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IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 471-01
September 30, 2001

DOD CASUALTY UPDATE

The Department of Defense confirmed today that the following people were killed as a result of the attack on the Pentagon. This brings to 84 the number of unaccounted victims positively identified, not including the individual who later succumbed to wounds suffered in the attack.

Army:

  • Ms. Donna Bowen, Department of the Army contractor, Verizon Communications
  • Mr. John J. Chada, Department of the Army civilian, 55, Manassas, Va.
  • Mr. Terrance Lynch, Department of the Army contractor, Booz-Allen and Hamilton
  • Ms. Patricia J. Statz, Department of the Army civilian, 41, Tacoma Park, Md.

As a result of the attack, 125 people were killed or remain unaccounted, not including the 64 passengers on the plane. To date, 118 remains have been recovered and transported to Dover Air Force Base, Del. for identification. Search and recovery operations continue.