In memory of

John J Chada

1945 – 2001

Born in
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Killed that day
September 11, 2001, aged 55
Lived in
Manassas, Virginia
Worked
U.S. Army Civilian

Their life

Sergeant First Class, United States Army, retired - and a sailor before that. He served in both the Navy and the Army and did two tours in Vietnam.

Afterwards he worked as an administrative assistant for the Department of Defense Information Management Support Center.

He belonged to the Moose Lodge at Manassas for thirteen years and served it as Governor, Junior Governor and membership chairman, and the Moose Legion as president and director. He had just been elected Fourth District Secretary of the Virginia Moose Association. He was a lifetime member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and a member of the American Legion.

He was two days short of his fifty-sixth birthday.

Survived by

His wife Ginger of thirty years, his daughter Tammy, and two grandchildren.

What is held of them

Arlington National Cemetery 9/11 Memorial
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The Pentagon Group Burial Marker, Section 64, Arlington National Cemetery
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The Pentagon Group Burial Marker, Section 64, Arlington National Cemetery
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The Pentagon Group Burial Marker, Section 64, Arlington National Cemetery
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The Pentagon Group Burial Marker, Section 64, Arlington National Cemetery
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The Pentagon Group Burial Marker, Section 64, Arlington National Cemetery
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Portrait
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Buried together

Buried together at Arlington, Section 64 · 48 lost together

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What people have said 1

We never met, but I have read your name and I will not forget it.

S. Vincent Anthony 11 September 2026