Mari-Rae Sopper

Inscribed

Pentagon Group Burial Marker Panel 5 MARI-RAE SOPPER

National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial

National September 11 Memorial South Pool · Panel S-69

Lieutenant U.S. Navy

Also kept at

salute.nw ↗ Lieutenant

In memory of

Mari-Rae Sopper

1966 – 2001

Born in
Elgin, Illinois
Killed that day
September 11, 2001, aged 35
Lived in
Washington, D.C.
Aboard
Attorney, Lt., and Head Coach Women's Gymnastics, Flight 77, Passenger

Photographs

Mari-Rae Sopper and her cat, Luther, at their residence. The two were among the thousands killed on Sept. 11, 2001. Sopper and the cat were on American Airlines Flight 77 when it was crashed into the Pentagon. | Photo courtesy of Marion Kminek Mari-Rae Sopper Sopper's name inscribed at the September 11 Memorial in New York. Arlington National Cemetery 9/11 Memorial
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Died together

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What people have said 1

I did not know you, but I know what was taken that day. You are in my thoughts and prayers.

S. Vincent Anthony 11 September 2026

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