Marine Gunnery Sgt. was in Pentagon during attack

Marine, first responder donates personal 9/11 memorabilia, awards
Marine Gunnery Sgt. was in Pentagon during attack
Updated: Tuesday, 11 Sep 2012
Renee Dials
Photojournalist: La-Keya Stinchcomb

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - A retired Marine from the Gulf Coast was at the Pentagon when it was attacked on 9/11.

Ronald Mix had an appointment at the Pentagon on September 11, 2001, to talk with an official about his pending transfer from the Marine Corp University in Virginia to Camp LeJeune. He had no idea how the day would unfold.

"This was the day that I said I'm going to go in and take care of this, and as I was going in, the World Trade Center episode happened," Mix said.

Mix was a Staff Sergeant at the time. He and others were watching the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center when another unthinkable act occurred.

Mix was in a different part of the huge complex when the Pentagon was attacked.

"I went home. I couldn't.. I would just stare at the TV. I said I got to do something."

Even though he didn't work there, and he didn't even know if he would be allowed on site, he went back to do whatever he could.

Mix and another Marine were first to display a flag at the tragic scene.
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Events to honor 3-star killed on 9/11

Jacqueline Roggenbrodt / The Associated Press Soldiers of the 3rd Infantry Regiment soldiers carry the casket of Army Lt. Gen. Timothy J. Maude during his funeral at Arlington National Cemetery on Oct. 6, 2001. Maude, 53, a three-star general and the Army's deputy chief of staff of personnel, was the highest-ranking casualty of the terrorist attack on the Pentagon.

Events to honor 3-star killed on 9/11

Staff report
Posted : Thursday Apr 1, 2010 16:10:28 EDT

Two coming events will honor the memory and legacy of Lt. Gen. Timothy J. Maude, the former Army personnel chief who was the highest-ranking service member killed in the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attack on the Pentagon.

On April 30, the Potomac Chapter of the Adjutant General Corps Regimental Association will host the ninth annual Maude Foundation Golf Tournament at The Courses, Andrews Air Force Base, Md.

The popular tournament raises funds for cadets enrolled in the Green to Gold Reserve Officer Training Corps program, and the Maude Leadership Lecture Series at the Soldier Support Center, Fort Jackson, S.C.

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Events to honor 3-star killed on 9 11

Navy Veteran on Trial for Fraud In Disputed Sept. 11 Compensation

Navy Veteran on Trial for Fraud In Disputed Sept. 11 Compensation
Washington Post - United States

By Del Quentin Wilber
Washington Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, March 11, 2009; Page B08

Charles E. Coughlin is either a hero or a crook, according to two portraits of the former Navy commander that emerged yesterday at his trial on charges that he lied about injuries he suffered Sept. 11, 2001, to collect tens of thousands of dollars from a victim's compensation fund.

Coughlin, 49, of Severna Park was indicted in October on charges of mail fraud, theft of public money and filing false claims in the scheme. Coughlin's wife, Sabrina, 47, is also on trial, charged with stealing government property.
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