of our desire for him to rejoin us at Dartmouth once he finishes up his work with the Surgeon General. He responded, 'That would be a dream come true...' shortly after which he asked, 'Mike, do you really think Dartmouth is ready for someone as impatient as me?' "

While at Dartmouth, Paul became acquainted with C. Everett Koop. Paul and some of his colleagues saw a need for a Resident Physician Leadership Conference and the Koop Institute helped launch it. At the last minute Paul named this endeavor, "The C. Everett Koop Resident Physician Leadership Symposium." Dr. Koop has now renamed the annual symposium after Paul. Dr. Koop wrote, "Paul had the ability to put as much effort into four or five projects simultaneously with the same zeal you and I would put into one. He was sensitive, self-giving, the very model of what a physician should be to his patients, but his vision extended to the public health community whether local or global. I have never talked with anyone about Paul without that person having words of extravagant appreciation for Paul the man and Paul the public servant... I have no doubt Paul would have gone on to roles of Surgeon General of the United States, the cabinet position of HHS, Senior Delegate to the World Health Organization and, eventually, be Dean of a major school of public health."

Paul got his Master's in Public Health in the Family and Community Health Concentration at the Harvard School of Public Health in 2000. This concentration focused on the promotion of health and the prevention of disease in populations by preparing health professionals with leadership skills in public health.

Paul was also a 'Cancer Prevention Fellow' in the 'National Cancer Institute Educational Program in Prevention at the Harvard School of Public Health,' a joint fellowship between the Harvard School of Public Health and the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. The project for this Fellowship was a study on the access, faith, and use of health services in Appalachia (in West Virginia) entitled "The Lincoln County Breast Cancer Prevention Project."

Paul was the seventh Luther Terry Fellow of the Association of Teachers of Preventative Medicine and Senior Clinical Advisor in the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion since June 2000. He worked closely with the Surgeon General's office on the "Call to Action" on overweight and obesity. In fact, he was going to a conference in Los Angeles dealing with this problem on September 11, 2001. He was posthumously awarded the Surgeon General's Medallion for his work on the "Call to Action." The Secretary of Health and Human Services, Tommy G. Thompson, wrote, "Paul's colleagues... will always remember him for his dedication to his work, and his gentle personal qualities of friendliness and willingness to help others. His natural inquisitiveness made him a pleasure to work with. He was an outstanding role model for the preventive medicine residents he supervised in their rotations through the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion."

Paul put into practice his views on health care. The Secretary also wrote, "His strong commitment to work with those who often have the least and can benefit the most was reflected in his work during evenings and weekends at a clinic in Arlington, Virginia, that served mostly immigrants from Central America. Paul had already made so many contributions in his life, and he clearly had the potential to give so much more." Paul had a host of friends from all walks of life. From the telephone operators in the hospital to the Surgeon General of the United States of America. From the janitor in his gym to childhood friends from elementary school. Friends around the world. In the memorial service for Paul, many remarked how he had encouraged them to reach dreams they felt were unreachable. He loved life, learning, his work, his family and friends. Paul Wesley Ambrose was a unique individual who had so much to offer the world. His life as a son, fiancée, grandson, uncle, physician, and friend was too quickly ended.

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Paul W. Ambrose | Pentagon Memorial Fund

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" Back Paul Wesley Ambrose was the son of Sharon Norwood Ambrose and Kenneth Paul Ambrose of Huntington, West Virginia. In addition to his parents, Paul is survived by his fiancée, Bianca Angelino, of Washington, DC; his grandmother, Mrs. Dorothy M.

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YN3 Melissa Rose Barnes, USN | Pentagon Memorial Fund

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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.

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SPC Craig S. Amundson | Pentagon Memorial Fund

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Craig S. Amundson was born August 21, 1973 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. He was raised in Anamosa, Iowa where he graduated from Anamosa High School in 1992. Craig played high school football and was active in the film/media department. In 1996, he received his Bachelor of Arts in Film Studies from the University of Iowa in Iowa City.

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