Commander Robert A. Schlegel Attack Location: Pentagon Age: Not Available Home: Gray, Maine Commander Robert A. Schlegel, like his father and two brothers, saw the Navy as a calling. Before being posted to the Pentagon last September, Schlegel was executive officer of the USS Arthur W. Radford, a 9,000-ton destroyer. That assignment followed tours aboard the USS Scott and the USS Yarnell.

With so many others, Schlegel's name was on the Pentagon's list of those missing after the deliberate crash of American Airlines Flight 77. From their home in Alexandria, his wife, Dawn, said it was premature to talk about her husband in anything but the present tense.

"He comes from a military family," said Schlegel, adding that she is proud of his accomplishments, including a recent promotion. "It was a big deal that he was selected for command."

Schlegel, who was born in Gray, Maine, graduated from Washington & Lee University in Lexington, Virginia, where he was a French and journalism major. He also received a master's degree in international affairs.

-- Michael Laris